diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 8abf716..c4d23db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -22,19 +22,27 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Extract version from tag
         id: version
-        run: echo "VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        run: |
+          VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v}
+          PREFIX=${VERSION%%-*}
+          SUFFIX=""
+          if [[ "$VERSION" == *-* ]]; then
+            SUFFIX=${VERSION#*-}
+          fi
+          echo "PREFIX=$PREFIX" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "SUFFIX=$SUFFIX" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Restore dependencies
         run: dotnet restore
 
       - name: Build
-        run: dotnet build --configuration Release --no-restore
+        run: dotnet build --configuration Release --no-restore -p:VersionPrefix=${{ steps.version.outputs.PREFIX }} -p:VersionSuffix=${{ steps.version.outputs.SUFFIX }}
 
       - name: Test
         run: dotnet test --configuration Release --no-build --verbosity normal
 
       - name: Pack
-        run: dotnet pack --configuration Release --no-build --output ./nupkg /p:PackageVersion=${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION }}
+        run: dotnet pack --configuration Release --no-build --output ./nupkg
 
       - name: Push to NuGet
         run: dotnet nuget push ./nupkg/*.nupkg --api-key ${{ secrets.NUGET_API_KEY }} --source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json --skip-duplicate
diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 4b66fc7..682668f 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -10,6 +10,18 @@
     <PackageReadmeFile>README.md</PackageReadmeFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <!-- Versioning. VersionPrefix is overridden in CI from the git tag and drives
+       PackageVersion (via Version) and InformationalVersion. AssemblyVersion is
+       pinned so strong-named .NET Framework consumers don't need binding-redirect
+       updates on every patch release - bump it only on breaking changes.
+       FileVersion is set explicitly because the SDK defaults FileVersion to
+       AssemblyVersion when AssemblyVersion is set, which would freeze it at 1.0.0.0. -->
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <VersionPrefix>1.0.0</VersionPrefix>
+    <AssemblyVersion>1.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
+    <FileVersion>$(VersionPrefix).0</FileVersion>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
   <!-- SourceLink and Symbol Packages -->
   <PropertyGroup>
     <IncludeSymbols>true</IncludeSymbols>
@@ -26,6 +38,16 @@
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <!-- Strong-name signing (required so .NET Framework consumers that are themselves
+       strong-named can reference these assemblies). Examples opt out via their own
+       Directory.Build.props. NginxApiClientPublicKey is the full public key from
+       NginxApiClient-KeyFile.snk and is referenced by InternalsVisibleTo entries. -->
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <SignAssembly>true</SignAssembly>
+    <AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)NginxApiClient-KeyFile.snk</AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>
+    <NginxApiClientPublicKey>00240000048000009400000006020000002400005253413100040000010001006925f3c2d5b1d9d2e8f1652e5b23f223390e09b94ee66a09657c6cdff11ec6a428188a58073e5029240e2d6844b7e50f25b6dd48ed1e536a7c4ad2d0ffa8617371fa8601bc5bf32c50dbd702bebd07dd999e589ac6fe9f380e325c9c6f38ea8ce7653f15932ab0c53c2d27c8a10a51dcc8ce876699a94b2c09879b2368f2f3a7</NginxApiClientPublicKey>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
   <!-- Nullable reference types for supported targets -->
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' != 'netstandard2.0'">
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
diff --git a/NginxApiClient-KeyFile.snk b/NginxApiClient-KeyFile.snk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d6889b
Binary files /dev/null and b/NginxApiClient-KeyFile.snk differ
diff --git a/examples/Directory.Build.props b/examples/Directory.Build.props
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2be616
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/Directory.Build.props
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<Project>
+
+  <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetPathOfFileAbove('Directory.Build.props', '$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)../'))" />
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <SignAssembly>false</SignAssembly>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/src/NginxApiClient/NginxApiClient.csproj b/src/NginxApiClient/NginxApiClient.csproj
index 343854b..d4436ce 100644
--- a/src/NginxApiClient/NginxApiClient.csproj
+++ b/src/NginxApiClient/NginxApiClient.csproj
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <InternalsVisibleTo Include="NginxApiClient.Tests" />
-    <InternalsVisibleTo Include="NginxApiClient.IntegrationTests" />
-    <InternalsVisibleTo Include="NginxApiClient.SystemTextJson" />
-    <InternalsVisibleTo Include="NginxApiClient.NewtonsoftJson" />
+    <InternalsVisibleTo Include="NginxApiClient.Tests" Key="$(NginxApiClientPublicKey)" />
+    <InternalsVisibleTo Include="NginxApiClient.IntegrationTests" Key="$(NginxApiClientPublicKey)" />
+    <InternalsVisibleTo Include="NginxApiClient.SystemTextJson" Key="$(NginxApiClientPublicKey)" />
+    <InternalsVisibleTo Include="NginxApiClient.NewtonsoftJson" Key="$(NginxApiClientPublicKey)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>