diff --git a/test/GenerateTestProps.targets b/test/GenerateTestProps.targets
index 51c0b31f09..9e6fcb1b8a 100644
--- a/test/GenerateTestProps.targets
+++ b/test/GenerateTestProps.targets
@@ -5,6 +5,15 @@
       <PropsProperties>$(PropsProperties);RuntimeFrameworkVersion=$(RuntimeFrameworkVersion)</PropsProperties>
       <PropsProperties>$(PropsProperties);MicrosoftNETSdkRazorPackageVersion=$(MicrosoftNETSdkRazorPackageVersion)</PropsProperties>
 
+      <!-- This logic would be in the CLI -->
+      <DefaultPatchVersionForAspNetCoreAll2_1>2.1.1</DefaultPatchVersionForAspNetCoreAll2_1>
+      <DefaultPatchVersionForAspNetCoreAll2_1 Condition="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreAllPackageVersion.StartsWith('$(DefaultPatchVersionForAspNetCoreAll2_1)'))">$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreAllPackageVersion)</DefaultPatchVersionForAspNetCoreAll2_1>
+      <DefaultPatchVersionForAspNetCoreApp2_1>$(DefaultPatchVersionForAspNetCoreAll2_1)</DefaultPatchVersionForAspNetCoreApp2_1>
+      <DefaultPatchVersionForAspNetCoreApp2_1 Condition="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreAppPackageVersion.StartsWith('$(DefaultPatchVersionForAspNetCoreApp2_1)'))">$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreAppPackageVersion)</DefaultPatchVersionForAspNetCoreApp2_1>
+
+      <PropsProperties>$(PropsProperties);DefaultPatchVersionForAspNetCoreAll2_1=$(DefaultPatchVersionForAspNetCoreAll2_1)</PropsProperties>
+      <PropsProperties>$(PropsProperties);DefaultPatchVersionForAspNetCoreApp2_1=$(DefaultPatchVersionForAspNetCoreApp2_1)</PropsProperties>
+
       <!-- These properties would normally be bundled in the CLI -->
 
       <!-- Overriding this property to fix tests until 2.1.0 is released or we have updated the tfm to netcoreapp2.2 https://github.com/aspnet/templating/issues/488 -->
diff --git a/test/TemplateTests.props.in b/test/TemplateTests.props.in
index beb6073223..cd7240af05 100644
--- a/test/TemplateTests.props.in
+++ b/test/TemplateTests.props.in
@@ -4,5 +4,7 @@
     <RestoreSources>${RestoreSources}</RestoreSources>
     <RuntimeFrameworkVersion>${RuntimeFrameworkVersion}</RuntimeFrameworkVersion>
     <MicrosoftNETSdkRazorPackageVersion>${MicrosoftNETSdkRazorPackageVersion}</MicrosoftNETSdkRazorPackageVersion>
+    <DefaultPatchVersionForAspNetCoreAll2_1>${DefaultPatchVersionForAspNetCoreAll2_1}</DefaultPatchVersionForAspNetCoreAll2_1>
+    <DefaultPatchVersionForAspNetCoreApp2_1>${DefaultPatchVersionForAspNetCoreApp2_1}</DefaultPatchVersionForAspNetCoreApp2_1>
   </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/test/TemplateTests.targets.in b/test/TemplateTests.targets.in
index 177e5a8721..5d7e98d4bb 100644
--- a/test/TemplateTests.targets.in
+++ b/test/TemplateTests.targets.in
@@ -37,30 +37,40 @@ Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
   <Choose>
     <When Condition="'$(TargetFrameworkIdentifier)' == '.NETCoreApp'" >
 
+      <PropertyGroup>
+        <!-- These properties will allow the latest patch versions to be set in the CLI (via BundledVersions.props) or overridden by tests -->
+        <DefaultPatchVersionForAspNetCoreAll2_1 Condition="'$(DefaultPatchVersionForAspNetCoreAll2_1)' == ''">2.1.1</DefaultPatchVersionForAspNetCoreAll2_1>
+        <DefaultPatchVersionForAspNetCoreApp2_1 Condition="'$(DefaultPatchVersionForAspNetCoreApp2_1)' == ''">2.1.1</DefaultPatchVersionForAspNetCoreApp2_1>
+      </PropertyGroup>
+
       <!-- Default patch version of .All Framework -->
       <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(DefaultAspNetCoreAllPatchVersion)' == ''">
+        <DefaultAspNetCoreAllPatchVersion Condition="'$(_TargetFrameworkVersionWithoutV)' == '2.1'">$(DefaultPatchVersionForAspNetCoreAll2_1)</DefaultAspNetCoreAllPatchVersion>
+
         <!-- If targeting the same pre-release that is bundled with the .NET Core SDK, use the bundled package version
             provided by Microsoft.NETCoreSdk.BundledVersions.props -->
-        <DefaultAspNetCoreAllPatchVersion Condition="'$(_TargetFrameworkVersionWithoutV)' == '${BundledAspNetCoreAllTargetFrameworkVersion}'">${BundledAspNetCoreAllPackageVersion}</DefaultAspNetCoreAllPatchVersion>
+        <DefaultAspNetCoreAllPatchVersion Condition="'$(DefaultAspNetCoreAllPatchVersion)' == '' AND '$(_TargetFrameworkVersionWithoutV)' == '${BundledAspNetCoreAllTargetFrameworkVersion}'">${BundledAspNetCoreAllPackageVersion}</DefaultAspNetCoreAllPatchVersion>
         <!-- If not covered by the previous cases use the target framework version for the default patch version -->
         <DefaultAspNetCoreAllPatchVersion Condition="'$(DefaultAspNetCoreAllPatchVersion)' == ''">$(_TargetFrameworkVersionWithoutV)</DefaultAspNetCoreAllPatchVersion>
       </PropertyGroup>
 
       <!-- Default patch version of .App Framework -->
       <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(DefaultAspNetCoreAppPatchVersion)' == ''">
+        <DefaultAspNetCoreAppPatchVersion Condition="'$(_TargetFrameworkVersionWithoutV)' == '2.1'">$(DefaultPatchVersionForAspNetCoreApp2_1)</DefaultAspNetCoreAppPatchVersion>
+
         <!-- If targeting the same pre-release that is bundled with the .NET Core SDK, use the bundled package version
             provided by Microsoft.NETCoreSdk.BundledVersions.props -->
-        <DefaultAspNetCoreAppPatchVersion Condition="'$(_TargetFrameworkVersionWithoutV)' == '${BundledAspNetCoreAppTargetFrameworkVersion}'">${BundledAspNetCoreAppPackageVersion}</DefaultAspNetCoreAppPatchVersion>
+        <DefaultAspNetCoreAppPatchVersion Condition="'$(DefaultAspNetCoreAppPatchVersion)' == '' AND '$(_TargetFrameworkVersionWithoutV)' == '${BundledAspNetCoreAppTargetFrameworkVersion}'">${BundledAspNetCoreAppPackageVersion}</DefaultAspNetCoreAppPatchVersion>
         <!-- If not covered by the previous cases use the target framework version for the default patch version -->
         <DefaultAspNetCoreAppPatchVersion Condition="'$(DefaultAspNetCoreAppPatchVersion)' == ''">$(_TargetFrameworkVersionWithoutV)</DefaultAspNetCoreAppPatchVersion>
       </PropertyGroup>
 
       <!-- Latest patch version of .All Framework -->
       <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(LatestAspNetCoreAllPatchVersion)' == ''">
-        <!-- Placeholder for setting latest patch version using the bundled version from CLI -->
+        <!-- Placeholder for setting latest patch version using the bundled version from CLI for previous TFMs, this will not apply until 2.2 -->
         <!-- <LatestAspNetCoreAllPatchVersion Condition="'$(_TargetFrameworkVersionWithoutV)' == '2.1'">$(LatestPatchVersionForAspNetCoreAll2_1)</LatestAspNetCoreAllPatchVersion> -->
 
-        <!-- If targeting the same pre-release that is bundled with the .NET Core SDK, use the bundled package version
+        <!-- If targeting the same release that is bundled with the .NET Core SDK, use the bundled package version
             provided by Microsoft.NETCoreSdk.BundledVersions.props -->
         <LatestAspNetCoreAllPatchVersion Condition="'$(_TargetFrameworkVersionWithoutV)' == '${BundledAspNetCoreAllTargetFrameworkVersion}'">${BundledAspNetCoreAllPackageVersion}</LatestAspNetCoreAllPatchVersion>
         <!-- If not covered by the previous cases use the target framework version for the latest patch version -->
@@ -69,10 +79,10 @@ Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
 
       <!-- Latest patch version of .App Framework -->
       <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(LatestAspNetCoreAppPatchVersion)' == ''">
-        <!-- Placeholder for setting latest patch version using the bundled version from CLI -->
+        <!-- Placeholder for setting latest patch version using the bundled version from CLI for previous TFMs, this will not apply until 2.2 -->
         <!-- <LatestAspNetCoreAppPatchVersion Condition="'$(_TargetFrameworkVersionWithoutV)' == '2.1'">$(LatestPatchVersionForAspNetCoreApp2_1)</LatestAspNetCoreAppPatchVersion> -->
 
-        <!-- If targeting the same pre-release that is bundled with the .NET Core SDK, use the bundled package version
+        <!-- If targeting the same release that is bundled with the .NET Core SDK, use the bundled package version
             provided by Microsoft.NETCoreSdk.BundledVersions.props -->
         <LatestAspNetCoreAppPatchVersion Condition="'$(_TargetFrameworkVersionWithoutV)' == '${BundledAspNetCoreAppTargetFrameworkVersion}'">${BundledAspNetCoreAppPackageVersion}</LatestAspNetCoreAppPatchVersion>
         <!-- If not covered by the previous cases use the target framework version for the latest patch version -->