diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3f3bbd7..79812dd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,12 +24,8 @@ nuget.exe
 *.ncrunchsolution
 *.*sdf
 *.ipch
-
 .vs/
 npm-debug.log
 /.build/
-
 .vscode/
-
 global.json
-korebuild-lock.txt
diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 90441f7..4bade68 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-<Project>
-  <Import Project="version.xml" />
+<Project>
+  <Import Project="version.props" />
+  <Import Project="build\dependencies.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Product>Microsoft ASP.NET Core</Product>
@@ -9,7 +10,6 @@
     <AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)build\Key.snk</AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>
     <SignAssembly>true</SignAssembly>
     <PublicSign Condition="'$(OS)' != 'Windows_NT'">true</PublicSign>
-    <VersionSuffix Condition="'$(VersionSuffix)'!='' AND '$(BuildNumber)' != ''">$(VersionSuffix)-$(BuildNumber)</VersionSuffix>
     <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
   </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/Directory.Build.targets b/Directory.Build.targets
index bc118fd..e83ff95 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.targets
+++ b/Directory.Build.targets
@@ -1,14 +1,5 @@
-<Project InitialTargets="EnsureKoreBuildRestored">
-  <Target Name="EnsureKoreBuildRestored" Condition=" '$(KoreBuildRestoreTargetsImported)' != 'true' AND '$(MSBuildProjectName)' != 'BenchmarkDotNet.Autogenerated'">
-    <PropertyGroup>
-      <_BootstrapperFile Condition=" $([MSBuild]::IsOSUnixLike()) ">build.sh</_BootstrapperFile>
-      <_BootstrapperFile Condition="! $([MSBuild]::IsOSUnixLike()) ">build.cmd</_BootstrapperFile>
-      <_BootstrapperError>
-        Package references have not been pinned. Run './$(_BootstrapperFile) /t:Pin'.
-        Also, you can run './$(_BootstrapperFile) /t:Restore' which will pin *and* restore packages. '$(_BootstrapperFile)' can be found in '$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)'.
-      </_BootstrapperError>
-    </PropertyGroup>
-
-    <Error Code="KRB1001" Text="$(_BootstrapperError.Trim())" />
-  </Target>
+<Project>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <RuntimeFrameworkVersion Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'netcoreapp2.0' ">$(MicrosoftNETCoreApp20PackageVersion)</RuntimeFrameworkVersion>
+  </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/NuGet.config b/NuGet.config
index 20060c9..4e8a1f6 100644
--- a/NuGet.config
+++ b/NuGet.config
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   <packageSources>
     <clear />
     <add key="AspNetCore" value="https://dotnet.myget.org/F/aspnetcore-ci-dev/api/v3/index.json" />
+    <add key="AspNetCoreTools" value="https://dotnet.myget.org/F/aspnetcore-tools/api/v3/index.json" />
     <add key="NuGet" value="https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json" />
   </packageSources>
 </configuration>
diff --git a/build/dependencies.props b/build/dependencies.props
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e679ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/dependencies.props
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<Project>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <MSBuildAllProjects>$(MSBuildAllProjects);$(MSBuildThisFileFullPath)</MSBuildAllProjects>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Label="Package Versions">
+    <InternalAspNetCoreSdkPackageVersion>2.1.0-preview1-15549</InternalAspNetCoreSdkPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreDiagnosticsPackageVersion>2.1.0-preview1-27478</MicrosoftAspNetCoreDiagnosticsPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreHostingAbstractionsPackageVersion>2.1.0-preview1-27478</MicrosoftAspNetCoreHostingAbstractionsPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreHostingPackageVersion>2.1.0-preview1-27478</MicrosoftAspNetCoreHostingPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreMvcPackageVersion>2.1.0-preview1-27478</MicrosoftAspNetCoreMvcPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreMvcTagHelpersPackageVersion>2.1.0-preview1-27478</MicrosoftAspNetCoreMvcTagHelpersPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreMvcViewFeaturesPackageVersion>2.1.0-preview1-27478</MicrosoftAspNetCoreMvcViewFeaturesPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreServerIISIntegrationPackageVersion>2.1.0-preview1-27478</MicrosoftAspNetCoreServerIISIntegrationPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreServerKestrelPackageVersion>2.1.0-preview1-27478</MicrosoftAspNetCoreServerKestrelPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreStaticFilesPackageVersion>2.1.0-preview1-27478</MicrosoftAspNetCoreStaticFilesPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftExtensionsDependencyInjectionPackageVersion>2.1.0-preview1-27478</MicrosoftExtensionsDependencyInjectionPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingConsolePackageVersion>2.1.0-preview1-27478</MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingConsolePackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingDebugPackageVersion>2.1.0-preview1-27478</MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingDebugPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftNETCoreApp20PackageVersion>2.0.0</MicrosoftNETCoreApp20PackageVersion>
+    <NewtonsoftJsonPackageVersion>10.0.1</NewtonsoftJsonPackageVersion>
+    <SystemThreadingTasksDataflowPackageVersion>4.8.0</SystemThreadingTasksDataflowPackageVersion>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(DotNetPackageVersionPropsPath)" Condition=" '$(DotNetPackageVersionPropsPath)' != '' " />
+</Project>
diff --git a/build/repo.props b/build/repo.props
index 13fe1c2..b55e651 100644
--- a/build/repo.props
+++ b/build/repo.props
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <Project>
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageLineup Include="Internal.AspNetCore.Universe.Lineup" Version="2.1.0-*" />
-    <PackageLineup Include="Internal.AspNetCore.Partners.Lineup" Version="2.1.0-*" />
-  </ItemGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <!-- These properties are use by the automation that updates dependencies.props -->
+    <LineupPackageId>Internal.AspNetCore.Universe.Lineup</LineupPackageId>
+    <LineupPackageRestoreSource>https://dotnet.myget.org/F/aspnetcore-ci-dev/api/v3/index.json</LineupPackageRestoreSource>
+  </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/korebuild-lock.txt b/korebuild-lock.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45463cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/korebuild-lock.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+version:2.1.0-preview1-15549
+commithash:f570e08585fec510dd60cd4bfe8795388b757a95
diff --git a/korebuild.json b/korebuild.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd5d51a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/korebuild.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aspnet/BuildTools/dev/tools/korebuild.schema.json",
+  "channel": "dev"
+}
diff --git a/samples/misc/LatencyTest/LatencyTest.csproj b/samples/misc/LatencyTest/LatencyTest.csproj
index 8ad37df..af95fb2 100644
--- a/samples/misc/LatencyTest/LatencyTest.csproj
+++ b/samples/misc/LatencyTest/LatencyTest.csproj
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsDependencyInjectionPackageVersion)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/samples/misc/NodeServicesExamples/NodeServicesExamples.csproj b/samples/misc/NodeServicesExamples/NodeServicesExamples.csproj
index d85540c..6256916 100644
--- a/samples/misc/NodeServicesExamples/NodeServicesExamples.csproj
+++ b/samples/misc/NodeServicesExamples/NodeServicesExamples.csproj
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.StaticFiles" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics" Version="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreDiagnosticsPackageVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting" Version="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreHostingPackageVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration" Version="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreServerIISIntegrationPackageVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc" Version="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreMvcPackageVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel" Version="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreServerKestrelPackageVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.StaticFiles" Version="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreStaticFilesPackageVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingDebugPackageVersion)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <Target Name="PrepublishScript" BeforeTargets="PrepareForPublish">
diff --git a/samples/misc/Webpack/Webpack.csproj b/samples/misc/Webpack/Webpack.csproj
index d85540c..6256916 100644
--- a/samples/misc/Webpack/Webpack.csproj
+++ b/samples/misc/Webpack/Webpack.csproj
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.StaticFiles" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics" Version="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreDiagnosticsPackageVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting" Version="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreHostingPackageVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration" Version="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreServerIISIntegrationPackageVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc" Version="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreMvcPackageVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel" Version="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreServerKestrelPackageVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.StaticFiles" Version="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreStaticFilesPackageVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingDebugPackageVersion)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <Target Name="PrepublishScript" BeforeTargets="PrepareForPublish">
diff --git a/src/Directory.Build.props b/src/Directory.Build.props
index 5541771..272b817 100644
--- a/src/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/src/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<Project>
+<Project>
   <Import Project="..\Directory.Build.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Internal.AspNetCore.Sdk" PrivateAssets="All" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Internal.AspNetCore.Sdk" PrivateAssets="All" Version="$(InternalAspNetCoreSdkPackageVersion)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.NodeServices.Sockets/Microsoft.AspNetCore.NodeServices.Sockets.csproj b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.NodeServices.Sockets/Microsoft.AspNetCore.NodeServices.Sockets.csproj
index 535a9d7..9dab54a 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.NodeServices.Sockets/Microsoft.AspNetCore.NodeServices.Sockets.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.NodeServices.Sockets/Microsoft.AspNetCore.NodeServices.Sockets.csproj
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Threading.Tasks.Dataflow" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Threading.Tasks.Dataflow" Version="$(SystemThreadingTasksDataflowPackageVersion)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <Target Name="PrepublishScript" BeforeTargets="PrepareForPublish" Condition=" '$(IsCrossTargetingBuild)' != 'true' ">
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.NodeServices/Microsoft.AspNetCore.NodeServices.csproj b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.NodeServices/Microsoft.AspNetCore.NodeServices.csproj
index 28b9ab3..6d64797 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.NodeServices/Microsoft.AspNetCore.NodeServices.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.NodeServices/Microsoft.AspNetCore.NodeServices.csproj
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Abstractions" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Abstractions" Version="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreHostingAbstractionsPackageVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingConsolePackageVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="$(NewtonsoftJsonPackageVersion)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <Target Name="PrepublishScript" BeforeTargets="PrepareForPublish" Condition=" '$(IsCrossTargetingBuild)' != 'true' ">
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaServices/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaServices.csproj b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaServices/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaServices.csproj
index 5c856e9..15cf812 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaServices/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaServices.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaServices/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaServices.csproj
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.TagHelpers" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.TagHelpers" Version="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreMvcTagHelpersPackageVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures" Version="$(MicrosoftAspNetCoreMvcViewFeaturesPackageVersion)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <Target Name="PrepublishScript" BeforeTargets="PrepareForPublish" Condition=" '$(IsCrossTargetingBuild)' != 'true' ">
diff --git a/version.props b/version.props
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c4a7c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/version.props
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<Project>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <VersionPrefix>2.1.0</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionSuffix>preview1</VersionSuffix>
+    <PackageVersion Condition="'$(IsFinalBuild)' == 'true' AND '$(VersionSuffix)' == 'rtm' ">$(VersionPrefix)</PackageVersion>
+    <PackageVersion Condition="'$(IsFinalBuild)' == 'true' AND '$(VersionSuffix)' != 'rtm' ">$(VersionPrefix)-$(VersionSuffix)-final</PackageVersion>
+    <BuildNumber Condition="'$(BuildNumber)' == ''">t000</BuildNumber>
+    <VersionSuffix Condition="'$(VersionSuffix)' != '' And '$(BuildNumber)' != ''">$(VersionSuffix)-$(BuildNumber)</VersionSuffix>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+</Project>
diff --git a/version.xml b/version.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c05022..0000000
--- a/version.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-<!-- This file may be overwritten by automation. -->
-<Project>
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <KoreBuildChannel>dev</KoreBuildChannel>
-    <VersionPrefix>2.1.0</VersionPrefix>
-    <VersionSuffix>preview1</VersionSuffix>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-</Project>