diff --git a/src/Directory.Build.props b/src/Directory.Build.props
index c2dddd6871..23b3080ad2 100644
--- a/src/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/src/Directory.Build.props
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Version>0.5.0</Version>
     <AssemblyVersion>0.5.0</AssemblyVersion>
-    <InformationalVersion>0.5.0-beta</InformationalVersion>
+    <InformationalVersion>0.5.0-beta001</InformationalVersion>
     <FileVersion>0.5.0</FileVersion>
     <LangVersion Condition="'$(LangVersion)' == ''">9.0</LangVersion>
     <NeutralLanguage>en-US</NeutralLanguage>
diff --git a/src/SolutionInfo.cs b/src/SolutionInfo.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dc2c74bebb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/SolutionInfo.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+using System.Reflection;	
+using System.Resources;	
+
+[assembly: AssemblyCompany("Umbraco")]	
+[assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Copyright © Umbraco 2021")]	
+[assembly: AssemblyTrademark("")]	
+[assembly: AssemblyCulture("")]	
+
+[assembly: NeutralResourcesLanguage("en-US")]	
+
+// versions	
+// read https://stackoverflow.com/questions/64602/what-are-differences-between-assemblyversion-assemblyfileversion-and-assemblyin	
+
+// note: do NOT change anything here manually, use the build scripts	
+
+// this is the ONLY ONE the CLR cares about for compatibility	
+// should change ONLY when "hard" breaking compatibility (manual change)	
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("0.5.0")]	
+
+// these are FYI and changed automatically	
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("0.5.0")]	
+[assembly: AssemblyInformationalVersion("0.5.0-beta001")]
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