diff --git a/src/tasks/WasmAppBuilder/WasmAppBuilder.csproj b/src/tasks/WasmAppBuilder/WasmAppBuilder.csproj
index e51e138961ef0..22a530b7de3d9 100644
--- a/src/tasks/WasmAppBuilder/WasmAppBuilder.csproj
+++ b/src/tasks/WasmAppBuilder/WasmAppBuilder.csproj
@@ -18,11 +18,24 @@
     <Compile Include="..\Common\Utils.cs" />
     <Compile Include="..\Common\LogAsErrorException.cs" />
 
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build" Version="$(RefOnlyMicrosoftBuildVersion)" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build.Framework" Version="$(RefOnlyMicrosoftBuildFrameworkVersion)" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Core" Version="$(RefOnlyMicrosoftBuildTasksCoreVersion)" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core" Version="$(RefOnlyMicrosoftBuildUtilitiesCoreVersion)" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Reflection.MetadataLoadContext" Version="4.7.1" />
+    <!-- Don't include the msbuild assemblies with the task -->
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build" Version="$(RefOnlyMicrosoftBuildVersion)" IncludeAssets="compile" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build.Framework" Version="$(RefOnlyMicrosoftBuildFrameworkVersion)" IncludeAssets="compile"  />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Core" Version="$(RefOnlyMicrosoftBuildTasksCoreVersion)" IncludeAssets="compile" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core" Version="$(RefOnlyMicrosoftBuildUtilitiesCoreVersion)" IncludeAssets="compile" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == '$(TargetFrameworkForNETCoreTasks)'">
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Reflection.MetadataLoadContext" Version="$(SystemReflectionMetadataVersion)" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == '$(TargetFrameworkForNETFrameworkTasks)'">
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Reflection.MetadataLoadContext" Version="$(SystemReflectionMetadataVersion)" PrivateAssets="all" />
+
+    <!-- match was MonoTargets tasks have -->
+    <!-- These versions should not be newer than what Visual Studio MSBuild uses -->
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Threading.Tasks.Extensions" Version="$(SystemThreadingTasksExtensionsVersion)" PrivateAssets="all" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="5.0.0" PrivateAssets="all" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <Target Name="GetFilesToPackage" Returns="@(FilesToPackage)">