diff --git a/test/EFCore.Tests/ModelSourceTest.cs b/test/EFCore.Tests/ModelSourceTest.cs
index 802ddc69ddc..1f800722fc5 100644
--- a/test/EFCore.Tests/ModelSourceTest.cs
+++ b/test/EFCore.Tests/ModelSourceTest.cs
@@ -146,6 +146,12 @@ public void Stores_model_version_information_as_annotation_on_model()
             var packageVersion = typeof(Context1).Assembly.GetCustomAttributes<AssemblyMetadataAttribute>()
                 .Single(m => m.Key == "PackageVersion").Value;
 
+            var prereleaseIndex = packageVersion.IndexOf("-", StringComparison.Ordinal);
+            if (prereleaseIndex != -1)
+            {
+                packageVersion = packageVersion.Substring(0, prereleaseIndex);
+            }
+
             Assert.StartsWith(packageVersion, model.GetProductVersion(), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
         }