diff --git a/src/DataProtection/samples/EntityFrameworkCoreSample/EntityFrameworkCoreSample.csproj b/src/DataProtection/samples/EntityFrameworkCoreSample/EntityFrameworkCoreSample.csproj
index 62db1a411520..d236a21bcf22 100644
--- a/src/DataProtection/samples/EntityFrameworkCoreSample/EntityFrameworkCoreSample.csproj
+++ b/src/DataProtection/samples/EntityFrameworkCoreSample/EntityFrameworkCoreSample.csproj
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.InMemory" />
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" />
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" />
+    <Reference Include="Azure.Identity" /> <!-- Direct dependency to fix CG -->
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Identity/samples/IdentitySample.DefaultUI/IdentitySample.DefaultUI.csproj b/src/Identity/samples/IdentitySample.DefaultUI/IdentitySample.DefaultUI.csproj
index eedbdf551b5d..76b0f7ceeb30 100644
--- a/src/Identity/samples/IdentitySample.DefaultUI/IdentitySample.DefaultUI.csproj
+++ b/src/Identity/samples/IdentitySample.DefaultUI/IdentitySample.DefaultUI.csproj
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" />
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" />
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug" />
+    <Reference Include="Azure.Identity" /> <!-- Direct dependency to fix CG -->
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Identity/samples/IdentitySample.Mvc/IdentitySample.Mvc.csproj b/src/Identity/samples/IdentitySample.Mvc/IdentitySample.Mvc.csproj
index cfd9be2a039d..f6737c6ca59e 100644
--- a/src/Identity/samples/IdentitySample.Mvc/IdentitySample.Mvc.csproj
+++ b/src/Identity/samples/IdentitySample.Mvc/IdentitySample.Mvc.csproj
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.UserSecrets" />
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" />
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug" />
+    <Reference Include="Azure.Identity" /> <!-- Direct dependency to fix CG -->
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Identity/testassets/Identity.DefaultUI.WebSite/Identity.DefaultUI.WebSite.csproj b/src/Identity/testassets/Identity.DefaultUI.WebSite/Identity.DefaultUI.WebSite.csproj
index adad8ea30587..0d515817bda7 100644
--- a/src/Identity/testassets/Identity.DefaultUI.WebSite/Identity.DefaultUI.WebSite.csproj
+++ b/src/Identity/testassets/Identity.DefaultUI.WebSite/Identity.DefaultUI.WebSite.csproj
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Configuration" />
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" />
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug" />
+    <Reference Include="Azure.Identity" /> <!-- Direct dependency to fix CG -->
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Middleware/HealthChecks/test/testassets/HealthChecksSample/HealthChecksSample.csproj b/src/Middleware/HealthChecks/test/testassets/HealthChecksSample/HealthChecksSample.csproj
index 6547dc723254..5416741fcf22 100644
--- a/src/Middleware/HealthChecks/test/testassets/HealthChecksSample/HealthChecksSample.csproj
+++ b/src/Middleware/HealthChecks/test/testassets/HealthChecksSample/HealthChecksSample.csproj
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" />
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.HealthChecks.EntityFrameworkCore" />
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" />
+    <Reference Include="Azure.Identity" /> <!-- Direct dependency to fix CG -->
     <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/src/Security/samples/Identity.ExternalClaims/Identity.ExternalClaims.csproj b/src/Security/samples/Identity.ExternalClaims/Identity.ExternalClaims.csproj
index 693cd9388b4f..5ef2bd0512ce 100644
--- a/src/Security/samples/Identity.ExternalClaims/Identity.ExternalClaims.csproj
+++ b/src/Security/samples/Identity.ExternalClaims/Identity.ExternalClaims.csproj
@@ -26,5 +26,6 @@
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.UserSecrets" />
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" />
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug" />
+    <Reference Include="Azure.Identity" /> <!-- Direct dependency to fix CG -->
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>