diff --git a/build/VStudio/version.properties b/build/VStudio/version.properties
index eef3eda6..743adefe 100644
--- a/build/VStudio/version.properties
+++ b/build/VStudio/version.properties
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
         <MyVersion>$(MyCanonicalVersion).$(MyBuildNumber)</MyVersion>
         <MyVersionWithCommas>$(MyVersion.Replace('.',',')),0</MyVersionWithCommas>
         <MyFullVersion>$(MyCanonicalVersion).$(MyBuildNumber).$(MyGitRevision)</MyFullVersion>
+
+        <MyAssemblyVersion>$(MyCanonicalVersion.Substring(0, $(MyCanonicalVersion.IndexOf('.'))))</MyAssemblyVersion>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemDefinitionGroup>
diff --git a/build/VStudio/winfsp.net.csproj b/build/VStudio/winfsp.net.csproj
index d0c4ee45..006c607e 100644
--- a/build/VStudio/winfsp.net.csproj
+++ b/build/VStudio/winfsp.net.csproj
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
       <AssemblyInfo Include="[assembly: AssemblyTitle(&quot;$(MyDescription)&quot;)]" />
       <AssemblyInfo Include="[assembly: AssemblyCompany(&quot;$(MyCompanyName)&quot;)]" />
       <AssemblyInfo Include="[assembly: AssemblyCopyright(&quot;$(MyCopyright)&quot;)]" />
-      <AssemblyInfo Include="[assembly: AssemblyVersion(&quot;$(MyCanonicalVersion)&quot;)]" />
+      <AssemblyInfo Include="[assembly: AssemblyVersion(&quot;$(MyAssemblyVersion)&quot;)]" />
       <AssemblyInfo Include="[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion(&quot;$(MyVersion)&quot;)]" />
     </ItemGroup>
     <MakeDir Directories="$(IntermediateOutputPath)" />