diff --git a/templates/AngularSpa/AngularSpa.csproj b/templates/AngularSpa/AngularSpa.csproj
index b8bd8238cd..b0cea30ff0 100644
--- a/templates/AngularSpa/AngularSpa.csproj
+++ b/templates/AngularSpa/AngularSpa.csproj
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
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+    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.0</TargetFramework>
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   <ItemGroup>
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diff --git a/templates/AureliaSpa/AureliaSpa.csproj b/templates/AureliaSpa/AureliaSpa.csproj
index 287fc6354a..11c64e1b2d 100644
--- a/templates/AureliaSpa/AureliaSpa.csproj
+++ b/templates/AureliaSpa/AureliaSpa.csproj
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 <Project ToolsVersion="15.0" Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
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+    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.0</TargetFramework>
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+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug" Version="2.0.0-*" />
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   <ItemGroup>
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diff --git a/templates/KnockoutSpa/KnockoutSpa.csproj b/templates/KnockoutSpa/KnockoutSpa.csproj
index 287fc6354a..11c64e1b2d 100644
--- a/templates/KnockoutSpa/KnockoutSpa.csproj
+++ b/templates/KnockoutSpa/KnockoutSpa.csproj
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 <Project ToolsVersion="15.0" Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp1.1</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.0</TargetFramework>
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   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore" Version="1.1.0" />
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+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore" Version="2.0.0-*" />
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-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug" Version="1.1.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.StaticFiles" Version="2.0.0-*" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug" Version="2.0.0-*" />
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   <ItemGroup>
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diff --git a/templates/ReactReduxSpa/ReactReduxSpa.csproj b/templates/ReactReduxSpa/ReactReduxSpa.csproj
index b8bd8238cd..b0cea30ff0 100644
--- a/templates/ReactReduxSpa/ReactReduxSpa.csproj
+++ b/templates/ReactReduxSpa/ReactReduxSpa.csproj
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
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-    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp1.1</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.0</TargetFramework>
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-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc" Version="1.1.1" />
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+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug" Version="2.0.0-*" />
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   <ItemGroup>
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diff --git a/templates/ReactSpa/ReactSpa.csproj b/templates/ReactSpa/ReactSpa.csproj
index 287fc6354a..11c64e1b2d 100644
--- a/templates/ReactSpa/ReactSpa.csproj
+++ b/templates/ReactSpa/ReactSpa.csproj
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
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+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug" Version="2.0.0-*" />
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   <ItemGroup>
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diff --git a/templates/VueSpa/VueSpa.csproj b/templates/VueSpa/VueSpa.csproj
index 287fc6354a..11c64e1b2d 100644
--- a/templates/VueSpa/VueSpa.csproj
+++ b/templates/VueSpa/VueSpa.csproj
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
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+    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.0</TargetFramework>
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+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug" Version="2.0.0-*" />
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