Merge pull request #10997 from MicrosoftDocs/main638902030687117478sync_temp

For protected branch, push strategy should use PR and merge to target branch method to work around git push error

Author: learn-build-service-prod[bot]

docs/ide/managing-references-in-a-project.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Manage references in a project
 description: Manage references to external components and connected services in your project so Visual Studio can locate the component or the service.
-ms.date: 08/12/2024
+ms.date: 8/5/2025
 ms.topic: conceptual
 f1_keywords:
 - vs.ProjectPropertiesReferencePaths
@@ -141,6 +141,10 @@ Unlike most other project types, a *shared project* doesn't have any binary outp
 
 File references are direct references to assemblies outside the context of a Visual Studio project. You create them by using the **Browse** tab of the Reference Manager dialog box. Use a file reference when you just have an assembly or component, and not the project that creates it as output.
 
+## NuGet package references
+
+To reference a NuGet package, see [Install and use a package in Visual Studio](/nuget/quickstart/install-and-use-a-package-in-visual-studio).
+
 ## Related content
 
 - [Troubleshoot broken references](/troubleshoot/developer/visualstudio/project-build/troubleshooting-broken-references)

docs/version-control/git-fetch-pull-sync.md

@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 ---
 title: git fetch, pull, push, & sync
 description: Fetch, pull, push, and sync in Visual Studio to accomplish version control for your projects by using Git or Azure DevOps.
-ms.date: 08/13/2024
+ms.date: 8/7/2025
 ms.topic: how-to
 author: ghogen
 ms.author: ghogen
 ms.manager: mijacobs
-
 ms.subservice: general-ide
 ---
 # Use git fetch, pull, push and sync for version control in Visual Studio