diff --git a/eng/common/scripts/Prepare-Release.ps1 b/eng/common/scripts/Prepare-Release.ps1
index dbe6438c28a7..dded6a346343 100644
--- a/eng/common/scripts/Prepare-Release.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/scripts/Prepare-Release.ps1
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ if (!$ReleaseDate)
 }
 else
 {
-    $ParsedReleaseDate = ([datetime]$ReleaseDate, 'MM/dd/yyyy', [Globalization.CultureInfo]::InvariantCulture)
+    $ParsedReleaseDate = [datetime]$ReleaseDate
 }
 
 $releaseDateString = $ParsedReleaseDate.ToString("MM/dd/yyyy")