diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 8fed96e5a..0efa2c2fe 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ project.ext {
     arch = getArchName()
     privateExtensions = file("$rootDir/private_extensions.txt").exists() ? file("$rootDir/private_extensions.txt").readLines() : []
     isFullRelease = System.getenv('RELEASE') != null && Boolean.parseBoolean(System.getenv('RELEASE'))
-    versionString = file('version').text + (isFullRelease ? '' : '-SNAPSHOT')
+    isStage = System.getenv('STAGE') != null && Boolean.parseBoolean(System.getenv('STAGE'))
+    versionString = file('version').text + (isFullRelease || isStage ? '' : '-SNAPSHOT')
     canonicalVersionString = file('version').text
     buildId = UUID.nameUUIDFromBytes(versionString.getBytes())
     obfuscate = true