# DotnetToolResource.withToolPrerelease

- Module: [Aspire.Hosting](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting.md)
- Defined on: [DotnetToolResource](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting/dotnettoolresource.md)
- Version: `13.4.0`
- Kind: `method`

Allows prerelease versions of the tool to be used

## Definition

```typescript
interface DotnetToolResource {
  // ... omitted for brevity
  withToolPrerelease(): DotnetToolResource;
}
```

## Signature

```typescript
withToolPrerelease(): DotnetToolResource
```

## Returns

[DotnetToolResource](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting/dotnettoolresource.md) `builder`

## Defined on

- [DotnetToolResource](/reference/api/typescript/aspire.hosting/dotnettoolresource.md) -- `handle`