diff --git a/.github/workflows/validatePullRequest.yml b/.github/workflows/validatePullRequest.yml
index 89c259b5731..ff722721f8c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validatePullRequest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validatePullRequest.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ jobs:
         run: dotnet build ${{ env.projectName }} -f netstandard2.0 --no-restore -c Release
       - name: Build for netstandard2.1
         run: dotnet build ${{ env.projectName }} -f netstandard2.1 --no-restore -c Release
+      - name: Build for net5.0
+        run: dotnet build ${{ env.projectName }} -f net5.0 --no-restore -c Release
       - name: Build
         run: dotnet build ${{ env.solutionName }} --no-restore -c Release
       - name: Test
diff --git a/pipelines/ci-build.yml b/pipelines/ci-build.yml
index 4757a263c30..afc7029bf36 100644
--- a/pipelines/ci-build.yml
+++ b/pipelines/ci-build.yml
@@ -88,6 +88,12 @@ steps:
     projects: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\src\Microsoft.Graph\Microsoft.Graph.Beta.csproj'
     arguments: '-c $(BuildConfiguration) --no-incremental -f netstandard2.1 --no-restore'
 
+- task: DotNetCoreCLI@2
+  displayName: 'dotnet build net5.0'
+  inputs:
+    projects: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\src\Microsoft.Graph\Microsoft.Graph.Beta.csproj'
+    arguments: '-c $(BuildConfiguration) --no-incremental -f net5.0 --no-restore'
+
 - task: DotNetCoreCLI@2
   displayName: 'dotnet build test project'
   inputs:
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Graph/Microsoft.Graph.Beta.csproj b/src/Microsoft.Graph/Microsoft.Graph.Beta.csproj
index 696211286b1..3e0055bd82c 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Graph/Microsoft.Graph.Beta.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Graph/Microsoft.Graph.Beta.csproj
@@ -56,6 +56,14 @@
     <DocumentationFile>bin\Release\Microsoft.Graph.Beta.xml</DocumentationFile>
     <NoWarn>1701;1702;1705;1591</NoWarn>
   </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(TargetFramework)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|net5.0|AnyCPU'">
+    <DocumentationFile>bin\Debug\Microsoft.Graph.Beta.xml</DocumentationFile>
+    <NoWarn>1701;1702;1705;1591</NoWarn>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(TargetFramework)|$(Platform)'=='Release|net5.0|AnyCPU'">
+    <DocumentationFile>bin\Release\Microsoft.Graph.Beta.xml</DocumentationFile>
+    <NoWarn>1701;1702;1705;1591</NoWarn>
+  </PropertyGroup>    
   <!-- https://github.com/clairernovotny/DeterministicBuilds#deterministic-builds -->
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(TF_BUILD)' == 'true'">
     <ContinuousIntegrationBuild>true</ContinuousIntegrationBuild>