PowerShell · daxian-dbw · Feb 14, 2026 · Nov 12, 2025
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
   - pwsh: |
       $message = @()
       Get-ChildItem $(System.ArtifactsDirectory)\* -recurse -filter *.pkg | ForEach-Object {
-          if($_.Name -notmatch 'powershell-(lts-)?\d+\.\d+\.\d+\-([a-z]*.\d+\-)?osx(\.10\.12)?\-(x64|arm64)\.pkg')
+          if($_.Name -notmatch 'powershell-(lts-)?\d+\.\d+\.\d+\-([a-z]*.\d+\-)?osx\-(x64|arm64)\.pkg')
           {
               $messageInstance = "$($_.Name) is not a valid package name"
               $message += $messageInstance

diff --git a/test/packaging/macos/package-validation.tests.ps1 b/test/packaging/macos/package-validation.tests.ps1
@@ -82,12 +82,13 @@ Describe "Verify macOS Package" {
             $script:package | Should -Not -BeNullOrEmpty
 
             # Regex pattern for valid macOS PKG package names.
+            # This pattern matches the validation used in release-validate-packagenames.yml
             # Valid examples:
-            # - powershell-7.4.13-osx-x64.pkg (Intel x64 - note: x64 with hyphens for compatibility)
-            # - powershell-7.4.13-osx-arm64.pkg (Apple Silicon)
-            # - powershell-preview-7.6.0-preview.6-osx-x64.pkg
-            # - powershell-lts-7.4.13-osx-arm64.pkg
-            $pkgPackageNamePattern = '^powershell(-preview|-lts)?-\d+\.\d+\.\d+(-[a-z]+\.\d+)?-osx-(x64|arm64)\.pkg$'
+            # - powershell-7.4.13-osx-x64.pkg (Stable release)
+            # - powershell-7.6.0-preview.6-osx-x64.pkg (Preview version string)
+            # - powershell-7.4.13-rebuild.5-osx-arm64.pkg (Rebuild version)
+            # - powershell-lts-7.4.13-osx-arm64.pkg (LTS package)
+            $pkgPackageNamePattern = '^powershell-(lts-)?\d+\.\d+\.\d+\-([a-z]*.\d+\-)?osx\-(x64|arm64)\.pkg$'
 
             $script:package.Name | Should -Match $pkgPackageNamePattern -Because "Package name should follow the standard naming convention"
         }

@@ -1147,15 +1147,12 @@ function New-UnixPackage {
         }
 
         # Determine if the version is a preview version
-        $IsPreview = Test-IsPreview -Version $Version -IsLTS:$LTS
-
-        # Preview versions have preview in the name
+        # Only LTS packages get a prefix in the name
+        # Preview versions are identified by the version string itself (e.g., 7.6.0-preview.6)
+        # Rebuild versions are also identified by the version string (e.g., 7.4.13-rebuild.5)
         $Name = if($LTS) {
             "powershell-lts"
         }
-        elseif ($IsPreview) {
-            "powershell-preview"
-        }
         else {
             "powershell"
         }