diff --git a/src/GitHub.Api/GitHub.Api.csproj b/src/GitHub.Api/GitHub.Api.csproj
index bccfa3c2b5..c548a63e83 100644
--- a/src/GitHub.Api/GitHub.Api.csproj
+++ b/src/GitHub.Api/GitHub.Api.csproj
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
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diff --git a/src/GitHub.App/GitHub.App.csproj b/src/GitHub.App/GitHub.App.csproj
index a25f0e1056..3ef485092a 100644
--- a/src/GitHub.App/GitHub.App.csproj
+++ b/src/GitHub.App/GitHub.App.csproj
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
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