diff --git a/Directory.Build.targets b/Directory.Build.targets
index 6722516a33..a62e3ed6a4 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.targets
+++ b/Directory.Build.targets
@@ -109,8 +109,9 @@
     <Compile Include="$(SharedSourceRoot)ReferenceAssemblyInfo.cs" LinkBase="Properties" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Language)' == 'C#' AND '$(IsReferenceAssemblyProject)' == 'true'">
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Language)' == 'C#'">
     <!-- Reference assemblies should always use Major.Minor.0.0 for assembly versions even during servicing. Only the package version should be updated. -->
+    <!-- Pinning the implementation assemblies at Major.Minor.0.0 as we figure out compiling against ref assemblies. -->
     <AssemblyVersion>$(AspNetCoreMajorVersion).$(AspNetCoreMinorVersion).0.0</AssemblyVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>