diff --git a/build/azure-pipeline.pre-release.yml b/build/azure-pipeline.pre-release.yml
index 0996332948cc..b4ec22b2e1c5 100644
--- a/build/azure-pipeline.pre-release.yml
+++ b/build/azure-pipeline.pre-release.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ extends:
   parameters:
     publishExtension: ${{ parameters.publishExtension }}
     ghCreateTag: false
+    standardizedVersioning: true
     l10nSourcePaths: ./src/client
     sourceRepositoriesToScan:
       include:
@@ -103,8 +104,8 @@ extends:
       - script: nox --session install_python_libs
         displayName: Install Jedi, get-pip, etc
 
-      - script: python ./build/update_ext_version.py --for-publishing
-        displayName: Update build number
+        # - script: python ./build/update_ext_version.py --for-publishing
+        #   displayName: Update build number
 
       - script: python ./build/update_package_file.py
         displayName: Update telemetry in package.json
diff --git a/build/update_ext_version.py b/build/update_ext_version.py
index 6ac2b15bbf0f..fe2b6ae0b81c 100644
--- a/build/update_ext_version.py
+++ b/build/update_ext_version.py
@@ -102,9 +102,7 @@ def main(package_json: pathlib.Path, argv: Sequence[str]) -> None:
     if args.build_id:
         # If build id is provided it should fall within the 0-INT32 max range
         # that the max allowed value for publishing to the Marketplace.
-        if args.build_id < 0 or (
-            args.for_publishing and args.build_id > ((2**32) - 1)
-        ):
+        if args.build_id < 0 or (args.for_publishing and args.build_id > ((2**32) - 1)):
             raise ValueError(f"Build ID must be within [0, {(2**32) - 1}]")
 
         package["version"] = ".".join((major, minor, str(args.build_id)))