diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2022-11-21-19-50-18.gh-issue-98629.tMmB_B.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2022-11-21-19-50-18.gh-issue-98629.tMmB_B.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..46cbf998eb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2022-11-21-19-50-18.gh-issue-98629.tMmB_B.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix initialization of :data:`sys.version` and ``sys._git`` on Windows
diff --git a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj
index fd5c3175ce4..3c3ff406bdf 100644
--- a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj
+++ b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
     <Message Text="Building $(GitTag):$(GitVersion) $(GitBranch)" Importance="high" />
     <ItemGroup>
-      <ClCompile Condition="$(Filename) == 'getbuildinfo'">
+      <ClCompile Condition="%(Filename) == 'getbuildinfo'">
         <PreprocessorDefinitions>GITVERSION="$(GitVersion)";GITTAG="$(GitTag)";GITBRANCH="$(GitBranch)";%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       </ClCompile>
     </ItemGroup>