diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Templates/content/BlazorHosted-CSharp/.template.config.src/template.json b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Templates/content/BlazorHosted-CSharp/.template.config.src/template.json
index b42a1b53d3..7fb5a0aad5 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Templates/content/BlazorHosted-CSharp/.template.config.src/template.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Templates/content/BlazorHosted-CSharp/.template.config.src/template.json
@@ -95,6 +95,13 @@
       "replaces": "$(TemplateBlazorPackageVersion)",
       "defaultValue": "${TemplateBlazorVersion}"
     },
+    "AspNetCorePackageVersionSymbol": {
+      "type": "parameter",
+      "datatype": "string",
+      "description": "Intended for internal use only.",
+      "replaces": " Version=\"$(AspNetCorePackageVersion)\"",
+      "defaultValue": ""
+    },
     "skipRestore": {
       "type": "parameter",
       "datatype": "bool",
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Templates/content/BlazorLibrary-CSharp/.template.config.src/template.json b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Templates/content/BlazorLibrary-CSharp/.template.config.src/template.json
index ad7b6acba3..9ee4e3f4bd 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Templates/content/BlazorLibrary-CSharp/.template.config.src/template.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Templates/content/BlazorLibrary-CSharp/.template.config.src/template.json
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@
       "replaces": "$(TemplateBlazorPackageVersion)",
       "defaultValue": "${TemplateBlazorVersion}"
     },
+    "AspNetCorePackageVersionSymbol": {
+      "type": "parameter",
+      "datatype": "string",
+      "description": "Intended for internal use only.",
+      "replaces": " Version=\"$(AspNetCorePackageVersion)\"",
+      "defaultValue": ""
+    },
     "skipRestore": {
       "type": "parameter",
       "datatype": "bool",
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Templates/content/BlazorServerSide-CSharp/.template.config.src/template.json b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Templates/content/BlazorServerSide-CSharp/.template.config.src/template.json
index 72a9e92235..9fd3d4c95a 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Templates/content/BlazorServerSide-CSharp/.template.config.src/template.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Templates/content/BlazorServerSide-CSharp/.template.config.src/template.json
@@ -87,6 +87,13 @@
       "replaces": "$(TemplateBlazorPackageVersion)",
       "defaultValue": "${TemplateBlazorVersion}"
     },
+    "AspNetCorePackageVersionSymbol": {
+      "type": "parameter",
+      "datatype": "string",
+      "description": "Intended for internal use only.",
+      "replaces": " Version=\"$(AspNetCorePackageVersion)\"",
+      "defaultValue": ""
+    },
     "skipRestore": {
       "type": "parameter",
       "datatype": "bool",
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Templates/content/BlazorStandalone-CSharp/.template.config.src/template.json b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Templates/content/BlazorStandalone-CSharp/.template.config.src/template.json
index 9cecdcef83..bf588a9187 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Templates/content/BlazorStandalone-CSharp/.template.config.src/template.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Blazor.Templates/content/BlazorStandalone-CSharp/.template.config.src/template.json
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@
       "replaces": "$(TemplateBlazorPackageVersion)",
       "defaultValue": "${TemplateBlazorVersion}"
     },
+    "AspNetCorePackageVersionSymbol": {
+      "type": "parameter",
+      "datatype": "string",
+      "description": "Intended for internal use only.",
+      "replaces": " Version=\"$(AspNetCorePackageVersion)\"",
+      "defaultValue": ""
+    },
     "skipRestore": {
       "type": "parameter",
       "datatype": "bool",