diff --git a/build/scripts/previousversion/main.go b/build/scripts/previousversion/main.go
index 7a54bcd8f2..7770a10af1 100644
--- a/build/scripts/previousversion/main.go
+++ b/build/scripts/previousversion/main.go
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ func main() {
 	baseVersion := flag.String("version", "", "the base version to be taken in as input for release")
 	flag.Parse()
 	v, _ := semver.Parse(*baseVersion)
-	releaseVersion := fmt.Sprintf("%d.%d.%d", v.Major, v.Minor-1, v.Patch)
+	releaseVersion := fmt.Sprintf("%d-%d-%d", v.Major, v.Minor-1, v.Patch)
 	fmt.Println(releaseVersion)
 }