diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5f426a1c8a8f..29f59c3a3e70 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ modules/
 *.user
 *.userprefs
 *.vspx
+*.json.bak
 
 # Specific files, typically generated by tools
 .config/dotnet-tools.json
diff --git a/eng/scripts/npm/update-dependency-versions.mjs b/eng/scripts/npm/update-dependency-versions.mjs
index 632152b69c9c..9311284a3999 100644
--- a/eng/scripts/npm/update-dependency-versions.mjs
+++ b/eng/scripts/npm/update-dependency-versions.mjs
@@ -52,9 +52,18 @@ function applyPackageVersion(packagesToPack, defaultPackageVersion) {
     renames.push([`${packagePath}.bak`, packagePath]);
 
     process.chdir(packageDir);
-    execSync(`npm version ${packageVersion} --no-git-tag-version --allow-same-version`, { stdio: 'inherit' });
+    try {
+      execSync(`npm version ${packageVersion} --no-git-tag-version --allow-same-version`, { stdio: 'inherit' });
+      console.log(`Applied version ${packageVersion} to ${packageName} in ${packageDir}...`);
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.warn(`Failed to run npm version command for ${packageName}, falling back to manual version update...`);
+      // Fallback: manually update the version in package.json
+      const packageJson = fs.readJsonSync(packagePath);
+      packageJson.version = packageVersion;
+      fs.writeJsonSync(packagePath, packageJson, { spaces: 2 });
+      console.log(`Manually applied version ${packageVersion} to ${packageName} in ${packageDir}...`);
+    }
     process.chdir(currentDir);
-    console.log(`Applied version ${packageVersion} to ${packageName} in ${packageDir}...`);
   }
 
   return renames;
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e15d0bf8cf1e..95e6c7158c66 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -18895,7 +18895,7 @@
     },
     "src/SignalR/clients/ts/signalr": {
       "name": "@microsoft/signalr",
-      "version": "5.0.0-dev",
+      "version": "10.0.0-dev",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "abort-controller": "^3.0.0",
@@ -18907,10 +18907,10 @@
     },
     "src/SignalR/clients/ts/signalr-protocol-msgpack": {
       "name": "@microsoft/signalr-protocol-msgpack",
-      "version": "5.0.0-dev",
+      "version": "10.0.0-dev",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@microsoft/signalr": "*",
+        "@microsoft/signalr": ">=10.0.0-dev",
         "@msgpack/msgpack": "^2.7.0"
       }
     },
diff --git a/src/JSInterop/Microsoft.JSInterop.JS/src/package.json b/src/JSInterop/Microsoft.JSInterop.JS/src/package.json
index 4a91339cf24f..8f480f3052c6 100644
--- a/src/JSInterop/Microsoft.JSInterop.JS/src/package.json
+++ b/src/JSInterop/Microsoft.JSInterop.JS/src/package.json
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@
     "rimraf": "^5.0.5",
     "typescript": "^5.3.3"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/SignalR/clients/ts/signalr-protocol-msgpack/package.json b/src/SignalR/clients/ts/signalr-protocol-msgpack/package.json
index c9cc83805bbc..3f9769cdc736 100644
--- a/src/SignalR/clients/ts/signalr-protocol-msgpack/package.json
+++ b/src/SignalR/clients/ts/signalr-protocol-msgpack/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@microsoft/signalr-protocol-msgpack",
-  "version": "5.0.0-dev",
+  "version": "10.0.0-dev",
   "description": "MsgPack Protocol support for ASP.NET Core SignalR",
   "main": "./dist/cjs/index.js",
   "module": "./dist/esm/index.js",
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@
     "src/**/*"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "@microsoft/signalr": "*",
+    "@microsoft/signalr": ">=10.0.0-dev",
     "@msgpack/msgpack": "^2.7.0"
   },
   "overrides": {
     "ws": ">=7.4.6",
     "tough-cookie": ">=4.1.3"
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/SignalR/clients/ts/signalr/package.json b/src/SignalR/clients/ts/signalr/package.json
index 805aed5a9bb2..a13e0ba8ee8b 100644
--- a/src/SignalR/clients/ts/signalr/package.json
+++ b/src/SignalR/clients/ts/signalr/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@microsoft/signalr",
-  "version": "5.0.0-dev",
+  "version": "10.0.0-dev",
   "description": "ASP.NET Core SignalR Client",
   "main": "./dist/cjs/index.js",
   "module": "./dist/esm/index.js",