diff --git a/src/DurableTask.AzureStorage/AzureStorageOrchestrationService.cs b/src/DurableTask.AzureStorage/AzureStorageOrchestrationService.cs
index 1c87113b7..38cb7fac3 100644
--- a/src/DurableTask.AzureStorage/AzureStorageOrchestrationService.cs
+++ b/src/DurableTask.AzureStorage/AzureStorageOrchestrationService.cs
@@ -2150,6 +2150,16 @@ public Task<string> DownloadBlobAsync(string blobUri)
             return cachedQueue;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Whether to use separate work item queues for entities and orchestrators.
+        /// Wraps the value of AzureStorageOrchestrationServiceSettings.UseSeparateQueueForEntityWorkItems.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool UseSeparateQueuesForEntityWorkItems
+        {
+            get => this.settings.UseSeparateQueueForEntityWorkItems;
+            set => this.settings.UseSeparateQueueForEntityWorkItems = value;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Disposes of the current object.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/DurableTask.AzureStorage/DurableTask.AzureStorage.csproj b/src/DurableTask.AzureStorage/DurableTask.AzureStorage.csproj
index d72d6567d..f9ca217bf 100644
--- a/src/DurableTask.AzureStorage/DurableTask.AzureStorage.csproj
+++ b/src/DurableTask.AzureStorage/DurableTask.AzureStorage.csproj
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <MajorVersion>2</MajorVersion>
     <MinorVersion>8</MinorVersion>
-    <PatchVersion>0</PatchVersion>
+    <PatchVersion>1</PatchVersion>
     <VersionPrefix>$(MajorVersion).$(MinorVersion).$(PatchVersion)</VersionPrefix>
     <FileVersion>$(VersionPrefix).0</FileVersion>
     <!-- FileVersionRevision is expected to be set by the CI. This is useful for distinguishing between multiple builds of the same version. -->