diff --git a/sdk/sdk_test.go b/sdk/sdk_test.go
index 85e3d87..f5f6898 100644
--- a/sdk/sdk_test.go
+++ b/sdk/sdk_test.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 	"testing"
 
 	"android/soong/android"
+	"android/soong/java"
 
 	"github.com/google/blueprint/proptools"
 )
@@ -706,4 +707,88 @@
 			snapshotTestPreparer(checkSnapshotWithoutSource, android.FixtureWithRootAndroidBp(bp)),
 		)
 	})
+
+	t.Run("SOONG_SDK_SNAPSHOT_TARGET_BUILD_RELEASE=S", func(t *testing.T) {
+		result := android.GroupFixturePreparers(
+			prepareForSdkTestWithJava,
+			java.PrepareForTestWithJavaDefaultModules,
+			java.PrepareForTestWithJavaSdkLibraryFiles,
+			java.FixtureWithLastReleaseApis("mysdklibrary"),
+			android.FixtureWithRootAndroidBp(`
+			sdk {
+				name: "mysdk",
+				bootclasspath_fragments: ["mybootclasspathfragment"],
+			}
+
+			bootclasspath_fragment {
+				name: "mybootclasspathfragment",
+				apex_available: ["myapex"],
+				contents: ["mysdklibrary"],
+			}
+
+			java_sdk_library {
+				name: "mysdklibrary",
+				srcs: ["Test.java"],
+				compile_dex: true,
+				public: {enabled: true},
+				permitted_packages: ["mysdklibrary"],
+			}
+		`),
+			android.FixtureMergeEnv(map[string]string{
+				"SOONG_SDK_SNAPSHOT_TARGET_BUILD_RELEASE": "S",
+			}),
+		).RunTest(t)
+
+		CheckSnapshot(t, result, "mysdk", "",
+			checkUnversionedAndroidBpContents(`
+// This is auto-generated. DO NOT EDIT.
+
+prebuilt_bootclasspath_fragment {
+    name: "mybootclasspathfragment",
+    prefer: false,
+    visibility: ["//visibility:public"],
+    apex_available: ["myapex"],
+    contents: ["mysdklibrary"],
+    hidden_api: {
+        annotation_flags: "hiddenapi/annotation-flags.csv",
+        metadata: "hiddenapi/metadata.csv",
+        index: "hiddenapi/index.csv",
+        signature_patterns: "hiddenapi/signature-patterns.csv",
+        stub_flags: "hiddenapi/filtered-stub-flags.csv",
+        all_flags: "hiddenapi/filtered-flags.csv",
+    },
+}
+
+java_sdk_library_import {
+    name: "mysdklibrary",
+    prefer: false,
+    visibility: ["//visibility:public"],
+    apex_available: ["//apex_available:platform"],
+    shared_library: true,
+    compile_dex: true,
+    permitted_packages: ["mysdklibrary"],
+    public: {
+        jars: ["sdk_library/public/mysdklibrary-stubs.jar"],
+        stub_srcs: ["sdk_library/public/mysdklibrary_stub_sources"],
+        current_api: "sdk_library/public/mysdklibrary.txt",
+        removed_api: "sdk_library/public/mysdklibrary-removed.txt",
+        sdk_version: "current",
+    },
+}
+`),
+
+			checkAllCopyRules(`
+.intermediates/mybootclasspathfragment/android_common/modular-hiddenapi/annotation-flags.csv -> hiddenapi/annotation-flags.csv
+.intermediates/mybootclasspathfragment/android_common/modular-hiddenapi/metadata.csv -> hiddenapi/metadata.csv
+.intermediates/mybootclasspathfragment/android_common/modular-hiddenapi/index.csv -> hiddenapi/index.csv
+.intermediates/mybootclasspathfragment/android_common/modular-hiddenapi/signature-patterns.csv -> hiddenapi/signature-patterns.csv
+.intermediates/mybootclasspathfragment/android_common/modular-hiddenapi/filtered-stub-flags.csv -> hiddenapi/filtered-stub-flags.csv
+.intermediates/mybootclasspathfragment/android_common/modular-hiddenapi/filtered-flags.csv -> hiddenapi/filtered-flags.csv
+.intermediates/mysdklibrary.stubs/android_common/javac/mysdklibrary.stubs.jar -> sdk_library/public/mysdklibrary-stubs.jar
+.intermediates/mysdklibrary.stubs.source/android_common/metalava/mysdklibrary.stubs.source_api.txt -> sdk_library/public/mysdklibrary.txt
+.intermediates/mysdklibrary.stubs.source/android_common/metalava/mysdklibrary.stubs.source_removed.txt -> sdk_library/public/mysdklibrary-removed.txt
+`),
+		)
+	})
+
 }
diff --git a/sdk/testing.go b/sdk/testing.go
index 3254cf9..294f1a5 100644
--- a/sdk/testing.go
+++ b/sdk/testing.go
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@
 		androidUnversionedBpContents: sdk.GetUnversionedAndroidBpContentsForTests(),
 		androidVersionedBpContents:   sdk.GetVersionedAndroidBpContentsForTests(),
 		snapshotTestCustomizations:   map[snapshotTest]*snapshotTestCustomization{},
+		targetBuildRelease:           sdk.builderForTests.targetBuildRelease,
 	}
 
 	buildParams := sdk.BuildParamsForTests()
@@ -253,6 +254,13 @@
 	}
 	fs[filepath.Join(snapshotSubDir, "Android.bp")] = []byte(snapshotBuildInfo.androidBpContents)
 
+	// If the generated snapshot builders not for the current release then it cannot be loaded by
+	// the current release.
+	currentBuildRelease := latestBuildRelease()
+	if snapshotBuildInfo.targetBuildRelease != currentBuildRelease {
+		return
+	}
+
 	// The preparers from the original source fixture.
 	sourcePreparers := result.Preparer()
 
@@ -476,6 +484,9 @@
 	// The final output zip.
 	outputZip string
 
+	// The target build release.
+	targetBuildRelease *buildRelease
+
 	// The test specific customizations for each snapshot test.
 	snapshotTestCustomizations map[snapshotTest]*snapshotTestCustomization
 }
diff --git a/sdk/update.go b/sdk/update.go
index 3246832..389e845 100644
--- a/sdk/update.go
+++ b/sdk/update.go
@@ -81,6 +81,19 @@
 //     snapshot module only. The zip file containing the generated snapshot will be
 //     <sdk-name>-<number>.zip.
 //
+// SOONG_SDK_SNAPSHOT_TARGET_BUILD_RELEASE
+//     This allows the target build release (i.e. the release version of the build within which
+//     the snapshot will be used) of the snapshot to be specified. If unspecified then it defaults
+//     to the current build release version. Otherwise, it must be the name of one of the build
+//     releases defined in nameToBuildRelease, e.g. S, T, etc..
+//
+//     The generated snapshot must only be used in the specified target release. If the target
+//     build release is not the current build release then the generated Android.bp file not be
+//     checked for compatibility.
+//
+//     e.g. if setting SOONG_SDK_SNAPSHOT_TARGET_BUILD_RELEASE=S will cause the generated snapshot
+//     to be compatible with S.
+//
 
 var pctx = android.NewPackageContext("android/soong/sdk")
 
@@ -358,6 +371,14 @@
 		snapshotZipFileSuffix = "-" + version
 	}
 
+	currentBuildRelease := latestBuildRelease()
+	targetBuildReleaseEnv := config.GetenvWithDefault("SOONG_SDK_SNAPSHOT_TARGET_BUILD_RELEASE", currentBuildRelease.name)
+	targetBuildRelease, err := nameToRelease(targetBuildReleaseEnv)
+	if err != nil {
+		ctx.ModuleErrorf("invalid SOONG_SDK_SNAPSHOT_TARGET_BUILD_RELEASE: %s", err)
+		targetBuildRelease = currentBuildRelease
+	}
+
 	builder := &snapshotBuilder{
 		ctx:                   ctx,
 		sdk:                   s,
@@ -369,6 +390,7 @@
 		prebuiltModules:       make(map[string]*bpModule),
 		allMembersByName:      allMembersByName,
 		exportedMembersByName: exportedMembersByName,
+		targetBuildRelease:    targetBuildRelease,
 	}
 	s.builderForTests = builder
 
@@ -449,7 +471,11 @@
 	generateBpContents(&bp.generatedContents, bpFile)
 
 	contents := bp.content.String()
-	syntaxCheckSnapshotBpFile(ctx, contents)
+	// If the snapshot is being generated for the current build release then check the syntax to make
+	// sure that it is compatible.
+	if targetBuildRelease == currentBuildRelease {
+		syntaxCheckSnapshotBpFile(ctx, contents)
+	}
 
 	bp.build(pctx, ctx, nil)
 
@@ -1051,6 +1077,9 @@
 
 	// The set of exported members by name.
 	exportedMembersByName map[string]struct{}
+
+	// The target build release for which the snapshot is to be generated.
+	targetBuildRelease *buildRelease
 }
 
 func (s *snapshotBuilder) CopyToSnapshot(src android.Path, dest string) {
@@ -1426,6 +1455,16 @@
 	return osInfo
 }
 
+func (osInfo *osTypeSpecificInfo) pruneUnsupportedProperties(pruner *propertyPruner) {
+	if len(osInfo.archInfos) == 0 {
+		pruner.pruneProperties(osInfo.Properties)
+	} else {
+		for _, archInfo := range osInfo.archInfos {
+			archInfo.pruneUnsupportedProperties(pruner)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // Optimize the properties by extracting common properties from arch type specific
 // properties into os type specific properties.
 func (osInfo *osTypeSpecificInfo) optimizeProperties(ctx *memberContext, commonValueExtractor *commonValueExtractor) {
@@ -1635,6 +1674,16 @@
 	return linkType
 }
 
+func (archInfo *archTypeSpecificInfo) pruneUnsupportedProperties(pruner *propertyPruner) {
+	if len(archInfo.imageVariantInfos) == 0 {
+		pruner.pruneProperties(archInfo.Properties)
+	} else {
+		for _, imageVariantInfo := range archInfo.imageVariantInfos {
+			imageVariantInfo.pruneUnsupportedProperties(pruner)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // Optimize the properties by extracting common properties from link type specific
 // properties into arch type specific properties.
 func (archInfo *archTypeSpecificInfo) optimizeProperties(ctx *memberContext, commonValueExtractor *commonValueExtractor) {
@@ -1732,6 +1781,16 @@
 	return imageInfo
 }
 
+func (imageInfo *imageVariantSpecificInfo) pruneUnsupportedProperties(pruner *propertyPruner) {
+	if len(imageInfo.linkInfos) == 0 {
+		pruner.pruneProperties(imageInfo.Properties)
+	} else {
+		for _, linkInfo := range imageInfo.linkInfos {
+			linkInfo.pruneUnsupportedProperties(pruner)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // Optimize the properties by extracting common properties from link type specific
 // properties into arch type specific properties.
 func (imageInfo *imageVariantSpecificInfo) optimizeProperties(ctx *memberContext, commonValueExtractor *commonValueExtractor) {
@@ -1798,6 +1857,10 @@
 	addSdkMemberPropertiesToSet(ctx, l.Properties, linkPropertySet)
 }
 
+func (l *linkTypeSpecificInfo) pruneUnsupportedProperties(pruner *propertyPruner) {
+	pruner.pruneProperties(l.Properties)
+}
+
 func (l *linkTypeSpecificInfo) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("LinkType{%s}", l.linkType)
 }
@@ -1837,12 +1900,12 @@
 	memberType := member.memberType
 
 	// Do not add the prefer property if the member snapshot module is a source module type.
+	config := ctx.sdkMemberContext.Config()
 	if !memberType.UsesSourceModuleTypeInSnapshot() {
 		// Set the prefer based on the environment variable. This is a temporary work around to allow a
 		// snapshot to be created that sets prefer: true.
 		// TODO(b/174997203): Remove once the ability to select the modules to prefer can be done
 		//  dynamically at build time not at snapshot generation time.
-		config := ctx.sdkMemberContext.Config()
 		prefer := config.IsEnvTrue("SOONG_SDK_SNAPSHOT_PREFER")
 
 		// Set prefer. Setting this to false is not strictly required as that is the default but it does
@@ -1884,6 +1947,11 @@
 	commonProperties := variantPropertiesFactory()
 	commonProperties.Base().Os = android.CommonOS
 
+	// Create a property pruner that will prune any properties unsupported by the target build
+	// release.
+	targetBuildRelease := ctx.builder.targetBuildRelease
+	unsupportedPropertyPruner := newPropertyPrunerByBuildRelease(commonProperties, targetBuildRelease)
+
 	// Create common value extractor that can be used to optimize the properties.
 	commonValueExtractor := newCommonValueExtractor(commonProperties)
 
@@ -1898,6 +1966,8 @@
 		// independent properties structs.
 		osSpecificPropertiesContainers = append(osSpecificPropertiesContainers, osInfo)
 
+		osInfo.pruneUnsupportedProperties(unsupportedPropertyPruner)
+
 		// Optimize the properties across all the variants for a specific os type.
 		osInfo.optimizeProperties(ctx, commonValueExtractor)
 	}
diff --git a/ui/build/dumpvars.go b/ui/build/dumpvars.go
index 3d16073..afec829 100644
--- a/ui/build/dumpvars.go
+++ b/ui/build/dumpvars.go
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@
 	"AUX_OS_VARIANT_LIST",
 	"PRODUCT_SOONG_NAMESPACES",
 	"SOONG_SDK_SNAPSHOT_PREFER",
+	"SOONG_SDK_SNAPSHOT_TARGET_BUILD_RELEASE",
 	"SOONG_SDK_SNAPSHOT_USE_SOURCE_CONFIG_VAR",
 	"SOONG_SDK_SNAPSHOT_VERSION",
 }