diff --git a/dotnet/nuget/nuget-package.props b/dotnet/nuget/nuget-package.props
index c64f43949f..3ce985cdd3 100644
--- a/dotnet/nuget/nuget-package.props
+++ b/dotnet/nuget/nuget-package.props
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
     <PackageVersion Condition="'$(IsReleaseCandidate)' != 'true' AND '$(VersionSuffix)' != ''">$(VersionPrefix)-$(VersionSuffix).260402.1</PackageVersion>
     <PackageVersion Condition="'$(IsReleaseCandidate)' != 'true' AND '$(VersionSuffix)' == ''">$(VersionPrefix)-preview.260402.1</PackageVersion>
     <PackageVersion Condition="'$(IsReleased)' == 'true'">$(VersionPrefix)</PackageVersion>
+    <!-- Branch-specific override to distinguish from mainline packages -->
+    <PackageVersion>0.9.0-hosted.260402.1</PackageVersion>
     <GitTag>1.0.0</GitTag>
 
     <Configurations>Debug;Release;Publish</Configurations>