diff --git a/dev-infra/ng-dev.js b/dev-infra/ng-dev.js
index a8e76a74a0..1ca11e7946 100755
--- a/dev-infra/ng-dev.js
+++ b/dev-infra/ng-dev.js
@@ -6199,6 +6199,13 @@ function semverInc(version, release, identifier) {
     const clone = new semver.SemVer(version.version);
     return clone.inc(release, identifier);
 }
+/** Creates the equivalent experimental version for a provided SemVer. */
+function createExperimentalSemver(version) {
+    const experimentalVersion = new semver.SemVer(version.format());
+    experimentalVersion.major = 0;
+    experimentalVersion.minor = version.major * 100 + version.minor;
+    return new semver.SemVer(experimentalVersion.format());
+}
 
 /**
  * @license
@@ -6843,7 +6850,7 @@ class ReleaseAction {
     _verifyPackageVersions(version, packages) {
         return tslib.__awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
             /** Experimental equivalent version for packages created with the provided version. */
-            const experimentalVersion = new semver.SemVer(`0.${version.major * 100 + version.minor}.${version.patch}`);
+            const experimentalVersion = createExperimentalSemver(version);
             for (const pkg of packages) {
                 const { version: packageJsonVersion } = JSON.parse(yield fs.promises.readFile(path.join(pkg.outputPath, 'package.json'), 'utf8'));
                 const mismatchesVersion = version.compare(packageJsonVersion) !== 0;
diff --git a/dev-infra/release/publish/actions.ts b/dev-infra/release/publish/actions.ts
index aa312a9a96..3a892279ae 100644
--- a/dev-infra/release/publish/actions.ts
+++ b/dev-infra/release/publish/actions.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {BuiltPackage, ReleaseConfig} from '../config/index';
 import {ReleaseNotes} from '../notes/release-notes';
 import {NpmDistTag} from '../versioning';
 import {ActiveReleaseTrains} from '../versioning/active-release-trains';
+import {createExperimentalSemver} from '../versioning/inc-semver';
 import {runNpmPublish} from '../versioning/npm-publish';
 
 import {FatalReleaseActionError, UserAbortedReleaseActionError} from './actions-error';
@@ -521,8 +522,8 @@ export abstract class ReleaseAction {
   /** Verify the version of each generated package exact matches the specified version. */
   private async _verifyPackageVersions(version: semver.SemVer, packages: BuiltPackage[]) {
     /** Experimental equivalent version for packages created with the provided version. */
-    const experimentalVersion =
-        new semver.SemVer(`0.${version.major * 100 + version.minor}.${version.patch}`);
+    const experimentalVersion = createExperimentalSemver(version);
+
     for (const pkg of packages) {
       const {version: packageJsonVersion} =
           JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(join(pkg.outputPath, 'package.json'), 'utf8')) as
diff --git a/dev-infra/release/versioning/inc-semver.ts b/dev-infra/release/versioning/inc-semver.ts
index 3ea0e917c6..3fcc1ffbf4 100644
--- a/dev-infra/release/versioning/inc-semver.ts
+++ b/dev-infra/release/versioning/inc-semver.ts
@@ -17,3 +17,11 @@ export function semverInc(
   const clone = new semver.SemVer(version.version);
   return clone.inc(release, identifier);
 }
+
+/** Creates the equivalent experimental version for a provided SemVer. */
+export function createExperimentalSemver(version: semver.SemVer): semver.SemVer {
+  const experimentalVersion = new semver.SemVer(version.format());
+  experimentalVersion.major = 0;
+  experimentalVersion.minor = version.major * 100 + version.minor;
+  return new semver.SemVer(experimentalVersion.format());
+}