diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/Grpc.Auth.csproj b/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/Grpc.Auth.csproj
index d8f91383a2d..fdec2e7bd7f 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/Grpc.Auth.csproj
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/Grpc.Auth.csproj
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@
     <Reference Include="System.Net.Http.WebRequest" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="..\Grpc.Core\Version.cs">
+      <Link>Version.cs</Link>
+    </Compile>
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="GoogleCredential.cs" />
     <Compile Include="OAuth2InterceptorFactory.cs" />
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 2cdf6435971..70cb32d5b2b 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,5 @@ using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 [assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Google Inc.  All rights reserved.")]
 [assembly: AssemblyTrademark("")]
 [assembly: AssemblyCulture("")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.6.*")]
 
 [assembly: InternalsVisibleTo("Grpc.Auth.Tests")]
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/Grpc.Core.Tests.csproj b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/Grpc.Core.Tests.csproj
index 92e28b7d74c..927954c448a 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/Grpc.Core.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/Grpc.Core.Tests.csproj
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@
     </Reference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="..\Grpc.Core\Version.cs">
+      <Link>Version.cs</Link>
+    </Compile>
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ClientServerTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ServerTest.cs" />
@@ -63,4 +66,4 @@
     <Service Include="{82A7F48D-3B50-4B1E-B82E-3ADA8210C358}" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup />
-</Project>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index d5fffb8b183..c2e5e81e911 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -9,4 +9,3 @@ using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 [assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Google Inc.  All rights reserved.")]
 [assembly: AssemblyTrademark("")]
 [assembly: AssemblyCulture("")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.6.*")]
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Grpc.Core.csproj b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Grpc.Core.csproj
index 940143bd0a7..cde42c3b7e2 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Grpc.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Grpc.Core.csproj
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     <Compile Include="IAsyncStreamWriter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IAsyncStreamReader.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Internal\GrpcLog.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Version.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="RpcException.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Calls.cs" />
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index c57eef65aac..2b3d7530f2c 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,5 @@ using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 [assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Google Inc.  All rights reserved.")]
 [assembly: AssemblyTrademark("")]
 [assembly: AssemblyCulture("")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.6.*")]
 
 [assembly: InternalsVisibleTo("Grpc.Core.Tests")]
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Version.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Version.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..972f495bd7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Version.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+
+// The current version of gRPC C#.
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.6.0.*")]
+
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathClient/Grpc.Examples.MathClient.csproj b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathClient/Grpc.Examples.MathClient.csproj
index 19bb4347aa8..5d5401593d0 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathClient/Grpc.Examples.MathClient.csproj
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathClient/Grpc.Examples.MathClient.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
     <Reference Include="System" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="..\Grpc.Core\Version.cs">
+      <Link>Version.cs</Link>
+    </Compile>
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="MathClient.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
@@ -49,4 +52,4 @@
       <Name>Grpc.Examples</Name>
     </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
-</Project>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathClient/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathClient/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index a57c540215c..0fb0dbd510a 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathClient/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathClient/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -9,4 +9,3 @@ using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 [assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Google Inc.  All rights reserved.")]
 [assembly: AssemblyTrademark("")]
 [assembly: AssemblyCulture("")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.6.*")]
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathServer/Grpc.Examples.MathServer.csproj b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathServer/Grpc.Examples.MathServer.csproj
index ba6586ee5e2..677d87da205 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathServer/Grpc.Examples.MathServer.csproj
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathServer/Grpc.Examples.MathServer.csproj
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
     <Reference Include="System" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="..\Grpc.Core\Version.cs">
+      <Link>Version.cs</Link>
+    </Compile>
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="MathServer.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathServer/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathServer/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 6c772cb45cf..63035b6c63b 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathServer/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathServer/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -9,4 +9,3 @@ using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 [assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Google Inc.  All rights reserved.")]
 [assembly: AssemblyTrademark("")]
 [assembly: AssemblyCulture("")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.6.*")]
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.Tests/Grpc.Examples.Tests.csproj b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.Tests/Grpc.Examples.Tests.csproj
index 6e84add42ba..d59d7515d1f 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.Tests/Grpc.Examples.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.Tests/Grpc.Examples.Tests.csproj
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@
     </Reference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="..\Grpc.Core\Version.cs">
+      <Link>Version.cs</Link>
+    </Compile>
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="MathClientServerTests.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.Tests/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.Tests/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 4acaeaa438e..846afb46164 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.Tests/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.Tests/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -9,4 +9,3 @@ using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 [assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Google Inc.  All rights reserved.")]
 [assembly: AssemblyTrademark("")]
 [assembly: AssemblyCulture("")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.6.*")]
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/Grpc.Examples.csproj b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/Grpc.Examples.csproj
index 5ce490f4034..eaf24a253c0 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/Grpc.Examples.csproj
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/Grpc.Examples.csproj
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
     </Reference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="..\Grpc.Core\Version.cs">
+      <Link>Version.cs</Link>
+    </Compile>
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Math.cs" />
     <Compile Include="MathGrpc.cs" />
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 60a7aaea137..92111389cb9 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -9,4 +9,3 @@ using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 [assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Google Inc.  All rights reserved.")]
 [assembly: AssemblyTrademark("")]
 [assembly: AssemblyCulture("")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.6.*")]
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck.Tests/Grpc.HealthCheck.Tests.csproj b/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck.Tests/Grpc.HealthCheck.Tests.csproj
index 61bd70cf7bb..72e110302b6 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck.Tests/Grpc.HealthCheck.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck.Tests/Grpc.HealthCheck.Tests.csproj
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@
     <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="..\Grpc.Core\Version.cs">
+      <Link>Version.cs</Link>
+    </Compile>
     <Compile Include="HealthServiceImplTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="HealthClientServerTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck.Tests/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck.Tests/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 3dfcd51198c..d5660305bef 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck.Tests/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck.Tests/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -9,4 +9,3 @@ using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 [assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Google Inc.  All rights reserved.")]
 [assembly: AssemblyTrademark("")]
 [assembly: AssemblyCulture("")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.6.*")]
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck/Grpc.HealthCheck.csproj b/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck/Grpc.HealthCheck.csproj
index 4b6a4292af7..4ebb6446dd2 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck/Grpc.HealthCheck.csproj
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck/Grpc.HealthCheck.csproj
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@
     <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="..\Grpc.Core\Version.cs">
+      <Link>Version.cs</Link>
+    </Compile>
     <Compile Include="HealthServiceImpl.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Health.cs" />
     <Compile Include="HealthGrpc.cs" />
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 6cfdb7e6e2c..41a54a98bc8 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -8,5 +8,4 @@ using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 [assembly: AssemblyProduct("")]
 [assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Google Inc.  All rights reserved.")]
 [assembly: AssemblyTrademark("")]
-[assembly: AssemblyCulture("")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.6.*")]
\ No newline at end of file
+[assembly: AssemblyCulture("")]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client.csproj b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client.csproj
index df05c535e24..328acb5b476 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client.csproj
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client.csproj
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
     <Reference Include="System" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="..\Grpc.Core\Version.cs">
+      <Link>Version.cs</Link>
+    </Compile>
     <Compile Include="Program.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 9a389a1e308..f51f2796c43 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -9,4 +9,3 @@ using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 [assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Google Inc.  All rights reserved.")]
 [assembly: AssemblyTrademark("")]
 [assembly: AssemblyCulture("")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.6.*")]
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server.csproj b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server.csproj
index 235897c888e..ae184c1dc7e 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server.csproj
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server.csproj
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
     <Reference Include="System" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="..\Grpc.Core\Version.cs">
+      <Link>Version.cs</Link>
+    </Compile>
     <Compile Include="Program.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index ff31035d534..f68d9a3ddcc 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -9,4 +9,3 @@ using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 [assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Google Inc.  All rights reserved.")]
 [assembly: AssemblyTrademark("")]
 [assembly: AssemblyCulture("")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.6.*")]
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.csproj b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.csproj
index a6d847ca653..af4a75a034b 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.csproj
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.csproj
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@
     </Reference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="..\Grpc.Core\Version.cs">
+      <Link>Version.cs</Link>
+    </Compile>
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Empty.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Messages.cs" />
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 7134b04892d..1beb0bbb413 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -9,4 +9,3 @@ using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 [assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Google Inc.  All rights reserved.")]
 [assembly: AssemblyTrademark("")]
 [assembly: AssemblyCulture("")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.6.*")]