diff --git a/build-tools/xaprepare/xaprepare/ConfigAndData/Configurables.cs b/build-tools/xaprepare/xaprepare/ConfigAndData/Configurables.cs
index 88af3be367f..a07dbcef956 100644
--- a/build-tools/xaprepare/xaprepare/ConfigAndData/Configurables.cs
+++ b/build-tools/xaprepare/xaprepare/ConfigAndData/Configurables.cs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public static partial class Defaults
 			public const bool UseEmoji                                     = true;
 			public const bool DullMode                                     = false;
 
-			public static string MonoSdksConfiguration                     => Context.Instance.Configuration.ToLowerInvariant ();
+			public const string MonoSdksConfiguration                      = "release";
 
 			public const string ZipCompressionFormatName = "zip";
 			public const string SevenZipCompressionFormatName = "7z";