diff --git a/eng/scripts/install-mssql-py-core.ps1 b/eng/scripts/install-mssql-py-core.ps1
index ebbc14628..91d22eff2 100644
--- a/eng/scripts/install-mssql-py-core.ps1
+++ b/eng/scripts/install-mssql-py-core.ps1
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ function Get-PlatformInfo {
     # aarch64 -> arm64 so a Windows arm64 target resolves win_arm64, not win_aarch64.
     $script:WheelPlatform = "win_$($archTag -replace 'x86_64','amd64' -replace 'aarch64','arm64')"
 
-    $script:WheelPattern = "mssql_python_rs-$script:DistributionVersion-$script:PyVersion-$script:PyVersion-$script:WheelPlatform.whl"
+    $script:WheelPattern = "mssql_python_rs-$script:DistributionVersion-cp310-abi3-$script:WheelPlatform.whl"
     Write-Host "Wheel pattern: $script:WheelPattern"
 }
 
diff --git a/eng/scripts/install-mssql-py-core.sh b/eng/scripts/install-mssql-py-core.sh
index e46266adf..a27729701 100644
--- a/eng/scripts/install-mssql-py-core.sh
+++ b/eng/scripts/install-mssql-py-core.sh
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ print(f'cp{v.major}{v.minor} {platform.system().lower()} {platform.machine().low
             ;;
     esac
 
-    WHEEL_PATTERN="mssql_python_rs-${DISTRIBUTION_VERSION}-${PY_VERSION}-${PY_VERSION}-${WHEEL_PLATFORM}.whl"
+    WHEEL_PATTERN="mssql_python_rs-${DISTRIBUTION_VERSION}-cp310-abi3-${WHEEL_PLATFORM}.whl"
     echo "Wheel pattern: $WHEEL_PATTERN"
 }
 
diff --git a/eng/versions/mssql-python-rs-nuget.version b/eng/versions/mssql-python-rs-nuget.version
index 6c6aa7cb0..9325c3ccd 100644
--- a/eng/versions/mssql-python-rs-nuget.version
+++ b/eng/versions/mssql-python-rs-nuget.version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.1.0
\ No newline at end of file
+0.3.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/eng/versions/mssql-python-rs.version b/eng/versions/mssql-python-rs.version
index 6c6aa7cb0..9325c3ccd 100644
--- a/eng/versions/mssql-python-rs.version
+++ b/eng/versions/mssql-python-rs.version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.1.0
\ No newline at end of file
+0.3.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test_037_rs_wheel_download.py b/tests/test_037_rs_wheel_download.py
index 998fc7f35..c03ded8ed 100644
--- a/tests/test_037_rs_wheel_download.py
+++ b/tests/test_037_rs_wheel_download.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def test_downloads_only_matching_wheels_and_clears_stale_output(tmp_path, monkey
     (output / "stale.whl").write_bytes(b"stale")
     content = _package(
         [
-            "wheels/mssql_python_rs-0.1.0-cp313-cp313-win_amd64.whl",
+            "wheels/mssql_python_rs-0.1.0-cp310-abi3-win_amd64.whl",
             "symbols/debug.pdb",
         ],
         "0.1.0-dev.20260914.174990",
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def test_downloads_only_matching_wheels_and_clears_stale_output(tmp_path, monkey
         "https://example.test/index.json", version_file, transport_file, output
     )
 
-    assert [wheel.name for wheel in wheels] == ["mssql_python_rs-0.1.0-cp313-cp313-win_amd64.whl"]
+    assert [wheel.name for wheel in wheels] == ["mssql_python_rs-0.1.0-cp310-abi3-win_amd64.whl"]
     assert sorted(path.name for path in output.iterdir()) == [wheels[0].name, "transport.json"]
     receipt = json.loads((output / "transport.json").read_text())
     assert receipt == {
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ def test_rejects_wheel_with_unexpected_version(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
     version_file.write_text("0.1.0", encoding="ascii")
     transport_file = tmp_path / "transport-version"
     transport_file.write_text("0.1.0-dev.1", encoding="ascii")
-    content = _package(["wheels/mssql_python_rs-0.1.1-cp313-cp313-win_amd64.whl"])
+    content = _package(["wheels/mssql_python_rs-0.1.1-cp310-abi3-win_amd64.whl"])
     _mock_download(monkeypatch, module, content)
 
     with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Unexpected wheel name"):
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ def test_rejects_duplicate_wheel_filename(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
     version_file.write_text("0.1.0", encoding="ascii")
     transport_file = tmp_path / "transport-version"
     transport_file.write_text("0.1.0-dev.1", encoding="ascii")
-    wheel = "wheels/mssql_python_rs-0.1.0-cp313-cp313-win_amd64.whl"
+    wheel = "wheels/mssql_python_rs-0.1.0-cp310-abi3-win_amd64.whl"
     with pytest.warns(UserWarning, match="Duplicate name"):
         content = _package([wheel, wheel])
     _mock_download(monkeypatch, module, content)
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ def test_rejects_symlink_output_without_deleting_target(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
     else:
         output.symlink_to(target, target_is_directory=True)
 
-    content = _package(["wheels/mssql_python_rs-0.1.0-cp313-cp313-win_amd64.whl"])
+    content = _package(["wheels/mssql_python_rs-0.1.0-cp310-abi3-win_amd64.whl"])
     _mock_download(monkeypatch, module, content)
 
     with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="symbolic link|junction"):
@@ -204,3 +204,15 @@ def test_stress_jobs_resolve_dependency_from_pinned_transport():
     assert pipeline.count("download_mssql_python_rs_wheels.py --output-dir") == 2
     assert pipeline.count("--find-links=$(Pipeline.Workspace)\\mssql-python-rs-wheels") == 1
     assert pipeline.count("--find-links=$(Pipeline.Workspace)/mssql-python-rs-wheels") == 1
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "script_name",
+    ["install-mssql-py-core.ps1", "install-mssql-py-core.sh"],
+)
+def test_local_installers_select_stable_abi_wheel(script_name):
+    script = (SCRIPTS_DIR / script_name).read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+
+    assert "cp310-abi3" in script
+    assert "PyVersion-$script:PyVersion" not in script
+    assert "PY_VERSION}-${PY_VERSION" not in script
diff --git a/tests/test_038_mssql_odbc_daily_validation.py b/tests/test_038_mssql_odbc_daily_validation.py
index b4a22b35c..539e65ea6 100644
--- a/tests/test_038_mssql_odbc_daily_validation.py
+++ b/tests/test_038_mssql_odbc_daily_validation.py
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ def test_stable_rs_transport_is_pinned(self):
             encoding="ascii"
         )
 
-        self.assertEqual(version.strip(), "0.1.0")
+        self.assertEqual(version.strip(), "0.3.0")
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":