diff --git a/version.json b/version.json
index 1ff9dd100..246019952 100644
--- a/version.json
+++ b/version.json
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@
   "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AArnott/Nerdbank.GitVersioning/master/src/NerdBank.GitVersioning/version.schema.json",
   "version": "1.3",
   "publicReleaseRefSpec": [
-    ".*/master$", // we release out of master
-	  ".*/release/*$" // we release out of develop
+	  ".*/release/*$"
   ],
   "nugetPackageVersion": {
-     "semVer": 2 // optional. Set to either 1 or 2 to control how the NuGet package version string is generated. Default is 1.
+     "semVer": 2
   },
   "cloudBuild": {
     "setVersionVariables": true,
@@ -14,8 +13,7 @@
       "buildNumber": {
         "enabled": true,
         "includeCommitId": {
-          "when": "nonPublicReleaseOnly",
-          "where": "buildMetadata"
+          "when": "never"
         }
       }
   },