diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk/tools/Publish.proj b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk/tools/Publish.proj
index 2c37ad24104..24d79b60756 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk/tools/Publish.proj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk/tools/Publish.proj
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@
       <ManifestBuildData Include="AzureDevOpsBranch=$(BUILD_SOURCEBRANCH)" />
     </ItemGroup>
     
+    <!--
+      The user can set `PublishingVersion` via eng\Publishing.props
+    -->
     <PushToAzureDevOpsArtifacts 
       ItemsToPush="@(ItemsToPushToBlobFeed)"
       ManifestBuildData="@(ManifestBuildData)"
@@ -143,6 +146,7 @@
       ManifestBuildId="$(BUILD_BUILDNUMBER)"
       ManifestCommit="$(BUILD_SOURCEVERSION)"
       IsStableBuild="$(IsStableBuild)"
+      PublishingVersion="$(PublishingVersion)"
       AssetManifestPath="$(AssetManifestFilePath)" />
 
     <!--