diff --git a/build/templates/apply-versioning-steps-template.yml b/build/templates/apply-versioning-steps-template.yml
index 267eed9ad3..d4496a9542 100644
--- a/build/templates/apply-versioning-steps-template.yml
+++ b/build/templates/apply-versioning-steps-template.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ steps:
         }
         else
         {
-          $suffix = $Env:CurrentSuffix-$Env:BUILD_BUILDNUMBER
+          $suffix = "$Env:CurrentSuffix-$Env:BUILD_BUILDNUMBER"
         }
         
         Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=CurrentSuffix]$suffix"