From d4b02b532c02e4385a57f48df88a7725fd66a84c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: wigodbe <wigodbe@microsoft.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:46:49 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 01/15] Add FrameworkReference for non-SharedFx projects with
 SharedFx refs

---
 Directory.Build.targets               |  1 +
 eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 34 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Directory.Build.targets b/Directory.Build.targets
index 0f6befb10be5..8b1685f8c9ae 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.targets
+++ b/Directory.Build.targets
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
+    <_RemovedAspNetKnownFrameworkReference Include="@(KnownFrameworkReference->WithMetadataValue('Identity', 'Microsoft.AspNetCore.App'))" />
     <KnownFrameworkReference Condition="'$(UseAspNetCoreSharedRuntime)' != 'true'" Remove="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" />
     <KnownFrameworkReference Remove="Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets b/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
index 39bfaa0f8d4c..d31c7a052b17 100644
--- a/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
+++ b/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
@@ -149,6 +149,39 @@
         Text="Redundant &lt;FrameworkReference&gt;. If you have an explicit item in the project file, you might be able to remove it. Some SDKs, like Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web, add this implicitly." />
   </Target>
 
+  <!--
+    NuGet pack reads framework references from restore assets. For affected SDK-pack projects, trigger a dedicated
+    restore just before GenerateNuspec and include a temporary framework reference only in that restore.
+  -->
+  <Target Name="_RestoreWithAspNetCoreAppFrameworkReferenceForNuspec"
+      BeforeTargets="GenerateNuspec"
+      Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == '$(DefaultNetCoreTargetFramework)' AND
+                 '$(IsImplementationProject)' == 'true' AND
+                 '$(IsPackable)' == 'true' AND
+                 '$(IsAspNetCoreApp)' != 'true' AND
+                 '$(NuspecFile)' == '' AND
+                 '@(_FrameworkProjectReference)' != '' AND
+                 '$(IncludeAspNetCoreAppFrameworkReferenceForNuspec)' != 'true'">
+    <MSBuild
+        Projects="$(MSBuildProjectFullPath)"
+        Targets="Restore"
+        Properties="IncludeAspNetCoreAppFrameworkReferenceForNuspec=true;
+                    BuildProjectReferences=false;RestoreForceEvaluate=true;NoWarn=$(NoWarn);NU1511;NU1510"
+        RemoveProperties="TargetFramework;TargetFrameworkIdentifier;TargetFrameworkVersion;TargetFrameworkMoniker" />
+  </Target>
+
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(IncludeAspNetCoreAppFrameworkReferenceForNuspec)' == 'true' AND
+                        '$(TargetFramework)' == '$(DefaultNetCoreTargetFramework)' AND
+                        '$(IsImplementationProject)' == 'true' AND
+                        '$(IsPackable)' == 'true' AND
+                        '$(IsAspNetCoreApp)' != 'true' AND
+                        '$(NuspecFile)' == '' AND
+                        '@(_FrameworkProjectReference)' != '' AND
+                        '@(FrameworkReference->WithMetadataValue('Identity', 'Microsoft.AspNetCore.App')->Count())' == '0'">
+    <KnownFrameworkReference Include="@(_RemovedAspNetKnownFrameworkReference)" />
+    <FrameworkReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <!--
     This target resolves remaining Reference items to Packages, if possible. If not, they are left as Reference
     items for the SDK to resolve. This executes on NuGet restore and during DesignTimeBuild. It should not run in

From 7a69f74bd4ae6c782622688a3e7925d775e920bd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: wigodbe <wigodbe@microsoft.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:56:36 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 02/15] Better approach

---
 eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets | 41 ++++++++++++---------------
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets b/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
index d31c7a052b17..50ed293d767c 100644
--- a/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
+++ b/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
@@ -153,35 +153,30 @@
     NuGet pack reads framework references from restore assets. For affected SDK-pack projects, trigger a dedicated
     restore just before GenerateNuspec and include a temporary framework reference only in that restore.
   -->
-  <Target Name="_RestoreWithAspNetCoreAppFrameworkReferenceForNuspec"
-      BeforeTargets="GenerateNuspec"
-      Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == '$(DefaultNetCoreTargetFramework)' AND
-                 '$(IsImplementationProject)' == 'true' AND
+
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == '$(DefaultNetCoreTargetFramework)' AND
                  '$(IsPackable)' == 'true' AND
                  '$(IsAspNetCoreApp)' != 'true' AND
-                 '$(NuspecFile)' == '' AND
                  '@(_FrameworkProjectReference)' != '' AND
-                 '$(IncludeAspNetCoreAppFrameworkReferenceForNuspec)' != 'true'">
-    <MSBuild
-        Projects="$(MSBuildProjectFullPath)"
-        Targets="Restore"
-        Properties="IncludeAspNetCoreAppFrameworkReferenceForNuspec=true;
-                    BuildProjectReferences=false;RestoreForceEvaluate=true;NoWarn=$(NoWarn);NU1511;NU1510"
-        RemoveProperties="TargetFramework;TargetFrameworkIdentifier;TargetFrameworkVersion;TargetFrameworkMoniker" />
-  </Target>
-
-  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(IncludeAspNetCoreAppFrameworkReferenceForNuspec)' == 'true' AND
-                        '$(TargetFramework)' == '$(DefaultNetCoreTargetFramework)' AND
-                        '$(IsImplementationProject)' == 'true' AND
-                        '$(IsPackable)' == 'true' AND
-                        '$(IsAspNetCoreApp)' != 'true' AND
-                        '$(NuspecFile)' == '' AND
-                        '@(_FrameworkProjectReference)' != '' AND
-                        '@(FrameworkReference->WithMetadataValue('Identity', 'Microsoft.AspNetCore.App')->Count())' == '0'">
+                 '@(FrameworkReference->WithMetadataValue('Identity', 'Microsoft.AspNetCore.App')->Count())' == '0'">
     <KnownFrameworkReference Include="@(_RemovedAspNetKnownFrameworkReference)" />
-    <FrameworkReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" />
+    <!-- Mark as IsTransitiveFrameworkReference to exclude the pruning data -->
+    <FrameworkReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" IsTransitiveFrameworkReference="true" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <!-- Remove the referenced AspNetCore framework before it's resolved in ResolveFrameworkReferences.  This lets us use our own references. -->
+  <Target Name="_RemoveAspNetCoreFrameworkReference" 
+          BeforeTargets="ResolveFrameworkReferences"
+          Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == '$(DefaultNetCoreTargetFramework)' AND
+                     '$(IsPackable)' == 'true' AND
+                     '$(IsAspNetCoreApp)' != 'true' AND
+                     '@(_FrameworkProjectReference)' != '' AND
+                     '@(FrameworkReference->WithMetadataValue('Identity', 'Microsoft.AspNetCore.App')->Count())' != '0'" >
+    <ItemGroup>
+      <FrameworkReference Remove="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+  </Target>
+
   <!--
     This target resolves remaining Reference items to Packages, if possible. If not, they are left as Reference
     items for the SDK to resolve. This executes on NuGet restore and during DesignTimeBuild. It should not run in

From 93514a77b6aecbe244207a7d88fe4dbfb283b401 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: William Godbe <wigodbe@microsoft.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:21:15 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 03/15] Apply suggestions from code review

Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets b/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
index 50ed293d767c..23080bfd31e2 100644
--- a/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
+++ b/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@
   </Target>
 
   <!--
-    NuGet pack reads framework references from restore assets. For affected SDK-pack projects, trigger a dedicated
-    restore just before GenerateNuspec and include a temporary framework reference only in that restore.
+    NuGet pack reads framework references from restore assets. For affected SDK-pack projects, add a temporary
+    framework reference during project evaluation so that it flows into the restore assets used by pack / GenerateNuspec.
   -->
 
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == '$(DefaultNetCoreTargetFramework)' AND

From 3768760d7c4799719735d558647ea2b6cebd4f2a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: wigodbe <wigodbe@microsoft.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:49:26 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 04/15] Remove Transitive ref

---
 eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets b/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
index 50ed293d767c..89975e182f11 100644
--- a/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
+++ b/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
@@ -177,6 +177,15 @@
     </ItemGroup>
   </Target>
 
+  <!-- Remove Transtive Microsoft.Aspnetcore.App FrameworkReference, for projects referencing the affected projects above -->
+  <Target Name="_RemoveAspNetCoreTransitiveFrameworkReference"
+          BeforeTargets="AddTransitiveFrameworkReferences"
+          Condition="'@(TransitiveFrameworkReference->WithMetadataValue('Identity', 'Microsoft.AspNetCore.App')->Count())' != '0'" >
+    <ItemGroup>
+      <TransitiveFrameworkReference Remove="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+  </Target>
+
   <!--
     This target resolves remaining Reference items to Packages, if possible. If not, they are left as Reference
     items for the SDK to resolve. This executes on NuGet restore and during DesignTimeBuild. It should not run in

From 241f81ef54d1285b4bc9d9bd09bbd70eb78ea60f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: wigodbe <wigodbe@microsoft.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:50:41 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 05/15] fixup

---
 eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets b/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
index 9c797387404c..4c4694bc2b28 100644
--- a/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
+++ b/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
@@ -180,7 +180,8 @@
   <!-- Remove Transtive Microsoft.Aspnetcore.App FrameworkReference, for projects referencing the affected projects above -->
   <Target Name="_RemoveAspNetCoreTransitiveFrameworkReference"
           BeforeTargets="AddTransitiveFrameworkReferences"
-          Condition="'@(TransitiveFrameworkReference->WithMetadataValue('Identity', 'Microsoft.AspNetCore.App')->Count())' != '0'" >
+          Condition="'@(TransitiveFrameworkReference->WithMetadataValue('Identity', 'Microsoft.AspNetCore.App')->Count())' != '0' AND 
+                     '$(UseAspNetCoreSharedRuntime)' != 'true'" >
     <ItemGroup>
       <TransitiveFrameworkReference Remove="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" />
     </ItemGroup>

From 514ae405265d10cac1284637511e06270020071f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: wigodbe <wigodbe@microsoft.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:55:10 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 06/15] Just to be sure

---
 eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets b/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
index 4c4694bc2b28..c4a94058b828 100644
--- a/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
+++ b/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@
   <!-- Remove Transtive Microsoft.Aspnetcore.App FrameworkReference, for projects referencing the affected projects above -->
   <Target Name="_RemoveAspNetCoreTransitiveFrameworkReference"
           BeforeTargets="AddTransitiveFrameworkReferences"
+          AfterTargets="ResolvePackageAssets"
           Condition="'@(TransitiveFrameworkReference->WithMetadataValue('Identity', 'Microsoft.AspNetCore.App')->Count())' != '0' AND 
                      '$(UseAspNetCoreSharedRuntime)' != 'true'" >
     <ItemGroup>

From 507615711aa4bbf736dc5bdf81921ba329a6b736 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: wigodbe <wigodbe@microsoft.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:40:18 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 07/15] Feedback

---
 eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets | 17 +++++------------
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets b/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
index c4a94058b828..8f55300e6756 100644
--- a/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
+++ b/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
@@ -160,29 +160,22 @@
                  '@(_FrameworkProjectReference)' != '' AND
                  '@(FrameworkReference->WithMetadataValue('Identity', 'Microsoft.AspNetCore.App')->Count())' == '0'">
     <KnownFrameworkReference Include="@(_RemovedAspNetKnownFrameworkReference)" />
-    <!-- Mark as IsTransitiveFrameworkReference to exclude the pruning data -->
-    <FrameworkReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" IsTransitiveFrameworkReference="true" />
+    <!-- Mark as IsTransitiveFrameworkReference to exclude the pruning data: https://github.com/dotnet/sdk/issues/53106 -->
+    <FrameworkReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" IsTransitiveFrameworkReference="true" DoNotResolve="true" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <!-- Remove the referenced AspNetCore framework before it's resolved in ResolveFrameworkReferences.  This lets us use our own references. -->
   <Target Name="_RemoveAspNetCoreFrameworkReference" 
-          BeforeTargets="ResolveFrameworkReferences"
-          Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == '$(DefaultNetCoreTargetFramework)' AND
-                     '$(IsPackable)' == 'true' AND
-                     '$(IsAspNetCoreApp)' != 'true' AND
-                     '@(_FrameworkProjectReference)' != '' AND
-                     '@(FrameworkReference->WithMetadataValue('Identity', 'Microsoft.AspNetCore.App')->Count())' != '0'" >
+          BeforeTargets="ResolveFrameworkReferences" >
     <ItemGroup>
-      <FrameworkReference Remove="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" />
+      <FrameworkReference Remove="@(FrameworkReference->WithMetadataValue('DoNotResolve', 'true')" />
     </ItemGroup>
   </Target>
 
   <!-- Remove Transtive Microsoft.Aspnetcore.App FrameworkReference, for projects referencing the affected projects above -->
   <Target Name="_RemoveAspNetCoreTransitiveFrameworkReference"
           BeforeTargets="AddTransitiveFrameworkReferences"
-          AfterTargets="ResolvePackageAssets"
-          Condition="'@(TransitiveFrameworkReference->WithMetadataValue('Identity', 'Microsoft.AspNetCore.App')->Count())' != '0' AND 
-                     '$(UseAspNetCoreSharedRuntime)' != 'true'" >
+          Condition="'@(TransitiveFrameworkReference->WithMetadataValue('Identity', 'Microsoft.AspNetCore.App')->Count())' != '0'">
     <ItemGroup>
       <TransitiveFrameworkReference Remove="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" />
     </ItemGroup>

From c642e6b56d98d231ad609b63ab9010ab86967dc1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: wigodbe <wigodbe@microsoft.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:05:35 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 08/15] Fixup

---
 eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets b/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
index 8f55300e6756..30f9d4e1ed58 100644
--- a/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
+++ b/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
 
   <!-- Remove Transtive Microsoft.Aspnetcore.App FrameworkReference, for projects referencing the affected projects above -->
   <Target Name="_RemoveAspNetCoreTransitiveFrameworkReference"
-          BeforeTargets="AddTransitiveFrameworkReferences"
+          AfterTargets="ResolvePackageAssets"
           Condition="'@(TransitiveFrameworkReference->WithMetadataValue('Identity', 'Microsoft.AspNetCore.App')->Count())' != '0'">
     <ItemGroup>
       <TransitiveFrameworkReference Remove="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" />

From d9bdb0544f1af186bd6b1b124a8e72919527dbd1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: wigodbe <wigodbe@microsoft.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:30:22 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 09/15] Revert "Fixup"

This reverts commit c642e6b56d98d231ad609b63ab9010ab86967dc1.
---
 eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets b/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
index 30f9d4e1ed58..8f55300e6756 100644
--- a/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
+++ b/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
 
   <!-- Remove Transtive Microsoft.Aspnetcore.App FrameworkReference, for projects referencing the affected projects above -->
   <Target Name="_RemoveAspNetCoreTransitiveFrameworkReference"
-          AfterTargets="ResolvePackageAssets"
+          BeforeTargets="AddTransitiveFrameworkReferences"
           Condition="'@(TransitiveFrameworkReference->WithMetadataValue('Identity', 'Microsoft.AspNetCore.App')->Count())' != '0'">
     <ItemGroup>
       <TransitiveFrameworkReference Remove="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" />

From 1232509c86796a677f8cfd5d70d1855eee263402 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: wigodbe <wigodbe@microsoft.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:30:28 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 10/15] Revert "Feedback"

This reverts commit 507615711aa4bbf736dc5bdf81921ba329a6b736.
---
 eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets | 17 ++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets b/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
index 8f55300e6756..c4a94058b828 100644
--- a/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
+++ b/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
@@ -160,22 +160,29 @@
                  '@(_FrameworkProjectReference)' != '' AND
                  '@(FrameworkReference->WithMetadataValue('Identity', 'Microsoft.AspNetCore.App')->Count())' == '0'">
     <KnownFrameworkReference Include="@(_RemovedAspNetKnownFrameworkReference)" />
-    <!-- Mark as IsTransitiveFrameworkReference to exclude the pruning data: https://github.com/dotnet/sdk/issues/53106 -->
-    <FrameworkReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" IsTransitiveFrameworkReference="true" DoNotResolve="true" />
+    <!-- Mark as IsTransitiveFrameworkReference to exclude the pruning data -->
+    <FrameworkReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" IsTransitiveFrameworkReference="true" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <!-- Remove the referenced AspNetCore framework before it's resolved in ResolveFrameworkReferences.  This lets us use our own references. -->
   <Target Name="_RemoveAspNetCoreFrameworkReference" 
-          BeforeTargets="ResolveFrameworkReferences" >
+          BeforeTargets="ResolveFrameworkReferences"
+          Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == '$(DefaultNetCoreTargetFramework)' AND
+                     '$(IsPackable)' == 'true' AND
+                     '$(IsAspNetCoreApp)' != 'true' AND
+                     '@(_FrameworkProjectReference)' != '' AND
+                     '@(FrameworkReference->WithMetadataValue('Identity', 'Microsoft.AspNetCore.App')->Count())' != '0'" >
     <ItemGroup>
-      <FrameworkReference Remove="@(FrameworkReference->WithMetadataValue('DoNotResolve', 'true')" />
+      <FrameworkReference Remove="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" />
     </ItemGroup>
   </Target>
 
   <!-- Remove Transtive Microsoft.Aspnetcore.App FrameworkReference, for projects referencing the affected projects above -->
   <Target Name="_RemoveAspNetCoreTransitiveFrameworkReference"
           BeforeTargets="AddTransitiveFrameworkReferences"
-          Condition="'@(TransitiveFrameworkReference->WithMetadataValue('Identity', 'Microsoft.AspNetCore.App')->Count())' != '0'">
+          AfterTargets="ResolvePackageAssets"
+          Condition="'@(TransitiveFrameworkReference->WithMetadataValue('Identity', 'Microsoft.AspNetCore.App')->Count())' != '0' AND 
+                     '$(UseAspNetCoreSharedRuntime)' != 'true'" >
     <ItemGroup>
       <TransitiveFrameworkReference Remove="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" />
     </ItemGroup>

From d180f8a97b1aca1cd96fe7a90ba9c51cb50dde94 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: wigodbe <wigodbe@microsoft.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:26:38 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 11/15] Fixup

---
 eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets | 17 +++++------------
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets b/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
index c4a94058b828..f773c63af5e1 100644
--- a/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
+++ b/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
@@ -160,29 +160,22 @@
                  '@(_FrameworkProjectReference)' != '' AND
                  '@(FrameworkReference->WithMetadataValue('Identity', 'Microsoft.AspNetCore.App')->Count())' == '0'">
     <KnownFrameworkReference Include="@(_RemovedAspNetKnownFrameworkReference)" />
-    <!-- Mark as IsTransitiveFrameworkReference to exclude the pruning data -->
-    <FrameworkReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" IsTransitiveFrameworkReference="true" />
+    <!-- Mark as IsTransitiveFrameworkReference to exclude the pruning data: https://github.com/dotnet/sdk/issues/53106  -->
+    <FrameworkReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" IsTransitiveFrameworkReference="true" DoNotResolve="true" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <!-- Remove the referenced AspNetCore framework before it's resolved in ResolveFrameworkReferences.  This lets us use our own references. -->
   <Target Name="_RemoveAspNetCoreFrameworkReference" 
-          BeforeTargets="ResolveFrameworkReferences"
-          Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == '$(DefaultNetCoreTargetFramework)' AND
-                     '$(IsPackable)' == 'true' AND
-                     '$(IsAspNetCoreApp)' != 'true' AND
-                     '@(_FrameworkProjectReference)' != '' AND
-                     '@(FrameworkReference->WithMetadataValue('Identity', 'Microsoft.AspNetCore.App')->Count())' != '0'" >
+          BeforeTargets="ResolveFrameworkReferences" >
     <ItemGroup>
-      <FrameworkReference Remove="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" />
+      <FrameworkReference Remove="@(FrameworkReference->WithMetadataValue('DoNotResolve', 'true')" />
     </ItemGroup>
   </Target>
 
   <!-- Remove Transtive Microsoft.Aspnetcore.App FrameworkReference, for projects referencing the affected projects above -->
   <Target Name="_RemoveAspNetCoreTransitiveFrameworkReference"
           BeforeTargets="AddTransitiveFrameworkReferences"
-          AfterTargets="ResolvePackageAssets"
-          Condition="'@(TransitiveFrameworkReference->WithMetadataValue('Identity', 'Microsoft.AspNetCore.App')->Count())' != '0' AND 
-                     '$(UseAspNetCoreSharedRuntime)' != 'true'" >
+          Condition="'$(UseAspNetCoreSharedRuntime)' != 'true'" >
     <ItemGroup>
       <TransitiveFrameworkReference Remove="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" />
     </ItemGroup>

From 6eeb4973229e41f356f4f7d8bfe8e87f973d64ce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: wigodbe <wigodbe@microsoft.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 20:31:30 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 12/15] Revert "Fixup"

This reverts commit d180f8a97b1aca1cd96fe7a90ba9c51cb50dde94.
---
 eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets | 17 ++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets b/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
index f773c63af5e1..c4a94058b828 100644
--- a/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
+++ b/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
@@ -160,22 +160,29 @@
                  '@(_FrameworkProjectReference)' != '' AND
                  '@(FrameworkReference->WithMetadataValue('Identity', 'Microsoft.AspNetCore.App')->Count())' == '0'">
     <KnownFrameworkReference Include="@(_RemovedAspNetKnownFrameworkReference)" />
-    <!-- Mark as IsTransitiveFrameworkReference to exclude the pruning data: https://github.com/dotnet/sdk/issues/53106  -->
-    <FrameworkReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" IsTransitiveFrameworkReference="true" DoNotResolve="true" />
+    <!-- Mark as IsTransitiveFrameworkReference to exclude the pruning data -->
+    <FrameworkReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" IsTransitiveFrameworkReference="true" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <!-- Remove the referenced AspNetCore framework before it's resolved in ResolveFrameworkReferences.  This lets us use our own references. -->
   <Target Name="_RemoveAspNetCoreFrameworkReference" 
-          BeforeTargets="ResolveFrameworkReferences" >
+          BeforeTargets="ResolveFrameworkReferences"
+          Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == '$(DefaultNetCoreTargetFramework)' AND
+                     '$(IsPackable)' == 'true' AND
+                     '$(IsAspNetCoreApp)' != 'true' AND
+                     '@(_FrameworkProjectReference)' != '' AND
+                     '@(FrameworkReference->WithMetadataValue('Identity', 'Microsoft.AspNetCore.App')->Count())' != '0'" >
     <ItemGroup>
-      <FrameworkReference Remove="@(FrameworkReference->WithMetadataValue('DoNotResolve', 'true')" />
+      <FrameworkReference Remove="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" />
     </ItemGroup>
   </Target>
 
   <!-- Remove Transtive Microsoft.Aspnetcore.App FrameworkReference, for projects referencing the affected projects above -->
   <Target Name="_RemoveAspNetCoreTransitiveFrameworkReference"
           BeforeTargets="AddTransitiveFrameworkReferences"
-          Condition="'$(UseAspNetCoreSharedRuntime)' != 'true'" >
+          AfterTargets="ResolvePackageAssets"
+          Condition="'@(TransitiveFrameworkReference->WithMetadataValue('Identity', 'Microsoft.AspNetCore.App')->Count())' != '0' AND 
+                     '$(UseAspNetCoreSharedRuntime)' != 'true'" >
     <ItemGroup>
       <TransitiveFrameworkReference Remove="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" />
     </ItemGroup>

From fbd36d54f11c003a677e53c8ae4c4f0b1c2da02a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: wigodbe <wigodbe@microsoft.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 20:33:03 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 13/15] Test

---
 eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets | 6 ++----
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets b/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
index c4a94058b828..6f6a72073d71 100644
--- a/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
+++ b/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
                  '@(_FrameworkProjectReference)' != '' AND
                  '@(FrameworkReference->WithMetadataValue('Identity', 'Microsoft.AspNetCore.App')->Count())' == '0'">
     <KnownFrameworkReference Include="@(_RemovedAspNetKnownFrameworkReference)" />
-    <!-- Mark as IsTransitiveFrameworkReference to exclude the pruning data -->
+    <!-- Mark as IsTransitiveFrameworkReference to exclude the pruning data: https://github.com/dotnet/sdk/issues/53106 -->
     <FrameworkReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" IsTransitiveFrameworkReference="true" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
@@ -180,9 +180,7 @@
   <!-- Remove Transtive Microsoft.Aspnetcore.App FrameworkReference, for projects referencing the affected projects above -->
   <Target Name="_RemoveAspNetCoreTransitiveFrameworkReference"
           BeforeTargets="AddTransitiveFrameworkReferences"
-          AfterTargets="ResolvePackageAssets"
-          Condition="'@(TransitiveFrameworkReference->WithMetadataValue('Identity', 'Microsoft.AspNetCore.App')->Count())' != '0' AND 
-                     '$(UseAspNetCoreSharedRuntime)' != 'true'" >
+          Condition="'$(UseAspNetCoreSharedRuntime)' != 'true'" >
     <ItemGroup>
       <TransitiveFrameworkReference Remove="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" />
     </ItemGroup>

From 5d85a2bc96128656467ca3cca7955006436a5e78 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: wigodbe <wigodbe@microsoft.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2026 10:45:20 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 14/15] Get error

---
 eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets | 11 +++--------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets b/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
index 6f6a72073d71..c58bef367668 100644
--- a/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
+++ b/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
@@ -161,19 +161,14 @@
                  '@(FrameworkReference->WithMetadataValue('Identity', 'Microsoft.AspNetCore.App')->Count())' == '0'">
     <KnownFrameworkReference Include="@(_RemovedAspNetKnownFrameworkReference)" />
     <!-- Mark as IsTransitiveFrameworkReference to exclude the pruning data: https://github.com/dotnet/sdk/issues/53106 -->
-    <FrameworkReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" IsTransitiveFrameworkReference="true" />
+    <FrameworkReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" IsTransitiveFrameworkReference="true" DoNotResolve="true" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <!-- Remove the referenced AspNetCore framework before it's resolved in ResolveFrameworkReferences.  This lets us use our own references. -->
   <Target Name="_RemoveAspNetCoreFrameworkReference" 
-          BeforeTargets="ResolveFrameworkReferences"
-          Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == '$(DefaultNetCoreTargetFramework)' AND
-                     '$(IsPackable)' == 'true' AND
-                     '$(IsAspNetCoreApp)' != 'true' AND
-                     '@(_FrameworkProjectReference)' != '' AND
-                     '@(FrameworkReference->WithMetadataValue('Identity', 'Microsoft.AspNetCore.App')->Count())' != '0'" >
+          BeforeTargets="ResolveFrameworkReferences" >
     <ItemGroup>
-      <FrameworkReference Remove="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" />
+      <FrameworkReference Remove="@(FrameworkReference->WithMetadataValue('DoNotResolve', 'true')" />
     </ItemGroup>
   </Target>
 

From 79ec500a70fe885670c7d1c251ba53a172f24bf4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: wigodbe <wigodbe@microsoft.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:07:39 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 15/15] Fixup

---
 eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets b/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
index c58bef367668..1a0ae682b59e 100644
--- a/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
+++ b/eng/targets/ResolveReferences.targets
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
   <Target Name="_RemoveAspNetCoreFrameworkReference" 
           BeforeTargets="ResolveFrameworkReferences" >
     <ItemGroup>
-      <FrameworkReference Remove="@(FrameworkReference->WithMetadataValue('DoNotResolve', 'true')" />
+      <FrameworkReference Remove="@(FrameworkReference->WithMetadataValue('DoNotResolve', 'true'))" />
     </ItemGroup>
   </Target>