diff --git a/src/GitVersion.Core.Tests/VersionConverters/Approved/cs/GitVersionInfoGeneratorTests.ShouldCreateFile.approved.txt b/src/GitVersion.Core.Tests/VersionConverters/Approved/cs/GitVersionInfoGeneratorTests.ShouldCreateFile.approved.txt
index 81e95850b7..c1fa1addf1 100644
--- a/src/GitVersion.Core.Tests/VersionConverters/Approved/cs/GitVersionInfoGeneratorTests.ShouldCreateFile.approved.txt
+++ b/src/GitVersion.Core.Tests/VersionConverters/Approved/cs/GitVersionInfoGeneratorTests.ShouldCreateFile.approved.txt
@@ -28,37 +28,37 @@ namespace System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis
 [global::System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.ExcludeFromCodeCoverage]
 static class GitVersionInformation
 {
-    public static string Major = "1";
-    public static string Minor = "2";
-    public static string Patch = "3";
-    public static string PreReleaseTag = "unstable.4";
-    public static string PreReleaseTagWithDash = "-unstable.4";
-    public static string PreReleaseLabel = "unstable";
-    public static string PreReleaseLabelWithDash = "-unstable";
-    public static string PreReleaseNumber = "4";
-    public static string WeightedPreReleaseNumber = "4";
-    public static string BuildMetaData = "5";
-    public static string BuildMetaDataPadded = "0005";
-    public static string FullBuildMetaData = "5.Branch.feature1.Sha.commitSha";
-    public static string MajorMinorPatch = "1.2.3";
-    public static string SemVer = "1.2.3-unstable.4";
-    public static string LegacySemVer = "1.2.3-unstable4";
-    public static string LegacySemVerPadded = "1.2.3-unstable0004";
-    public static string AssemblySemVer = "1.2.3.0";
-    public static string AssemblySemFileVer = "1.2.3.0";
-    public static string FullSemVer = "1.2.3-unstable.4+5";
-    public static string InformationalVersion = "1.2.3-unstable.4+5.Branch.feature1.Sha.commitSha";
-    public static string BranchName = "feature1";
-    public static string EscapedBranchName = "feature1";
-    public static string Sha = "commitSha";
-    public static string ShortSha = "commitShortSha";
-    public static string NuGetVersionV2 = "1.2.3-unstable0004";
-    public static string NuGetVersion = "1.2.3-unstable0004";
-    public static string NuGetPreReleaseTagV2 = "unstable0004";
-    public static string NuGetPreReleaseTag = "unstable0004";
-    public static string VersionSourceSha = "versionSourceSha";
-    public static string CommitsSinceVersionSource = "5";
-    public static string CommitsSinceVersionSourcePadded = "0005";
-    public static string UncommittedChanges = "0";
-    public static string CommitDate = "2014-03-06";
+    public const string Major = "1";
+    public const string Minor = "2";
+    public const string Patch = "3";
+    public const string PreReleaseTag = "unstable.4";
+    public const string PreReleaseTagWithDash = "-unstable.4";
+    public const string PreReleaseLabel = "unstable";
+    public const string PreReleaseLabelWithDash = "-unstable";
+    public const string PreReleaseNumber = "4";
+    public const string WeightedPreReleaseNumber = "4";
+    public const string BuildMetaData = "5";
+    public const string BuildMetaDataPadded = "0005";
+    public const string FullBuildMetaData = "5.Branch.feature1.Sha.commitSha";
+    public const string MajorMinorPatch = "1.2.3";
+    public const string SemVer = "1.2.3-unstable.4";
+    public const string LegacySemVer = "1.2.3-unstable4";
+    public const string LegacySemVerPadded = "1.2.3-unstable0004";
+    public const string AssemblySemVer = "1.2.3.0";
+    public const string AssemblySemFileVer = "1.2.3.0";
+    public const string FullSemVer = "1.2.3-unstable.4+5";
+    public const string InformationalVersion = "1.2.3-unstable.4+5.Branch.feature1.Sha.commitSha";
+    public const string BranchName = "feature1";
+    public const string EscapedBranchName = "feature1";
+    public const string Sha = "commitSha";
+    public const string ShortSha = "commitShortSha";
+    public const string NuGetVersionV2 = "1.2.3-unstable0004";
+    public const string NuGetVersion = "1.2.3-unstable0004";
+    public const string NuGetPreReleaseTagV2 = "unstable0004";
+    public const string NuGetPreReleaseTag = "unstable0004";
+    public const string VersionSourceSha = "versionSourceSha";
+    public const string CommitsSinceVersionSource = "5";
+    public const string CommitsSinceVersionSourcePadded = "0005";
+    public const string UncommittedChanges = "0";
+    public const string CommitDate = "2014-03-06";
 }
diff --git a/src/GitVersion.Core/VersionConverters/GitVersionInfo/AddFormats/GitVersionInformation.cs b/src/GitVersion.Core/VersionConverters/GitVersionInfo/AddFormats/GitVersionInformation.cs
index be7fc098d4..56f191a449 100644
--- a/src/GitVersion.Core/VersionConverters/GitVersionInfo/AddFormats/GitVersionInformation.cs
+++ b/src/GitVersion.Core/VersionConverters/GitVersionInfo/AddFormats/GitVersionInformation.cs
@@ -1 +1 @@
-public static string {0} = "{1}";
+public const string {0} = "{1}";