diff --git a/azure-pipelines/vs-insertion-experimental.yml b/azure-pipelines/vs-insertion-experimental.yml
index fe2a1134de5..6cbdac4eaa1 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines/vs-insertion-experimental.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines/vs-insertion-experimental.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ parameters:
     displayName: 'Insertion Target Branch (select for manual insertion)'
     values:
       - main
+      - rel/d18.0
       - rel/d17.14
       - rel/d17.13
       - rel/d17.12
diff --git a/azure-pipelines/vs-insertion.yml b/azure-pipelines/vs-insertion.yml
index f4025af8cc2..94486895eb4 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines/vs-insertion.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines/vs-insertion.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ parameters:
     values:
       - auto
       - main
+      - rel/d18.0
       - rel/d17.14
       - rel/d17.13
       - rel/d17.12
@@ -65,6 +66,8 @@ parameters:
 variables:
   # `auto` should work every time and selecting a branch in parameters is likely to fail due to incompatible versions in MSBuild and VS
   - name: AutoInsertTargetBranch
+    ${{ if eq(variables['Build.SourceBranchName'], 'vs18.0') }}:
+      value: 'rel/d18.0'
     ${{ if eq(variables['Build.SourceBranchName'], 'vs17.14') }}:
       value: 'rel/d17.14'
     ${{ elseif eq(variables['Build.SourceBranchName'], 'vs17.13') }}:
diff --git a/eng/Versions.props b/eng/Versions.props
index 8790c9acd9c..76fdff319f9 100644
--- a/eng/Versions.props
+++ b/eng/Versions.props
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 <Project>
   <Import Project="Version.Details.props" Condition="Exists('Version.Details.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <VersionPrefix>18.0.0</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>18.0.0</VersionPrefix><DotNetFinalVersionKind>release</DotNetFinalVersionKind>
     <PackageValidationBaselineVersion>17.14.8</PackageValidationBaselineVersion>
     <AssemblyVersion>15.1.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
-    <PreReleaseVersionLabel>preview</PreReleaseVersionLabel>
+    <PreReleaseVersionLabel>servicing</PreReleaseVersionLabel>
 
     <!-- differentiate experimental insertions to avoid package id conflicts, 
      it has to be alphabetically after "preview" to avoid downgrade errors in VS -->