diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c632acb4ef..5af949b050 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -30,4 +30,3 @@ project.lock.json
 .testPublish/
 samples/**/temp-keys/
 global.json
-korebuild-lock.txt
diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 3fd0dd0850..fb41a88333 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <Project>
-  <Import Project="version.xml" />
+  <Import Project="version.props" />
+  <Import Project="build\dependencies.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Product>Microsoft ASP.NET Core</Product>
@@ -8,7 +9,6 @@
     <AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)build\Key.snk</AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>
     <SignAssembly>true</SignAssembly>
     <PublicSign Condition="'$(OS)' != 'Windows_NT'">true</PublicSign>
-    <VersionSuffix Condition="'$(VersionSuffix)'!='' AND '$(BuildNumber)' != ''">$(VersionSuffix)-$(BuildNumber)</VersionSuffix>
     <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
diff --git a/Directory.Build.targets b/Directory.Build.targets
index bc118fd907..e83ff95e39 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.targets
+++ b/Directory.Build.targets
@@ -1,14 +1,5 @@
-<Project InitialTargets="EnsureKoreBuildRestored">
-  <Target Name="EnsureKoreBuildRestored" Condition=" '$(KoreBuildRestoreTargetsImported)' != 'true' AND '$(MSBuildProjectName)' != 'BenchmarkDotNet.Autogenerated'">
-    <PropertyGroup>
-      <_BootstrapperFile Condition=" $([MSBuild]::IsOSUnixLike()) ">build.sh</_BootstrapperFile>
-      <_BootstrapperFile Condition="! $([MSBuild]::IsOSUnixLike()) ">build.cmd</_BootstrapperFile>
-      <_BootstrapperError>
-        Package references have not been pinned. Run './$(_BootstrapperFile) /t:Pin'.
-        Also, you can run './$(_BootstrapperFile) /t:Restore' which will pin *and* restore packages. '$(_BootstrapperFile)' can be found in '$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)'.
-      </_BootstrapperError>
-    </PropertyGroup>
-
-    <Error Code="KRB1001" Text="$(_BootstrapperError.Trim())" />
-  </Target>
+<Project>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <RuntimeFrameworkVersion Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'netcoreapp2.0' ">$(MicrosoftNETCoreApp20PackageVersion)</RuntimeFrameworkVersion>
+  </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/NuGet.config b/NuGet.config
index 20060c934e..4e8a1f6de1 100644
--- a/NuGet.config
+++ b/NuGet.config
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   <packageSources>
     <clear />
     <add key="AspNetCore" value="https://dotnet.myget.org/F/aspnetcore-ci-dev/api/v3/index.json" />
+    <add key="AspNetCoreTools" value="https://dotnet.myget.org/F/aspnetcore-tools/api/v3/index.json" />
     <add key="NuGet" value="https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json" />
   </packageSources>
 </configuration>
diff --git a/build/dependencies.props b/build/dependencies.props
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f9bd07181
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/dependencies.props
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<Project>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <MSBuildAllProjects>$(MSBuildAllProjects);$(MSBuildThisFileFullPath)</MSBuildAllProjects>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Label="Package Versions">
+    <InternalAspNetCoreSdkPackageVersion>2.1.0-preview1-15549</InternalAspNetCoreSdkPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreHostingAbstractionsPackageVersion>2.1.0-preview1-27488</MicrosoftAspNetCoreHostingAbstractionsPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreHostingPackageVersion>2.1.0-preview1-27488</MicrosoftAspNetCoreHostingPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreTestingPackageVersion>2.1.0-preview1-27488</MicrosoftAspNetCoreTestingPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftAzureKeyVaultPackageVersion>2.3.2</MicrosoftAzureKeyVaultPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftExtensionsConfigurationJsonPackageVersion>2.1.0-preview1-27488</MicrosoftExtensionsConfigurationJsonPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftExtensionsConfigurationPackageVersion>2.1.0-preview1-27488</MicrosoftExtensionsConfigurationPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftExtensionsDependencyInjectionAbstractionsPackageVersion>2.1.0-preview1-27488</MicrosoftExtensionsDependencyInjectionAbstractionsPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftExtensionsDependencyInjectionPackageVersion>2.1.0-preview1-27488</MicrosoftExtensionsDependencyInjectionPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingAbstractionsPackageVersion>2.1.0-preview1-27488</MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingAbstractionsPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingConsolePackageVersion>2.1.0-preview1-27488</MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingConsolePackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingPackageVersion>2.1.0-preview1-27488</MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftExtensionsOptionsPackageVersion>2.1.0-preview1-27488</MicrosoftExtensionsOptionsPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftExtensionsWebEncodersSourcesPackageVersion>2.1.0-preview1-27488</MicrosoftExtensionsWebEncodersSourcesPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftIdentityModelClientsActiveDirectoryPackageVersion>3.14.1</MicrosoftIdentityModelClientsActiveDirectoryPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftNETCoreApp20PackageVersion>2.0.0</MicrosoftNETCoreApp20PackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftNETTestSdkPackageVersion>15.3.0</MicrosoftNETTestSdkPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftWin32RegistryPackageVersion>4.4.0</MicrosoftWin32RegistryPackageVersion>
+    <MoqPackageVersion>4.7.49</MoqPackageVersion>
+    <StackExchangeRedisStrongNamePackageVersion>1.2.4</StackExchangeRedisStrongNamePackageVersion>
+    <SystemSecurityCryptographyXmlPackageVersion>4.4.0</SystemSecurityCryptographyXmlPackageVersion>
+    <WindowsAzureStoragePackageVersion>8.1.4</WindowsAzureStoragePackageVersion>
+    <XunitPackageVersion>2.3.0</XunitPackageVersion>
+    <XunitRunnerVisualStudioPackageVersion>2.3.0</XunitRunnerVisualStudioPackageVersion>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(DotNetPackageVersionPropsPath)" Condition=" '$(DotNetPackageVersionPropsPath)' != '' " />
+</Project>
diff --git a/build/repo.props b/build/repo.props
index 13fe1c296a..b55e651b87 100644
--- a/build/repo.props
+++ b/build/repo.props
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <Project>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageLineup Include="Internal.AspNetCore.Universe.Lineup" Version="2.1.0-*" />
-    <PackageLineup Include="Internal.AspNetCore.Partners.Lineup" Version="2.1.0-*" />
-  </ItemGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <!-- These properties are use by the automation that updates dependencies.props -->
+    <LineupPackageId>Internal.AspNetCore.Universe.Lineup</LineupPackageId>
+    <LineupPackageRestoreSource>https://dotnet.myget.org/F/aspnetcore-ci-dev/api/v3/index.json</LineupPackageRestoreSource>
+  </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/korebuild-lock.txt b/korebuild-lock.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..45463cc71e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/korebuild-lock.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+version:2.1.0-preview1-15549
+commithash:f570e08585fec510dd60cd4bfe8795388b757a95
diff --git a/korebuild.json b/korebuild.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd5d51a51b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/korebuild.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aspnet/BuildTools/dev/tools/korebuild.schema.json",
+  "channel": "dev"
+}
diff --git a/samples/AzureBlob/AzureBlob.csproj b/samples/AzureBlob/AzureBlob.csproj
index 36a54d88da..a9388ad953 100644
--- a/samples/AzureBlob/AzureBlob.csproj
+++ b/samples/AzureBlob/AzureBlob.csproj
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsDependencyInjectionPackageVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingPackageVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingConsolePackageVersion)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/samples/AzureKeyVault/AzureKeyVault.csproj b/samples/AzureKeyVault/AzureKeyVault.csproj
index 4907ff7925..a4ca09bc1e 100644
--- a/samples/AzureKeyVault/AzureKeyVault.csproj
+++ b/samples/AzureKeyVault/AzureKeyVault.csproj
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsConfigurationPackageVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsConfigurationJsonPackageVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsDependencyInjectionPackageVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingPackageVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingConsolePackageVersion)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/samples/CustomEncryptorSample/CustomEncryptorSample.csproj b/samples/CustomEncryptorSample/CustomEncryptorSample.csproj
index cd0cebef55..d6978a8494 100644
--- a/samples/CustomEncryptorSample/CustomEncryptorSample.csproj
+++ b/samples/CustomEncryptorSample/CustomEncryptorSample.csproj
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingPackageVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingConsolePackageVersion)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/samples/Redis/Redis.csproj b/samples/Redis/Redis.csproj
index 780154b570..cbaea96c41 100644
--- a/samples/Redis/Redis.csproj
+++ b/samples/Redis/Redis.csproj
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsDependencyInjectionPackageVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingPackageVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingConsolePackageVersion)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Directory.Build.props b/src/Directory.Build.props
index 9d9a3de33a..4b89a431e7 100644
--- a/src/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/src/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-<Project>
+<Project>
   <Import Project="..\Directory.Build.props" />
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Internal.AspNetCore.Sdk" PrivateAssets="All" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Internal.AspNetCore.Sdk" PrivateAssets="All" Version="$(InternalAspNetCoreSdkPackageVersion)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Abstractions/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Abstractions.csproj b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Abstractions/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Abstractions.csproj
index 9865ffc812..24bd9f5fb6 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Abstractions/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Abstractions.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Abstractions/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Abstractions.csproj
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.IDataProtector</Description>
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.WebEncoders.Sources" PrivateAssets="All" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.WebEncoders.Sources" PrivateAssets="All" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsWebEncodersSourcesPackageVersion)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.AzureKeyVault/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.AzureKeyVault.csproj b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.AzureKeyVault/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.AzureKeyVault.csproj
index ee7b42ab87..0c7b084a2a 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.AzureKeyVault/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.AzureKeyVault.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.AzureKeyVault/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.AzureKeyVault.csproj
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.IdentityModel.Clients.ActiveDirectory" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.KeyVault" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.IdentityModel.Clients.ActiveDirectory" Version="$(MicrosoftIdentityModelClientsActiveDirectoryPackageVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.KeyVault" Version="$(MicrosoftAzureKeyVaultPackageVersion)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.AzureStorage/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.AzureStorage.csproj b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.AzureStorage/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.AzureStorage.csproj
index 69013b6942..ceb83f3925 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.AzureStorage/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.AzureStorage.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.AzureStorage/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.AzureStorage.csproj
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="WindowsAzure.Storage" />
+    <PackageReference Include="WindowsAzure.Storage" Version="$(WindowsAzureStoragePackageVersion)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Extensions/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Extensions.csproj b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Extensions/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Extensions.csproj
index 63778dca70..44885e5711 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Extensions/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Extensions.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Extensions/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Extensions.csproj
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsDependencyInjectionPackageVersion)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Redis/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Redis.csproj b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Redis/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Redis.csproj
index 09231f21cd..86fc1f8fb7 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Redis/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Redis.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Redis/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Redis.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Description>Redis storage support as key store.</Description>
-    <VersionPrefix>0.4.0</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix Condition="'$(ExperimentalProjectVersionPrefix)' != ''">$(ExperimentalProjectVersionPrefix)</VersionPrefix>
+    <VerifyVersion Condition="'$(ExperimentalProjectVersionPrefix)' != ''">false</VerifyVersion>
     <TargetFramework>netstandard2.0</TargetFramework>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
     <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="StackExchange.Redis.StrongName" />
+    <PackageReference Include="StackExchange.Redis.StrongName" Version="$(StackExchangeRedisStrongNamePackageVersion)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.SystemWeb/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.SystemWeb.csproj b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.SystemWeb/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.SystemWeb.csproj
index 6e013cd1c2..a40024990e 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.SystemWeb/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.SystemWeb.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.SystemWeb/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.SystemWeb.csproj
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsDependencyInjectionPackageVersion)" />
     <Reference Include="System.Configuration" />
     <Reference Include="System.Web" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.csproj b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.csproj
index 8779798c57..d9ba04d1a9 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.csproj
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Abstractions" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Win32.Registry" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Security.Cryptography.Xml" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Abstractions" Version="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreHostingAbstractionsPackageVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsDependencyInjectionAbstractionsPackageVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingAbstractionsPackageVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsOptionsPackageVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Win32.Registry" Version="$(MicrosoftWin32RegistryPackageVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Security.Cryptography.Xml" Version="$(SystemSecurityCryptographyXmlPackageVersion)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/test/Directory.Build.props b/test/Directory.Build.props
index 3a86391d57..8a1b153e10 100644
--- a/test/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/test/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-<Project>
+<Project>
   <Import Project="..\Directory.Build.props" />
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Internal.AspNetCore.Sdk" PrivateAssets="All" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Testing" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Moq" />
-    <PackageReference Include="xunit" />
-    <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Internal.AspNetCore.Sdk" PrivateAssets="All" Version="$(InternalAspNetCoreSdkPackageVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Testing" Version="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreTestingPackageVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="$(MicrosoftNETTestSdkPackageVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Moq" Version="$(MoqPackageVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="$(XunitPackageVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="$(XunitRunnerVisualStudioPackageVersion)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.AzureKeyVault.Test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.AzureKeyVault.Test.csproj b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.AzureKeyVault.Test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.AzureKeyVault.Test.csproj
index 6983aebb33..753d0a1041 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.AzureKeyVault.Test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.AzureKeyVault.Test.csproj
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.AzureKeyVault.Test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.AzureKeyVault.Test.csproj
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsDependencyInjectionPackageVersion)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.AzureStorage.Test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.AzureStorage.Test.csproj b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.AzureStorage.Test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.AzureStorage.Test.csproj
index 56872ed370..018c5da2fc 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.AzureStorage.Test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.AzureStorage.Test.csproj
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.AzureStorage.Test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.AzureStorage.Test.csproj
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsDependencyInjectionPackageVersion)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Redis.Test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Redis.Test.csproj b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Redis.Test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Redis.Test.csproj
index b5c4f54979..75af7061ff 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Redis.Test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Redis.Test.csproj
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Redis.Test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Redis.Test.csproj
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsDependencyInjectionPackageVersion)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Test.csproj b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Test.csproj
index 77394665b2..1ce0d35680 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Test.csproj
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Test.csproj
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting" Version="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreHostingPackageVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsDependencyInjectionPackageVersion)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/version.props b/version.props
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d1791a6a89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/version.props
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<Project>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <VersionPrefix>2.1.0</VersionPrefix>
+    <ExperimentalProjectVersionPrefix>0.4.0</ExperimentalProjectVersionPrefix>
+    <VersionSuffix>preview1</VersionSuffix>
+    <PackageVersion Condition="'$(IsFinalBuild)' == 'true' AND '$(VersionSuffix)' == 'rtm' ">$(VersionPrefix)</PackageVersion>
+    <PackageVersion Condition="'$(IsFinalBuild)' == 'true' AND '$(VersionSuffix)' != 'rtm' ">$(VersionPrefix)-$(VersionSuffix)-final</PackageVersion>
+    <BuildNumber Condition="'$(BuildNumber)' == ''">t000</BuildNumber>
+    <VersionSuffix Condition="'$(VersionSuffix)' != '' And '$(BuildNumber)' != ''">$(VersionSuffix)-$(BuildNumber)</VersionSuffix>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+</Project>
diff --git a/version.xml b/version.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c05022b7d..0000000000
--- a/version.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-<!-- This file may be overwritten by automation. -->
-<Project>
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <KoreBuildChannel>dev</KoreBuildChannel>
-    <VersionPrefix>2.1.0</VersionPrefix>
-    <VersionSuffix>preview1</VersionSuffix>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-</Project>