diff --git a/eng/common/scripts/Create-APIReview.ps1 b/eng/common/scripts/Create-APIReview.ps1
index 66f1f3bb4600..456d249c9c18 100644
--- a/eng/common/scripts/Create-APIReview.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/scripts/Create-APIReview.ps1
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ if ($packages)
                 # Ignore API review status for prerelease version
                 Write-Host "Package version is not GA. Ignoring API view approval status"
             }
-            elseif (!$pkgInfo.ReleaseDate -or $pkgInfo.ReleaseDate -eq "Unreleased")
+            elseif (!$pkgInfo.ReleaseStatus -or $pkgInfo.ReleaseStatus -eq "Unreleased")
             {
                 Write-Host "Release date is not set for current version in change log file for package. Ignoring API review approval status since package is not yet ready for release."
             }
diff --git a/eng/common/scripts/Package-Properties.ps1 b/eng/common/scripts/Package-Properties.ps1
index f0c077c04a8d..e00ea7bb9eaf 100644
--- a/eng/common/scripts/Package-Properties.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/scripts/Package-Properties.ps1
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class PackageProps
     [string]$SdkType
     [boolean]$IsNewSdk
     [string]$ArtifactName
-    [string]$ReleaseDate
+    [string]$ReleaseStatus
 
     PackageProps([string]$name, [string]$version, [string]$directoryPath, [string]$serviceDirectory)
     {
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ class PackageProps
             $this.ChangeLogPath = Join-Path $directoryPath "CHANGELOG.md"
             # Get release date for current version and set in package property
             $changeLogEntry = Get-ChangeLogEntry -ChangeLogLocation $this.ChangeLogPath -VersionString $this.Version
-            if ($changeLogEntry -and ![System.String]::IsNullOrEmpty($changeLogEntry.ReleaseStatus))
+            if ($changeLogEntry -and !$changeLogEntry.ReleaseStatus)
             {
-              $this.ReleaseDate = $changeLogEntry.ReleaseStatus.Trim().Trim("()")
+              $this.ReleaseStatus = $changeLogEntry.ReleaseStatus.Trim().Trim("()")
             } 
         }
         else
diff --git a/eng/common/scripts/Save-Package-Properties.ps1 b/eng/common/scripts/Save-Package-Properties.ps1
index e4a1e96f26ec..26f4f17c8807 100644
--- a/eng/common/scripts/Save-Package-Properties.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/scripts/Save-Package-Properties.ps1
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ if ($allPackageProperties)
             Write-Host "Package Version: $($pkg.Version)"
             Write-Host "Package SDK Type: $($pkg.SdkType)"
             Write-Host "Artifact Name: $($pkg.ArtifactName)"
-            Write-Host "Release date: $($pkg.ReleaseDate)"
+            Write-Host "Release date: $($pkg.ReleaseStatus)"
             $configFilePrefix = $pkg.Name
             if ($pkg.ArtifactName)
             {