diff --git a/packages/jsii-pacmak/lib/targets/version-utils.ts b/packages/jsii-pacmak/lib/targets/version-utils.ts
index 70d2d632ae..a7a6af1b64 100644
--- a/packages/jsii-pacmak/lib/targets/version-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/jsii-pacmak/lib/targets/version-utils.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export function toMavenVersionRange(semverRange: string, suffix?: string): strin
  * @see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/concepts/package-versioning#version-ranges-and-wildcards
  */
 export function toNuGetVersionRange(semverRange: string): string {
-  return toBracketNotation(semverRange);
+  return toBracketNotation(semverRange, undefined, { semver: false });
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/jsii-pacmak/test/targets/version-utils.test.ts b/packages/jsii-pacmak/test/targets/version-utils.test.ts
index 99192bcda8..9b227c7303 100644
--- a/packages/jsii-pacmak/test/targets/version-utils.test.ts
+++ b/packages/jsii-pacmak/test/targets/version-utils.test.ts
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ const examples: Record<string, { maven: string, nuget: string, python: string }>
   },
   '~1.2.3': {
     maven: '[1.2.3,1.3.0)',
-    nuget: '[1.2.3,1.3.0-0)',
+    nuget: '[1.2.3,1.3.0)',
     python: '>=1.2.3, <1.3.0',
   },
   '^1.2.3': {
     maven: '[1.2.3,2.0.0)',
-    nuget: '[1.2.3,2.0.0-0)',
+    nuget: '[1.2.3,2.0.0)',
     python: '>=1.2.3, <2.0.0',
   },
 
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ const examples: Record<string, { maven: string, nuget: string, python: string }>
   },
   '~0.1.2': {
     maven: '[0.1.2,0.2.0)',
-    nuget: '[0.1.2,0.2.0-0)',
+    nuget: '[0.1.2,0.2.0)',
     python: '>=0.1.2, <0.2.0',
   },
   '^0.1.2': {
     maven: '[0.1.2,0.2.0)',
-    nuget: '[0.1.2,0.2.0-0)',
+    nuget: '[0.1.2,0.2.0)',
     python: '>=0.1.2, <0.2.0',
   },