diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation/tests/DescriptionNameTests.cs b/src/libraries/System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation/tests/DescriptionNameTests.cs
index 81f979679d802..94f006c5f587c 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation/tests/DescriptionNameTests.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation/tests/DescriptionNameTests.cs
@@ -180,6 +180,29 @@ public void VerifyRuntimeNameOnNetCoreApp()
             Assert.Same(RuntimeInformation.FrameworkDescription, RuntimeInformation.FrameworkDescription);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void VerifyFrameworkDescriptionContainsCorrectVersion()
+        {
+            var frameworkDescription = RuntimeInformation.FrameworkDescription;
+            var version = frameworkDescription.Substring(".NET".Length).Trim(); // remove ".NET" prefix
+
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(version))
+                return;
+
+            Assert.DoesNotContain("+", version); // no git hash
+
+#if STABILIZE_PACKAGE_VERSION
+            // a stabilized version looks like 8.0.0
+            Assert.DoesNotContain("-", version);
+            Assert.True(Version.TryParse(version, out Version _));
+#else
+            // a non-stabilized version looks like 8.0.0-preview.5.23280.8 or 8.0.0-dev
+            Assert.Contains("-", version);
+            var versionNumber = version.Substring(0, version.IndexOf("-"));
+            Assert.True(Version.TryParse(versionNumber, out Version _));
+#endif
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void VerifyOSDescription()
         {
diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation/tests/System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation.Tests.csproj b/src/libraries/System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation/tests/System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation.Tests.csproj
index 72355db6c397d..94daeb2079a35 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation/tests/System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation/tests/System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation.Tests.csproj
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
     <IncludeRemoteExecutor>true</IncludeRemoteExecutor>
     <TargetFrameworks>$(NetCoreAppCurrent)-windows;$(NetCoreAppCurrent)-unix;$(NetCoreAppCurrent)-browser</TargetFrameworks>
   </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <DefineConstants Condition="'$(StabilizePackageVersion)' == 'true'">$(DefineConstants);STABILIZE_PACKAGE_VERSION</DefineConstants>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="AssemblyInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="CheckArchitectureTests.cs" />