diff --git a/src/Serilog.Extensions.Logging/Extensions/Logging/SerilogLogger.cs b/src/Serilog.Extensions.Logging/Extensions/Logging/SerilogLogger.cs
index 89b9f93..007e73d 100644
--- a/src/Serilog.Extensions.Logging/Extensions/Logging/SerilogLogger.cs
+++ b/src/Serilog.Extensions.Logging/Extensions/Logging/SerilogLogger.cs
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ internal static LogEventProperty CreateEventIdProperty(EventId eventId)
 
             if (eventId.Id != 0)
             {
-                if (eventId.Id < LowEventIdValues.Length)
+                if (eventId.Id >= 0 && eventId.Id < LowEventIdValues.Length)
                     // Avoid some allocations
                     properties.Add(LowEventIdValues[eventId.Id]);
                 else
diff --git a/src/Serilog.Extensions.Logging/Serilog.Extensions.Logging.csproj b/src/Serilog.Extensions.Logging/Serilog.Extensions.Logging.csproj
index 479cb20..9a3e564 100644
--- a/src/Serilog.Extensions.Logging/Serilog.Extensions.Logging.csproj
+++ b/src/Serilog.Extensions.Logging/Serilog.Extensions.Logging.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Description>Low-level Serilog provider for Microsoft.Extensions.Logging</Description>
-    <VersionPrefix>3.0.0</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>3.0.1</VersionPrefix>
     <Authors>Microsoft;Serilog Contributors</Authors>
     <TargetFrameworks>netstandard2.0</TargetFrameworks>
     <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>