diff --git a/eng/Versions.props b/eng/Versions.props
index 3316d1de403..8e634804ad6 100644
--- a/eng/Versions.props
+++ b/eng/Versions.props
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <!-- Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT license. See License.txt in the project root for full license information. -->
 <Project>
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <VersionPrefix>16.10.0</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>16.10.0</VersionPrefix><DotNetFinalVersionKind>release</DotNetFinalVersionKind>
     <AssemblyVersion>15.1.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
     <PreReleaseVersionLabel>preview</PreReleaseVersionLabel>
     <DotNetUseShippingVersions>true</DotNetUseShippingVersions>