diff --git a/cmake/dotnet.cmake b/cmake/dotnet.cmake
index f46880b360..6101ab792f 100644
--- a/cmake/dotnet.cmake
+++ b/cmake/dotnet.cmake
@@ -122,6 +122,12 @@ message(STATUS ".Net project: ${DOTNET_PROJECT}")
 set(DOTNET_PROJECT_DIR ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/dotnet/${DOTNET_PROJECT})
 message(STATUS ".Net project build path: ${DOTNET_PROJECT_DIR}")
 
+if(RELEASE)
+  set(DOTNET_RELEASE "")
+else()
+  set(DOTNET_RELEASE "-rc.1")
+endif()
+
 ##################
 ##  PROTO FILE  ##
 ##################
diff --git a/ortools/dotnet/Example.csproj.in b/ortools/dotnet/Example.csproj.in
index b48df75b3c..898d978747 100644
--- a/ortools/dotnet/Example.csproj.in
+++ b/ortools/dotnet/Example.csproj.in
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@
     <RollForward>LatestMajor</RollForward>
     <GenerateRuntimeConfigurationFiles>true</GenerateRuntimeConfigurationFiles>
     <AssemblyName>@DOTNET_PROJECT@.@COMPONENT_NAME@.@EXAMPLE_NAME@</AssemblyName>
-    <Version>@PROJECT_VERSION@</Version>
+    <Version>@PROJECT_VERSION@@DOTNET_RELEASE@</Version>
 
     <!-- Nuget Properties -->
     <Description>Simple App consuming @DOTNET_PROJECT@ package</Description>
 
     <!-- Pack Option -->
     <IsPackable>true</IsPackable>
-    <Title>@DOTNET_PROJECT@.@COMPONENT_NAME@.@EXAMPLE_NAME@ v@PROJECT_VERSION@</Title>
+    <Title>@DOTNET_PROJECT@.@COMPONENT_NAME@.@EXAMPLE_NAME@ v@PROJECT_VERSION@@DOTNET_RELEASE@</Title>
     <PackageId>@DOTNET_PROJECT@.@COMPONENT_NAME@.@EXAMPLE_NAME@</PackageId>
     <PackageTags>sample</PackageTags>
     <IncludeSymbols>true</IncludeSymbols>
diff --git a/ortools/dotnet/Google.OrTools-full.csproj.in b/ortools/dotnet/Google.OrTools-full.csproj.in
index 69f30826cc..05a7e28401 100644
--- a/ortools/dotnet/Google.OrTools-full.csproj.in
+++ b/ortools/dotnet/Google.OrTools-full.csproj.in
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
     <RuntimeIdentifiers>linux-x64;osx-x64;win-x64;linux-arm64;osx-arm64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
     <AssemblyName>@DOTNET_PROJECT@</AssemblyName>
-    <Version>@PROJECT_VERSION@</Version>
+    <Version>@PROJECT_VERSION@@DOTNET_RELEASE@</Version>
 
     <!-- Nuget Properties -->
     <Description>.NET wrapper for the Operations Research Tools project</Description>
 
     <!-- Pack Option -->
-    <Title>@DOTNET_PROJECT@ v@PROJECT_VERSION@</Title>
+    <Title>@DOTNET_PROJECT@ v@PROJECT_VERSION@@DOTNET_RELEASE@</Title>
     <PackageId>@DOTNET_PROJECT@</PackageId>
     <IncludeSymbols>true</IncludeSymbols>
     <SymbolPackageFormat>snupkg</SymbolPackageFormat>
@@ -193,11 +193,11 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="@DOTNET_PROJECT@.runtime.linux-x64" Version="@PROJECT_VERSION@"/>
-    <PackageReference Include="@DOTNET_PROJECT@.runtime.osx-x64"   Version="@PROJECT_VERSION@"/>
-    <PackageReference Include="@DOTNET_PROJECT@.runtime.win-x64"   Version="@PROJECT_VERSION@"/>
-    <PackageReference Include="@DOTNET_PROJECT@.runtime.linux-arm64" Version="@PROJECT_VERSION@"/>
-    <PackageReference Include="@DOTNET_PROJECT@.runtime.osx-arm64"   Version="@PROJECT_VERSION@"/>
+    <PackageReference Include="@DOTNET_PROJECT@.runtime.linux-x64" Version="@PROJECT_VERSION@@DOTNET_RELEASE@"/>
+    <PackageReference Include="@DOTNET_PROJECT@.runtime.osx-x64"   Version="@PROJECT_VERSION@@DOTNET_RELEASE@"/>
+    <PackageReference Include="@DOTNET_PROJECT@.runtime.win-x64"   Version="@PROJECT_VERSION@@DOTNET_RELEASE@"/>
+    <PackageReference Include="@DOTNET_PROJECT@.runtime.linux-arm64" Version="@PROJECT_VERSION@@DOTNET_RELEASE@"/>
+    <PackageReference Include="@DOTNET_PROJECT@.runtime.osx-arm64"   Version="@PROJECT_VERSION@@DOTNET_RELEASE@"/>
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
 
diff --git a/ortools/dotnet/Google.OrTools-local.csproj.in b/ortools/dotnet/Google.OrTools-local.csproj.in
index 6dcb5f1cb4..502cbf4ec1 100644
--- a/ortools/dotnet/Google.OrTools-local.csproj.in
+++ b/ortools/dotnet/Google.OrTools-local.csproj.in
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
     <RuntimeIdentifier>@DOTNET_RID@</RuntimeIdentifier>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
     <AssemblyName>@DOTNET_PROJECT@</AssemblyName>
-    <Version>@PROJECT_VERSION@</Version>
+    <Version>@PROJECT_VERSION@@DOTNET_RELEASE@</Version>
 
     <!-- Nuget Properties -->
     <Description>.NET wrapper for the Operations Research Tools project</Description>
 
     <!-- Pack Option -->
-    <Title>@DOTNET_PROJECT@ v@PROJECT_VERSION@</Title>
+    <Title>@DOTNET_PROJECT@ v@PROJECT_VERSION@@DOTNET_RELEASE@</Title>
     <PackageId>@DOTNET_PROJECT@</PackageId>
     <IncludeSymbols>true</IncludeSymbols>
     <SymbolPackageFormat>snupkg</SymbolPackageFormat>
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="@DOTNET_PROJECT@.runtime.@DOTNET_RID@" Version="@PROJECT_VERSION@"/>
+    <PackageReference Include="@DOTNET_PROJECT@.runtime.@DOTNET_RID@" Version="@PROJECT_VERSION@@DOTNET_RELEASE@"/>
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
 
diff --git a/ortools/dotnet/Google.OrTools.runtime.csproj.in b/ortools/dotnet/Google.OrTools.runtime.csproj.in
index c565b1b1bb..6130e14df6 100644
--- a/ortools/dotnet/Google.OrTools.runtime.csproj.in
+++ b/ortools/dotnet/Google.OrTools.runtime.csproj.in
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
     @DOTNET_TFM@
     <RuntimeIdentifier>@DOTNET_RID@</RuntimeIdentifier>
     <AssemblyName>google-ortools-native</AssemblyName>
-    <Version>@PROJECT_VERSION@</Version>
+    <Version>@PROJECT_VERSION@@DOTNET_RELEASE@</Version>
 
     <!-- Nuget Properties -->
     <Description>.NET native wrapper for the Operations Research Tools project</Description>
     <IncludeBuildOutput>false</IncludeBuildOutput>
 
     <!-- Pack Option -->
-    <Title>Google.OrTools @DOTNET_RID@ v@PROJECT_VERSION@</Title>
+    <Title>Google.OrTools @DOTNET_RID@ v@PROJECT_VERSION@@DOTNET_RELEASE@</Title>
     <PackageId>@DOTNET_NATIVE_PROJECT@</PackageId>
 
     <!-- Signing -->
diff --git a/ortools/dotnet/Sample.csproj.in b/ortools/dotnet/Sample.csproj.in
index cc7c8589eb..a807533347 100644
--- a/ortools/dotnet/Sample.csproj.in
+++ b/ortools/dotnet/Sample.csproj.in
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@
     <RollForward>LatestMajor</RollForward>
     <GenerateRuntimeConfigurationFiles>true</GenerateRuntimeConfigurationFiles>
     <AssemblyName>@DOTNET_PROJECT@.@COMPONENT_NAME@.@SAMPLE_NAME@</AssemblyName>
-    <Version>@PROJECT_VERSION@</Version>
+    <Version>@PROJECT_VERSION@@DOTNET_RELEASE@</Version>
 
     <!-- Nuget Properties -->
     <Description>Simple App consuming @DOTNET_PROJECT@ package</Description>
 
     <!-- Pack Option -->
     <IsPackable>true</IsPackable>
-    <Title>@DOTNET_PROJECT@.@COMPONENT_NAME@.@SAMPLE_NAME@ v@PROJECT_VERSION@</Title>
+    <Title>@DOTNET_PROJECT@.@COMPONENT_NAME@.@SAMPLE_NAME@ v@PROJECT_VERSION@@DOTNET_RELEASE@</Title>
     <PackageId>@DOTNET_PROJECT@.@COMPONENT_NAME@.@SAMPLE_NAME@</PackageId>
     <PackageTags>sample</PackageTags>
     <IncludeSymbols>true</IncludeSymbols>
diff --git a/ortools/dotnet/Test.csproj.in b/ortools/dotnet/Test.csproj.in
index 828f815baa..883ba0498f 100644
--- a/ortools/dotnet/Test.csproj.in
+++ b/ortools/dotnet/Test.csproj.in
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <RollForward>LatestMajor</RollForward>
     <GenerateRuntimeConfigurationFiles>true</GenerateRuntimeConfigurationFiles>
     <AssemblyName>@DOTNET_PROJECT@.@TEST_NAME@</AssemblyName>
-    <Version>@PROJECT_VERSION@</Version>
+    <Version>@PROJECT_VERSION@@DOTNET_RELEASE@</Version>
 
     <!-- Pack Option -->
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>