diff --git a/sdk/core/System.ClientModel/CHANGELOG.md b/sdk/core/System.ClientModel/CHANGELOG.md
index 34052dbbf21ba..c589a2772e911 100644
--- a/sdk/core/System.ClientModel/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sdk/core/System.ClientModel/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 ### Breaking Changes
 
-- Change `HttpClientPipelineTransport.Shared` from a field to a property.
+- Changed `HttpClientPipelineTransport.Shared` and `ClientRetryPolicy.Default` from static readonly fields to static properties.
 
 ### Bugs Fixed
 
diff --git a/sdk/core/System.ClientModel/api/System.ClientModel.net6.0.cs b/sdk/core/System.ClientModel/api/System.ClientModel.net6.0.cs
index a5442ec9e4e88..bcb221ba06f9a 100644
--- a/sdk/core/System.ClientModel/api/System.ClientModel.net6.0.cs
+++ b/sdk/core/System.ClientModel/api/System.ClientModel.net6.0.cs
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ public virtual void Freeze() { }
     }
     public partial class ClientRetryPolicy : System.ClientModel.Primitives.PipelinePolicy
     {
-        public static readonly System.ClientModel.Primitives.ClientRetryPolicy Default;
         public ClientRetryPolicy(int maxRetries = 3) { }
+        public static System.ClientModel.Primitives.ClientRetryPolicy Default { get { throw null; } }
         protected virtual System.TimeSpan GetNextDelay(System.ClientModel.Primitives.PipelineMessage message, int tryCount) { throw null; }
         protected virtual void OnRequestSent(System.ClientModel.Primitives.PipelineMessage message) { }
         protected virtual System.Threading.Tasks.ValueTask OnRequestSentAsync(System.ClientModel.Primitives.PipelineMessage message) { throw null; }
diff --git a/sdk/core/System.ClientModel/api/System.ClientModel.netstandard2.0.cs b/sdk/core/System.ClientModel/api/System.ClientModel.netstandard2.0.cs
index 928285a6edded..b67631bd1efa4 100644
--- a/sdk/core/System.ClientModel/api/System.ClientModel.netstandard2.0.cs
+++ b/sdk/core/System.ClientModel/api/System.ClientModel.netstandard2.0.cs
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ public virtual void Freeze() { }
     }
     public partial class ClientRetryPolicy : System.ClientModel.Primitives.PipelinePolicy
     {
-        public static readonly System.ClientModel.Primitives.ClientRetryPolicy Default;
         public ClientRetryPolicy(int maxRetries = 3) { }
+        public static System.ClientModel.Primitives.ClientRetryPolicy Default { get { throw null; } }
         protected virtual System.TimeSpan GetNextDelay(System.ClientModel.Primitives.PipelineMessage message, int tryCount) { throw null; }
         protected virtual void OnRequestSent(System.ClientModel.Primitives.PipelineMessage message) { }
         protected virtual System.Threading.Tasks.ValueTask OnRequestSentAsync(System.ClientModel.Primitives.PipelineMessage message) { throw null; }
diff --git a/sdk/core/System.ClientModel/src/Pipeline/ClientRetryPolicy.cs b/sdk/core/System.ClientModel/src/Pipeline/ClientRetryPolicy.cs
index 564f968b72738..03d68615c54bc 100644
--- a/sdk/core/System.ClientModel/src/Pipeline/ClientRetryPolicy.cs
+++ b/sdk/core/System.ClientModel/src/Pipeline/ClientRetryPolicy.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace System.ClientModel.Primitives;
 
 public class ClientRetryPolicy : PipelinePolicy
 {
-    public static readonly ClientRetryPolicy Default = new();
+    public static ClientRetryPolicy Default { get; } = new ClientRetryPolicy();
 
     private const int DefaultMaxRetries = 3;
     private static readonly TimeSpan DefaultInitialDelay = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(0.8);