diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Extensions.Hosting/OpenTelemetry.Extensions.Hosting.csproj b/src/OpenTelemetry.Extensions.Hosting/OpenTelemetry.Extensions.Hosting.csproj
index e636ed6c65d..a5db2960c86 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Extensions.Hosting/OpenTelemetry.Extensions.Hosting.csproj
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Extensions.Hosting/OpenTelemetry.Extensions.Hosting.csproj
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <!-- OmniSharp/VS Code requires TargetFrameworks to be in descending order for IntelliSense and analysis. -->
     <TargetFrameworks>netstandard2.0</TargetFrameworks>
     <Description>Contains extensions to start OpenTelemetry in applications using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting</Description>
     <RootNamespace>OpenTelemetry</RootNamespace>
+    <MinVerTagPrefix>core-</MinVerTagPrefix>
 
     <!-- this is temporary. will remove in future PR. -->
     <Nullable>disable</Nullable>