diff --git a/Package/Repositories/HttpPackageRepository.cs b/Package/Repositories/HttpPackageRepository.cs
index d5397fcb4..0edf222c1 100644
--- a/Package/Repositories/HttpPackageRepository.cs
+++ b/Package/Repositories/HttpPackageRepository.cs
@@ -59,8 +59,11 @@ public SemanticVersion Version
             {
                 if (_version == null)
                     CheckRepoApiVersion();
-
-                return _version;
+                // The version of the repo is not important. 
+                // The primary purpose of the check is to see if the repo is available.
+                // Return version 3.10 to mitigate old package managers that use a faulty 
+                // compatibility check that relies on this property.
+                return new SemanticVersion(3, 10, 0, null, null);
             }
         }