Expose Private Setter in .Net Core 3.1 OData EDMModelBuilder

Question

How do you expose a property on a class that has a protected or private Setter with the EDMBuilder for .Net Core 3.1 OData.

For example:

public class Person
{
   public int Id { get; set; }
   public string Name { get; protected set; }
}

public class SomeClassToBuildEdmModel
{
   public static IEdmModel GetEdmModel( IServiceProvider serviceProvider )
   {
      var builder = new ODataConventionModelBuilder( serviceProvider );
      builder.EntitySet<Person>(nameof(Person)).EntityType.HasKey( e => e.Id );
   }
}

Performing a Get on the endpoint will only retrieve Id, not Name. The builder ignores any property that has a private or protected setter.

How do I override this or expose the property without removing the protected access modifier?

I did find this link: Old Solution to the Problem

But since this answer is 2 years old, I was hoping for a more elegant or easier solution.

Update: I added:

public class SomeClassToBuildEdmModel
{
   public static IEdmModel GetEdmModel( IServiceProvider serviceProvider )
   {
      var builder = new ODataConventionModelBuilder( serviceProvider );
      var personConfig = builder.EntityType<Person>();
      personConfig.HasKey( e => e.PersonId );
      **personConfig.Property( e => e.Name ).IsOptional();**
      builder.EntitySet<Person>(nameof(Person));
   }
}

This seems to work. However, it seems hinky... is there a better way?

Expose Private Setter in .Net Core 3.1 OData EDMModelBuilder

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