diff --git a/dotnet/packages/Microsoft.TeamsAI/Microsoft.TeamsAI/Application/StreamingResponse.cs b/dotnet/packages/Microsoft.TeamsAI/Microsoft.TeamsAI/Application/StreamingResponse.cs
index 61821abbe3..34d061d850 100644
--- a/dotnet/packages/Microsoft.TeamsAI/Microsoft.TeamsAI/Application/StreamingResponse.cs
+++ b/dotnet/packages/Microsoft.TeamsAI/Microsoft.TeamsAI/Application/StreamingResponse.cs
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ private async Task SendActivity(Activity activity)
                 {
                     Properties = JObject.FromObject(new {
                         streamId = ((StreamingChannelData) activity.ChannelData).streamId,
-                        streamType = ((StreamingChannelData) activity.ChannelData).StreamType,
+                        streamType = ((StreamingChannelData) activity.ChannelData).StreamType.ToString(),
                         streamSequence = ((StreamingChannelData) activity.ChannelData).StreamSequence,
 
                     })
diff --git a/dotnet/packages/Microsoft.TeamsAI/Microsoft.TeamsAI/Microsoft.Teams.AI.csproj b/dotnet/packages/Microsoft.TeamsAI/Microsoft.TeamsAI/Microsoft.Teams.AI.csproj
index c8a2437ef6..5550baf0c9 100644
--- a/dotnet/packages/Microsoft.TeamsAI/Microsoft.TeamsAI/Microsoft.Teams.AI.csproj
+++ b/dotnet/packages/Microsoft.TeamsAI/Microsoft.TeamsAI/Microsoft.Teams.AI.csproj
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <PackageId>Microsoft.Teams.AI</PackageId>
     <Product>Microsoft Teams AI SDK</Product>
-    <Version>1.8.0</Version>
+    <Version>1.8.1</Version>
     <Authors>Microsoft</Authors>
     <Company>Microsoft</Company>
     <Copyright>© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.</Copyright>