diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 8a760f7371..ddaeac6a43 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-<Project>
+<Project>
   <Import Project="version.xml" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Product>Microsoft ASP.NET Core</Product>
     <RepositoryUrl>https://github.com/aspnet/WebSockets</RepositoryUrl>
     <RepositoryType>git</RepositoryType>
+    <RepositoryRoot>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)</RepositoryRoot>
     <AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)build\Key.snk</AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>
     <SignAssembly>true</SignAssembly>
     <PublicSign Condition="'$(OS)' != 'Windows_NT'">true</PublicSign>