diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
index c788063..a3cebbd 100644
--- a/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
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+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core" Version="18.9.6" />
     <!-- UnitTests -->
     <PackageVersion Include="JunitXml.TestLogger" Version="8.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Moq" Version="4.20.72" />
diff --git a/GitVersion.MsBuild/packages.lock.json b/GitVersion.MsBuild/packages.lock.json
index 0f012dd..3fccb91 100644
--- a/GitVersion.MsBuild/packages.lock.json
+++ b/GitVersion.MsBuild/packages.lock.json
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
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diff --git a/UnitTests/packages.lock.json b/UnitTests/packages.lock.json
index 898f636..eea9b51 100644
--- a/UnitTests/packages.lock.json
+++ b/UnitTests/packages.lock.json
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@
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