diff --git a/CNTK.Common.props b/CNTK.Common.props
index bf69d906b..40c103d03 100644
--- a/CNTK.Common.props
+++ b/CNTK.Common.props
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@
     <OutDir>$(RepoRootPath)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
     <IntDir>$(RepoRootPath)$(Platform)\.build\$(Configuration)\$(RelativeProjectPath)\</IntDir>
 
-    <CntkComponentVersion>2.6</CntkComponentVersion>
-    <CntkComponentVersion Condition="$(Configuration.StartsWith('Debug'))">2.6d</CntkComponentVersion>
-    <CntkComponentVersion Condition="$(Configuration.StartsWith('Release'))">2.6</CntkComponentVersion>
+    <CntkComponentVersion>2.0beta16</CntkComponentVersion>
+    <CntkComponentVersion Condition="$(Configuration.StartsWith('Debug'))">2.0beta16d</CntkComponentVersion>
 
     <DebugBuild>false</DebugBuild>
     <DebugBuild Condition="$(Configuration.StartsWith('Debug'))">true</DebugBuild>