diff --git a/src/GitVersionCore/GitVersionCore.csproj b/src/GitVersionCore/GitVersionCore.csproj
index 6cd93c3472..634f0ca96c 100644
--- a/src/GitVersionCore/GitVersionCore.csproj
+++ b/src/GitVersionCore/GitVersionCore.csproj
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
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diff --git a/src/GitVersionTask.Tests/GitVersionTask.Tests.csproj b/src/GitVersionTask.Tests/GitVersionTask.Tests.csproj
index 7f060009d8..dc593797fe 100644
--- a/src/GitVersionTask.Tests/GitVersionTask.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/GitVersionTask.Tests/GitVersionTask.Tests.csproj
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
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