using System;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
public class Program
{
public static void Main()
var input = @"
<Project>
<VersionPrefix>2.0.0-clinteastwood</VersionPrefix>
</Project>
";
var version = "3.0.0-foo";
var output = Regex.Replace(input, "(<VersionPrefix>).+<", "$1" + version + "<");
Console.WriteLine(output);
}