diff --git a/eng/Versions.props b/eng/Versions.props
index 118d568f08c..4d4b3286906 100644
--- a/eng/Versions.props
+++ b/eng/Versions.props
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
   <Import Project="Version.Details.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <VersionPrefix>18.4.0</VersionPrefix>
-    <PreReleaseVersionLabel>preview</PreReleaseVersionLabel>
+    <VersionPrefix>18.4.0</VersionPrefix><DotNetFinalVersionKind>release</DotNetFinalVersionKind><!-- Keep next to VersionPrefix to create a conflict in forward-flow -->
+    <PreReleaseVersionLabel>servicing</PreReleaseVersionLabel>
     <PackageValidationBaselineVersion>18.0.2</PackageValidationBaselineVersion>
     <AssemblyVersion>15.1.0.0</AssemblyVersion>