diff --git a/content/actions/guides/building-and-testing-net.md b/content/actions/guides/building-and-testing-net.md
index 99cd071d1d..3e9c947754 100644
--- a/content/actions/guides/building-and-testing-net.md
+++ b/content/actions/guides/building-and-testing-net.md
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ jobs:
         source-url: https://nuget.pkg.github.com/<owner>/index.json
     env:
         NUGET_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
-    - run: dotnet build <my project>
+    - run: dotnet build --configuration Release <my project>
     - name: Create the package
     run: dotnet pack --configuration Release <my project>
     - name: Publish the package to GPR