diff --git a/eng/pipelines/official.yml b/eng/pipelines/official.yml
index 37be3c3680..b4788a5469 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/official.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/official.yml
@@ -108,10 +108,6 @@ parameters:
   displayName: Do Not Optimize Assemblies
   type: boolean
   default: false
-- name: VisualStudioMinimumVersion
-  displayName: Visual Studio Minimum Version
-  type: string
-  default: '18'
 
 ###################################################################################################################################################################
 # STAGES
@@ -146,7 +142,6 @@ extends:
             InsertionVSBranch: ${{ parameters.InsertionVSBranch }}
             CreateVSGreenInsertion: ${{ parameters.CreateVSGreenInsertion }}
             InsertionVSGreenBranch: ${{ parameters.InsertionVSGreenBranch }}
-            VisualStudioMinimumVersion: ${{ parameters.VisualStudioMinimumVersion }}
     - stage: Publish
       displayName: Publish
       dependsOn: Build
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/templates/build-official-release.yml b/eng/pipelines/templates/build-official-release.yml
index 9dcf54efc6..18715a383d 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/templates/build-official-release.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/templates/build-official-release.yml
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ parameters:
     type: boolean
   - name: InsertionVSGreenBranch
     type: string
-  - name: VisualStudioMinimumVersion
-    type: string
-    default: '17'
   
 jobs:
 - job: BuildOfficialRelease
@@ -192,7 +189,7 @@ jobs:
     displayName: Build VS Bootstrapper
     inputs:
       bootstrapperCoreVersion: latest
-      vsMajorVersion: ${{ parameters.VisualStudioMinimumVersion }}
+      vsMajorVersion: $(SetVisualStudioMinimumVersionVariable.VisualStudioMinimumVersion)
       channelName: int.main
       manifests: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/artifacts/$(BuildConfiguration)/VSSetup/Insertion/SetupManifest.vsman
       # Outputting to the Insertion folder allows the bootstrapper to be published to the Products drop, along with our insertion files.
diff --git a/version.json b/version.json
index fa44896374..9845c11d7a 100644
--- a/version.json
+++ b/version.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dotnet/Nerdbank.GitVersioning/main/src/NerdBank.GitVersioning/version.schema.json",
-  "version": "17.14",
+  "version": "18.0",
   "cloudBuild": {
     "setAllVariables": true
   }