diff --git a/release_management/_utils.py b/release_management/_utils.py
index f97f434..cd3b9d3 100755
--- a/release_management/_utils.py
+++ b/release_management/_utils.py
@@ -33,40 +33,28 @@
 MANIFEST_PATH = "./Cargo.toml"
 
 
-class ReleaseVersion:
+class ReleaseVersion:  # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
     """
     Release version for the package.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, base, *, suffix=None):
+    def __init__(self, base, *, prerelease=None):
         """
         Initializer.
         :param str base: Base version
-        :param suffix: Version suffix
-        :type suffix: str or Nonetype
+        :param prerelease: pre-release
+        :type prerelease: str or Nonetype
         """
         self.base = base
-        self.suffix = suffix
+        self.prerelease = prerelease
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return f"{self.base}{'' if self.suffix is None else '~' + self.suffix}"
-
-    def to_crate_str(self):
-        """
-        Return the release version in a crates.io-friendly string.
-        """
-        return f"{self.base}{'' if self.suffix is None else '-' + self.suffix}"
-
-    def base_only(self):
-        """
-        Return only the base.
-        """
-        return self.base
+        return f"{self.base}{'' if self.prerelease is None else '~' + self.prerelease}"
 
 
-def calc_pre_release_suffix():
+def calc_release_suffix():
     """
-    Return a standard value for the pre-release suffix for the version
+    Return a standard value for the release suffix for the version
     :rtype: str
     :returns: standard pre-release suffix
     """
diff --git a/release_management/create_artifacts.py b/release_management/create_artifacts.py
index d1fbc87..aa1a6b2 100755
--- a/release_management/create_artifacts.py
+++ b/release_management/create_artifacts.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 from _utils import (
     MANIFEST_PATH,
     ReleaseVersion,
-    calc_pre_release_suffix,
+    calc_release_suffix,
     edit_specfile,
     get_package_info,
     get_python_package_info,
@@ -113,13 +113,13 @@ def _stratisd_artifacts(namespace):
 
     (source_version, _) = get_package_info(manifest_abs_path, "stratisd")
 
-    pre_release_suffix = calc_pre_release_suffix() if namespace.pre_release else None
+    pre_release_suffix = calc_release_suffix() if namespace.pre_release else None
 
     specfile_path = namespace.specfile_path
     if specfile_path is None and pre_release_suffix is not None:
         raise RuntimeError("must specify specfile using --specfile-path option")
 
-    release_version = ReleaseVersion(source_version, suffix=pre_release_suffix)
+    release_version = ReleaseVersion(source_version, prerelease=pre_release_suffix)
 
     filtered = namespace.vendor_method == "filtered"
 
@@ -157,13 +157,13 @@ def _stratis_cli_artifacts(namespace):
 
     (source_version, _) = get_python_package_info("stratis-cli")
 
-    pre_release_suffix = calc_pre_release_suffix() if namespace.pre_release else None
+    pre_release_suffix = calc_release_suffix() if namespace.pre_release else None
     specfile_path = namespace.specfile_path
 
     if specfile_path is None and pre_release_suffix is not None:
         raise RuntimeError("must specify specfile using --specfile-path option")
 
-    release_version = ReleaseVersion(source_version, suffix=pre_release_suffix)
+    release_version = ReleaseVersion(source_version, prerelease=pre_release_suffix)
 
     source_tarfile = make_source_tarball(
         "stratis-cli",