diff --git a/sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/pipeline/policies/universal.py b/sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/pipeline/policies/universal.py
index c5359ace81ce..4cbeffc26532 100644
--- a/sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/pipeline/policies/universal.py
+++ b/sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/pipeline/policies/universal.py
@@ -131,10 +131,10 @@ def __init__(self, base_user_agent=None, **kwargs):  # pylint: disable=super-ini
         self.use_env = kwargs.pop('user_agent_use_env', True)
 
         if base_user_agent is None:
-            self._user_agent = "python/{} ({}) azure-core/{}".format(
+            self._user_agent = "azsdk-python-core/{} Python/{} {}".format(
+                azcore_version,
                 platform.python_version(),
-                platform.platform(),
-                azcore_version
+                platform.platform()
             )
         else:
             self._user_agent = base_user_agent