diff --git a/src/Templates/src/templates/maui-blazor/MauiApp.1.csproj b/src/Templates/src/templates/maui-blazor/MauiApp.1.csproj
index fb98f7e479d1..3f016b9b66d2 100644
--- a/src/Templates/src/templates/maui-blazor/MauiApp.1.csproj
+++ b/src/Templates/src/templates/maui-blazor/MauiApp.1.csproj
@@ -63,14 +63,4 @@
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug" Version="MS_EXT_LOG_DEBUG_VERSION" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
-  <!-- Build Properties must be defined within these property groups to ensure successful publishing
-       to the Mac App Store. See: https://aka.ms/maui-publish-app-store#define-build-properties-in-your-project-file -->
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="$(TargetFramework.Contains('-maccatalyst')) and '$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'">
-    <CodesignEntitlements>Platforms/MacCatalyst/Entitlements.Debug.plist</CodesignEntitlements>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="$(TargetFramework.Contains('-maccatalyst')) and '$(Configuration)' == 'Release'">
-    <CodesignEntitlements>Platforms/MacCatalyst/Entitlements.Release.plist</CodesignEntitlements>
-    <UseHardenedRuntime>true</UseHardenedRuntime>
-  </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Templates/src/templates/maui-blazor/Platforms/MacCatalyst/Entitlements.Debug.plist b/src/Templates/src/templates/maui-blazor/Platforms/MacCatalyst/Entitlements.Debug.plist
deleted file mode 100644
index cc0208055252..000000000000
--- a/src/Templates/src/templates/maui-blazor/Platforms/MacCatalyst/Entitlements.Debug.plist
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
-<plist version="1.0">
-    <dict>
-        <!-- Enable this value to use browser developer tools while debugging.-->
-        <!-- See https://aka.ms/blazor-hybrid-developer-tools -->
-        <key>com.apple.security.get-task-allow</key>
-        <true/>
-    </dict>
-</plist>
diff --git a/src/Templates/src/templates/maui-blazor/Platforms/MacCatalyst/Entitlements.Release.plist b/src/Templates/src/templates/maui-blazor/Platforms/MacCatalyst/Entitlements.plist
similarity index 51%
rename from src/Templates/src/templates/maui-blazor/Platforms/MacCatalyst/Entitlements.Release.plist
rename to src/Templates/src/templates/maui-blazor/Platforms/MacCatalyst/Entitlements.plist
index 1db1d9371a28..ac853ae00090 100644
--- a/src/Templates/src/templates/maui-blazor/Platforms/MacCatalyst/Entitlements.Release.plist
+++ b/src/Templates/src/templates/maui-blazor/Platforms/MacCatalyst/Entitlements.plist
@@ -3,10 +3,16 @@
 <plist version="1.0">
     <!-- See https://aka.ms/maui-publish-app-store#add-entitlements for more information about adding entitlements.-->
     <dict>
+        <!-- App Sandbox must be enabled to distribute a MacCatalyst app through the Mac App Store. -->
         <key>com.apple.security.app-sandbox</key>
         <true/>
+        <!-- When App Sandbox is enabled, this value is required to open outgoing network connections. -->
         <key>com.apple.security.network.client</key>
         <true/>
+        <!-- Enable this value to use browser developer tools while debugging. -->
+        <!-- See https://aka.ms/blazor-hybrid-developer-tools -->
+        <key>com.apple.security.get-task-allow</key>
+        <true/>
     </dict>
 </plist>
 
diff --git a/src/Templates/src/templates/maui-mobile/MauiApp.1.csproj b/src/Templates/src/templates/maui-mobile/MauiApp.1.csproj
index 9ff065642de3..0202ba086f38 100644
--- a/src/Templates/src/templates/maui-mobile/MauiApp.1.csproj
+++ b/src/Templates/src/templates/maui-mobile/MauiApp.1.csproj
@@ -61,14 +61,4 @@
 		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug" Version="MS_EXT_LOG_DEBUG_VERSION" />
 	</ItemGroup>
 
-	<!-- Build Properties must be defined within these property groups to ensure successful publishing
-       to the Mac App Store. See: https://aka.ms/maui-publish-app-store#define-build-properties-in-your-project-file -->
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="$(TargetFramework.Contains('-maccatalyst')) and '$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'">
-    <CodesignEntitlements>Platforms/MacCatalyst/Entitlements.Debug.plist</CodesignEntitlements>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="$(TargetFramework.Contains('-maccatalyst')) and '$(Configuration)' == 'Release'">
-    <CodesignEntitlements>Platforms/MacCatalyst/Entitlements.Release.plist</CodesignEntitlements>
-    <UseHardenedRuntime>true</UseHardenedRuntime>
-  </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Templates/src/templates/maui-mobile/Platforms/MacCatalyst/Entitlements.Debug.plist b/src/Templates/src/templates/maui-mobile/Platforms/MacCatalyst/Entitlements.Debug.plist
deleted file mode 100644
index 1659c8426552..000000000000
--- a/src/Templates/src/templates/maui-mobile/Platforms/MacCatalyst/Entitlements.Debug.plist
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
-<plist version="1.0">
-    <dict>
-        <!-- Enable this value to use browser developer tools while debugging.-->
-        <!-- See https://aka.ms/blazor-hybrid-developer-tools -->
-        <key>com.apple.security.get-task-allow</key>
-        <true/>
-    </dict>
-</plist>
-
diff --git a/src/Templates/src/templates/maui-mobile/Platforms/MacCatalyst/Entitlements.Release.plist b/src/Templates/src/templates/maui-mobile/Platforms/MacCatalyst/Entitlements.plist
similarity index 50%
rename from src/Templates/src/templates/maui-mobile/Platforms/MacCatalyst/Entitlements.Release.plist
rename to src/Templates/src/templates/maui-mobile/Platforms/MacCatalyst/Entitlements.plist
index 1db1d9371a28..dacbbb8191dd 100644
--- a/src/Templates/src/templates/maui-mobile/Platforms/MacCatalyst/Entitlements.Release.plist
+++ b/src/Templates/src/templates/maui-mobile/Platforms/MacCatalyst/Entitlements.plist
@@ -3,10 +3,16 @@
 <plist version="1.0">
     <!-- See https://aka.ms/maui-publish-app-store#add-entitlements for more information about adding entitlements.-->
     <dict>
+        <!-- App Sandbox must be enabled to distribute a MacCatalyst app through the Mac App Store. -->
         <key>com.apple.security.app-sandbox</key>
         <true/>
+        <!-- When App Sandbox is enabled, this value is required to open outgoing network connections. -->
         <key>com.apple.security.network.client</key>
         <true/>
+        <!-- Enable this value to use browser developer tools while debugging. -->
+        <!-- See https://aka.ms/blazor-hybrid-developer-tools -->
+        <!-- <key>com.apple.security.get-task-allow</key> -->
+        <!-- <true/> -->
     </dict>
 </plist>
 
diff --git a/src/TestUtils/src/Microsoft.Maui.IntegrationTests/TemplateTests.cs b/src/TestUtils/src/Microsoft.Maui.IntegrationTests/TemplateTests.cs
index de36d6535755..74006890ba94 100644
--- a/src/TestUtils/src/Microsoft.Maui.IntegrationTests/TemplateTests.cs
+++ b/src/TestUtils/src/Microsoft.Maui.IntegrationTests/TemplateTests.cs
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ public void CheckEntitlementsForMauiBlazorOnMacCatalyst(string id, string config
 
 			List<string> expectedEntitlements = config == "Release" ?
 				new() { "com.apple.security.app-sandbox", "com.apple.security.network.client" } :
-				new() { "com.apple.security.get-task-allow" };
+				new() { "com.apple.security.app-sandbox", "com.apple.security.network.client", "com.apple.security.get-task-allow" };
 			List<string> foundEntitlements = Codesign.SearchForExpectedEntitlements(entitlementsPath, appLocation, expectedEntitlements);
 
 			CollectionAssert.AreEqual(expectedEntitlements, foundEntitlements, "Entitlements missing from executable.");