diff --git a/Buildenator/Buildenator.csproj b/Buildenator/Buildenator.csproj
index 7152b0a..5cc7b8c 100644
--- a/Buildenator/Buildenator.csproj
+++ b/Buildenator/Buildenator.csproj
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <IncludeBuildOutput>false</IncludeBuildOutput>
     <EnforceExtendedAnalyzerRules>true</EnforceExtendedAnalyzerRules>
     <!-- Do not include the generator as a lib dependency -->
-    <Version>10.8.1.0</Version>
+    <Version>10.8.2.0</Version>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/Buildenator/CodeAnalysis/TypedSymbol.cs b/Buildenator/CodeAnalysis/TypedSymbol.cs
index 900bc7b..e1f179a 100644
--- a/Buildenator/CodeAnalysis/TypedSymbol.cs
+++ b/Buildenator/CodeAnalysis/TypedSymbol.cs
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ public string GenerateLazyFieldValueReturn()
                   + (_nullableStrategy == NullableStrategy.Enabled ? "!" : "")
                 : GetDefaultValueName() is { } defaultValueName
                     ? defaultValueName
-                    : $"default({TypeFullName})")})).Object";
+                    : $"default({TypeFullName})" + (_nullableStrategy == NullableStrategy.Enabled ? "!" : ""))})).Object";
 
     public string GenerateFieldValueReturn()
         => IsMockable()
diff --git a/Buildenator/Configuration/EntityToBuild.cs b/Buildenator/Configuration/EntityToBuild.cs
index 8dffdb5..52aaa03 100644
--- a/Buildenator/Configuration/EntityToBuild.cs
+++ b/Buildenator/Configuration/EntityToBuild.cs
@@ -68,19 +68,12 @@ public string GenerateBuildsCode(bool shouldGenerateMethodsForUnreachablePropert
         if (ConstructorToBuild is null)
             return "";
 
-        var disableWarning = NullableStrategy == NullableStrategy.Enabled
-            ? "#pragma warning disable CS8604\n"
-            : string.Empty;
-        var restoreWarning = NullableStrategy == NullableStrategy.Enabled
-            ? "#pragma warning restore CS8604\n"
-            : string.Empty;
-
-        return $@"{disableWarning}        public {FullName} {DefaultConstants.BuildMethodName}()
+        return $@"        public {FullName} {DefaultConstants.BuildMethodName}()
         {{
             {DefaultConstants.PreBuildMethodName}();
             {GenerateLazyBuildEntityString(shouldGenerateMethodsForUnreachableProperties, ConstructorToBuild.Parameters)}
         }}
-{restoreWarning}
+
 ";
     }
 
@@ -151,26 +144,21 @@ public string GenerateDefaultBuildsCode()
             .Aggregate(new StringBuilder(), (builder, s) => builder.AppendLine(s))
             .ToString();
 
+        var nullForgiving = NullableStrategy == NullableStrategy.Enabled ? "!" : string.Empty;
         var methodParameters = ConstructorToBuild.Parameters
             .Concat(_properties)
             .Select(s =>
             {
                 var fieldType = s.GenerateFieldType();
-                return $"{fieldType} {s.UnderScoreName} = default({fieldType})";
+                return $"{fieldType} {s.UnderScoreName} = default({fieldType}){nullForgiving}";
             }).ComaJoin();
-        var disableWarning = NullableStrategy == NullableStrategy.Enabled
-            ? "#pragma warning disable CS8625\n"
-            : string.Empty;
-        var restoreWarning = NullableStrategy == NullableStrategy.Enabled
-            ? "#pragma warning restore CS8625\n"
-            : string.Empty;
-
-        return $@"{disableWarning}        public static {FullName} BuildDefault({methodParameters})
+
+        return $@"        public static {FullName} BuildDefault({methodParameters})
         {{
             {moqInit}
             {GenerateDefaultBuildEntityString(ConstructorToBuild.Parameters)}
         }}
-{restoreWarning}";
+";
     }
 
     private string GenerateDefaultBuildEntityString(IEnumerable<TypedSymbol> parameters)
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b82a19c..abf45a1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## 10.8.2.0 - 2026-8-31
+
+### Fixed
+- **CS8625/CS8604 nullable warnings in generated `Build()`/`BuildDefault()`**: Non-nullable reference properties without a fixture, mock, or `Default{PropertyName}` value fell back to `default(T)` in the generated code, which the compiler flags as a null-to-non-nullable-type conversion. `Build()` suppressed the resulting CS8604 with a pragma but never suppressed the underlying CS8625, so consumers with `WarningsAsErrors=nullable` (or similarly strict nullable settings) could hit a hard build error instead of a warning. The `default(T)` fallback now uses the null-forgiving operator (`!`) directly, the same pattern already used for the AutoFixture branch, instead of pragma-suppressing the whole method body. Both `Build()` and `BuildDefault()` are now generated warning-free with no pragmas needed.
+
 ## 10.8.1.0 - 2026-4-12
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/Tests/Buildenator.IntegrationTests.SourceWithoutAssemblyInfo/Buildenator.IntegrationTests.SourceWithoutAssemblyInfo.csproj b/Tests/Buildenator.IntegrationTests.SourceWithoutAssemblyInfo/Buildenator.IntegrationTests.SourceWithoutAssemblyInfo.csproj
index c4f96f8..433ec24 100644
--- a/Tests/Buildenator.IntegrationTests.SourceWithoutAssemblyInfo/Buildenator.IntegrationTests.SourceWithoutAssemblyInfo.csproj
+++ b/Tests/Buildenator.IntegrationTests.SourceWithoutAssemblyInfo/Buildenator.IntegrationTests.SourceWithoutAssemblyInfo.csproj
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/Tests/Buildenator.IntegrationTests/BuildersGeneratorMandatoryParametersTests.cs b/Tests/Buildenator.IntegrationTests/BuildersGeneratorMandatoryParametersTests.cs
index 56a768f..dc13915 100644
--- a/Tests/Buildenator.IntegrationTests/BuildersGeneratorMandatoryParametersTests.cs
+++ b/Tests/Buildenator.IntegrationTests/BuildersGeneratorMandatoryParametersTests.cs
@@ -51,4 +51,14 @@ public void BuildersGenerator_MandatoryParameters_NoStaticFactoryPropertyGenerat
 
         staticProperty.Should().BeNull("static factory property is incompatible with mandatory constructor parameters");
     }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void BuildersGenerator_MandatoryParameters_BuildDefaultUsesDefaultValues()
+    {
+        var result = EntityWithMandatoryConstructorParametersBuilder.BuildDefault();
+
+        result.LineNumber.Should().Be(0);
+        result.Activity.Should().BeNull();
+        result.Tags.Should().BeNull();
+    }
 }