diff --git a/src/Mvc/benchmarkapps/BasicApi/BasicApi.csproj b/src/Mvc/benchmarkapps/BasicApi/BasicApi.csproj
index 5cc6259844..978b367cf0 100644
--- a/src/Mvc/benchmarkapps/BasicApi/BasicApi.csproj
+++ b/src/Mvc/benchmarkapps/BasicApi/BasicApi.csproj
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="MySqlConnector" Version="0.43.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL" Version="2.1.1.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Pomelo.EntityFrameworkCore.MySql" Version="2.1.1" />
-    <!-- This suppresses errors about using PackageReference instead of Reference. For unclear reasons, this project has pinned dependencies. -->
+
     <PackageReference Update="@(PackageReference)" AllowExplicitReference="true" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
@@ -34,11 +34,9 @@
 
   <!-- These references are used when building on the Benchmarks Server. -->
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(BenchmarksTargetFramework)' != ''">
-    <KnownFrameworkReference
-      Update="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App"
-      DefaultRuntimeFrameworkVersion="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreAppPackageVersion)"
-      LatestRuntimeFrameworkVersion="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreAppPackageVersion)"
-      TargetingPackVersion="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreAppPackageVersion)" />
+
+    <FrameworkReference Update="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" RuntimeFrameworkVersion="$(BenchmarksAspNetCoreVersion)" />
+    <FrameworkReference Update="Microsoft.NETCore.App" RuntimeFrameworkVersion="$(BenchmarksAspNetCoreVersion)" />
 
     <!-- Special-case the JwtBearer package because assembly no longer ships in Microsoft.AspNetCore.App. -->
     <!-- Cannot use <Reference> because it's unsupported when building an isolated project. -->
diff --git a/src/Mvc/benchmarkapps/BasicApi/benchmarks.json b/src/Mvc/benchmarkapps/BasicApi/benchmarks.json
index a739204862..29c1506bb6 100644
--- a/src/Mvc/benchmarkapps/BasicApi/benchmarks.json
+++ b/src/Mvc/benchmarkapps/BasicApi/benchmarks.json
@@ -19,20 +19,20 @@
   },
   "BasicApi.GetUsingQueryString": {
     "ClientProperties": {
-      "Scripts": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aspnet/Mvc/master/benchmarkapps/BasicApi/getWithToken.lua"
+      "Scripts": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aspnet/AspNetCore/master/src/Mvc/benchmarkapps/BasicApi/getWithToken.lua"
     },
     "Path": "/pet/findByStatus",
     "Query": "?status=available"
   },
   "BasicApi.GetUsingRouteValue": {
     "ClientProperties": {
-      "Scripts": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aspnet/Mvc/master/benchmarkapps/BasicApi/getWithToken.lua"
+      "Scripts": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aspnet/AspNetCore/master/src/Mvc/benchmarkapps/BasicApi/getWithToken.lua"
     },
     "Path": "/pet/-1"
   },
   "BasicApi.GetUsingRouteValueWithoutAuthorization": {
     "ClientProperties": {
-      "Scripts": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aspnet/Mvc/master/benchmarkapps/BasicApi/getWithToken.lua"
+      "Scripts": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aspnet/AspNetCore/master/src/Mvc/benchmarkapps/BasicApi/getWithToken.lua"
     },
     "Path": "/pet/anonymous/-1"
   },
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@
   },
   "BasicApi.Post": {
     "ClientProperties": {
-      "Scripts": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aspnet/Mvc/master/benchmarkapps/BasicApi/postJsonWithToken.lua"
+      "Scripts": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aspnet/AspNetCore/master/src/Mvc/benchmarkapps/BasicApi/postJsonWithToken.lua"
     },
     "Path": "/pet"
   },
   "BasicApi.PostWithoutDb": {
     "Path": "/pet/add-pet",
     "ClientProperties": {
-      "Scripts": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aspnet/Mvc/master/benchmarkapps/BasicApi/postJsonWithToken.lua"
+      "Scripts": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aspnet/AspNetCore/master/src/Mvc/benchmarkapps/BasicApi/postJsonWithToken.lua"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/Mvc/benchmarkapps/BasicViews/BasicViews.csproj b/src/Mvc/benchmarkapps/BasicViews/BasicViews.csproj
index c3ac81d3d5..c99a0a9641 100644
--- a/src/Mvc/benchmarkapps/BasicViews/BasicViews.csproj
+++ b/src/Mvc/benchmarkapps/BasicViews/BasicViews.csproj
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="2.1.1" PrivateAssets="All" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="2.1.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="2.1.1" />
-    <!-- This suppresses errors about using PackageReference instead of Reference. For unclear reasons, this project has pinned dependencies. -->
+
     <PackageReference Update="@(PackageReference)" AllowExplicitReference="true" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
@@ -36,10 +36,7 @@
     These references are used when running on the Benchmarks Server.
   -->
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(BenchmarksTargetFramework)' != ''">
-    <KnownFrameworkReference
-      Update="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App"
-      DefaultRuntimeFrameworkVersion="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreAppPackageVersion)"
-      LatestRuntimeFrameworkVersion="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreAppPackageVersion)"
-      TargetingPackVersion="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreAppPackageVersion)" />
+    <FrameworkReference Update="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" RuntimeFrameworkVersion="$(BenchmarksAspNetCoreVersion)" />
+    <FrameworkReference Update="Microsoft.NETCore.App" RuntimeFrameworkVersion="$(BenchmarksAspNetCoreVersion)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Mvc/benchmarkapps/BasicViews/benchmarks.json b/src/Mvc/benchmarkapps/BasicViews/benchmarks.json
index c7c598bd08..20990be77a 100644
--- a/src/Mvc/benchmarkapps/BasicViews/benchmarks.json
+++ b/src/Mvc/benchmarkapps/BasicViews/benchmarks.json
@@ -20,19 +20,19 @@
   },
   "BasicViews.Post": {
     "ClientProperties": {
-      "Scripts": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aspnet/Mvc/master/benchmarkapps/BasicViews/postWithToken.lua"
+      "Scripts": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aspnet/AspNetCore/master/src/Mvc/benchmarkapps/BasicViews/postWithToken.lua"
     },
     "Path": "/Home/Index"
   },
   "BasicViews.PostIgnoringToken": {
     "ClientProperties": {
-      "Scripts": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aspnet/Mvc/master/benchmarkapps/BasicViews/postWithToken.lua"
+      "Scripts": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aspnet/AspNetCore/master/src/Mvc/benchmarkapps/BasicViews/postWithToken.lua"
     },
     "Path": "/Home/IndexWithoutToken"
   },
   "BasicViews.PostWithoutToken": {
     "ClientProperties": {
-      "Scripts": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aspnet/Mvc/master/benchmarkapps/BasicViews/post.lua"
+      "Scripts": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aspnet/AspNetCore/master/src/Mvc/benchmarkapps/BasicViews/post.lua"
     },
     "Path": "/Home/IndexWithoutToken"
   }
diff --git a/src/Mvc/benchmarkapps/RazorRendering/RazorRendering.csproj b/src/Mvc/benchmarkapps/RazorRendering/RazorRendering.csproj
index 436e060a6e..8873e58cf0 100644
--- a/src/Mvc/benchmarkapps/RazorRendering/RazorRendering.csproj
+++ b/src/Mvc/benchmarkapps/RazorRendering/RazorRendering.csproj
@@ -17,11 +17,8 @@
     These references are used when running on the Benchmarks Server.
   -->
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(BenchmarksTargetFramework)' != ''">
-    <KnownFrameworkReference
-      Update="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App"
-      DefaultRuntimeFrameworkVersion="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreAppPackageVersion)"
-      LatestRuntimeFrameworkVersion="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreAppPackageVersion)"
-      TargetingPackVersion="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreAppPackageVersion)" />
+    <FrameworkReference Update="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" RuntimeFrameworkVersion="$(BenchmarksAspNetCoreVersion)" />
+    <FrameworkReference Update="Microsoft.NETCore.App" RuntimeFrameworkVersion="$(BenchmarksAspNetCoreVersion)" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Folder Include="Properties\" />
diff --git a/src/Servers/Kestrel/perf/PlatformBenchmarks/PlatformBenchmarks.csproj b/src/Servers/Kestrel/perf/PlatformBenchmarks/PlatformBenchmarks.csproj
index ba82850bbc..4b77aef691 100644
--- a/src/Servers/Kestrel/perf/PlatformBenchmarks/PlatformBenchmarks.csproj
+++ b/src/Servers/Kestrel/perf/PlatformBenchmarks/PlatformBenchmarks.csproj
@@ -21,11 +21,9 @@
   <!-- These references are used when running on the Benchmarks Server -->
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(BenchmarksTargetFramework)' != ''">
     <PackageReference Include="Utf8Json" Version="1.3.7" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv" Version="2.2.0" />
-    <KnownFrameworkReference
-      Update="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App"
-      DefaultRuntimeFrameworkVersion="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreAppPackageVersion)"
-      LatestRuntimeFrameworkVersion="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreAppPackageVersion)"
-      TargetingPackVersion="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreAppPackageVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Transport.Libuv" Version="$(BenchmarksAspNetCoreVersion)" />
+
+    <FrameworkReference Update="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" RuntimeFrameworkVersion="$(BenchmarksAspNetCoreVersion)" />
+    <FrameworkReference Update="Microsoft.NETCore.App" RuntimeFrameworkVersion="$(BenchmarksAspNetCoreVersion)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/SignalR/perf/benchmarkapps/BenchmarkServer/BenchmarkServer.csproj b/src/SignalR/perf/benchmarkapps/BenchmarkServer/BenchmarkServer.csproj
index 427e2473aa..3d96d17d3d 100644
--- a/src/SignalR/perf/benchmarkapps/BenchmarkServer/BenchmarkServer.csproj
+++ b/src/SignalR/perf/benchmarkapps/BenchmarkServer/BenchmarkServer.csproj
@@ -23,10 +23,8 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Protocols.MessagePack" Version="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreAppPackageVersion)" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.StackExchangeRedis" Version="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreAppPackageVersion)" />
 
-    <KnownFrameworkReference Update="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App"
-      DefaultRuntimeFrameworkVersion="$(BenchmarksAspNetCoreVersion)"
-      LatestRuntimeFrameworkVersion="$(BenchmarksAspNetCoreVersion)"
-      TargetingPackVersion="$(BenchmarksAspNetCoreVersion)" />
+    <FrameworkReference Update="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" RuntimeFrameworkVersion="$(BenchmarksAspNetCoreVersion)" />
+    <FrameworkReference Update="Microsoft.NETCore.App" RuntimeFrameworkVersion="$(BenchmarksAspNetCoreVersion)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>