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Directory.Packages.props files is imported by default

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NuGet's .props files automatically import a file named Directory.Packages.props if it's found in the project folder or any of its ancestors.

Version introduced

5.0

Change description

In previous .NET versions, you could have a file named Directory.Packages.props in your project file and it wouldn't be automatically imported by NuGet's .props file at build time.

Starting in .NET 5, such a file is automatically imported if it exists in the project folder or any of its ancestors. If you have a file with this name in your project folder, this automatic import could change behavior of the build. For example, the file will be imported but it wasn't before, or the order of when it's imported could change if you specifically import it.

Reason for change

This change was made in order to support central package versioning for NuGet.

Rename the existing Directory.Packages.props file if it should not be imported automatically.

Affected APIs

N/A