diff --git a/vsts/pipelines/templates/_releaseStepTemplate.yml b/vsts/pipelines/templates/_releaseStepTemplate.yml
index 8cd0545dde..31ee8bcc25 100644
--- a/vsts/pipelines/templates/_releaseStepTemplate.yml
+++ b/vsts/pipelines/templates/_releaseStepTemplate.yml
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ steps:
 - task: UseDotNet@2
   displayName: 'Use .NET Core sdk 7.x'
   inputs:
-    version: 7.0.306
+    version: 7.x
 
 - task: ShellScript@2
   displayName: 'Test runtime images for pme staging registry'