The attribute "Version" in element <PackageReference> is unrecognized

Question

I have a solution with many projects that target .net 4.6.1. On our MS build server it builds just fine. I recently added a project that targets .NET Standard 1.3. This will not build on the build server. It builds locally with VS2017 just fine. Build server VS has just been updated with all the latest.

The build error I'm getting is: The attribute "Version" in element <PackageReference> is unrecognized.

I am getting this for a few references. Here's one pulled from the project file: <PackageReference Include="System.Diagnostics.Process" Version="4.3.0"/>

Any ideas?

Answer 1

Looks like you are not building using the MSBuild.exe that is included in VS 2017 (/ build tools) but rather the MSBuild.exe that ships with .NET Framework, which is an old version (and won't be updated).

Consider using VSWhere to locate MSBuild.exe

Answer 2

If anyone come across this thread, refer below solution for .Net Framework projects.

<PackageReference Include="System.Diagnostics.Process">
    <Version>4.3.0</Version>
</PackageReference>