Overview

Availability: NuGet v6.2
Use to manage common dependencies across many different projects.

Enabling

1. Create a Directory.Package.props file at the root of the repository.
2. Enable central package management: Directory.Package.props

   <Project>
       <PropertyGroup>
           <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
               true
           <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
       </PropertyGroup>
   </Project>
   

3. For each package, define the package version required for your projects:

   <ItemGroup>
       <PackageVersion Include="PACKAGE.NAME" Version="X.Y.Z" />
   </ItemGroup>
   

4. For each project, define a package reference:

   <ItemGroup>
       <PackageReference Include="PACKAGE.NAME" />
   </ItemGroup>
   

Overriding Package Versions

• PackageReference elements can override the version specified in PackageVersion elements with the VersionOverride property.
• This feature can be disabled in Directory.Packages.props by setting CentralPackageVersionOverrideEnabled to false.

Global Package References

Used to specify that a package will be used by every project in the repository:
Directory.Packages.props

<Project>
    <ItemGroup>
        <GlobalPackageReference Include="PACKAGE.NAME" Version="X.Y.Z" />
    </ItemGroup>
</Project>

Considerations

• Only one Directory.Package.props file is evaluated for a given project.
  • The file closest to the project’s directory is evaluated.