diff --git a/dotnet/Directory.Build.targets b/dotnet/Directory.Build.targets
index 5e62f1cef7..258606c295 100644
--- a/dotnet/Directory.Build.targets
+++ b/dotnet/Directory.Build.targets
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
   <!-- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/consume-packages/Central-Package-Management -->
   <Sdk Name="Microsoft.Build.CentralPackageVersions" Version="2.1.3" />
   <!-- Only run 'dotnet format' on dev machines, Release builds. Skip on GitHub Actions -->
-  <!-- as this runs in its own Actions job. -->
-  <Target Name="DotnetFormatOnBuild" BeforeTargets="Build" Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Release' AND '$(GITHUB_ACTIONS)' == '' ">
+  <!-- as this runs in its own Actions job. Only run for net10.0 target frameworks since the dotnet format command -->
+  <!-- already formats all target frameworks in project. Otherwise it will run format x times x where x is the number of target frameworks -->
+  <Target Name="DotnetFormatOnBuild" BeforeTargets="Build" Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Release' AND '$(GITHUB_ACTIONS)' == '' AND '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net10.0' ">
     <Message Text="Running dotnet format" Importance="high" />
     <Exec Command="dotnet format --no-restore -v diag $(ProjectFileName)" />
   </Target>