From bc901a87db1064b7e836643a016d0d4233ea6d3b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeff Kluge <jeffkl@microsoft.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:32:30 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] WIP

---
 .github/workflows/CI.yml                      |  7 +-
 Directory.Packages.props                      |  7 +-
 MSBuildProjectCreator.sln                     |  5 +-
 ...Utilities.ProjectCreation.UnitTests.csproj | 11 +--
 .../xunit.runner.json                         |  4 -
 .../BuildManagerHost.cs                       | 80 -------------------
 ...oft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.csproj |  2 +-
 7 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 105 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.UnitTests/xunit.runner.json

diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI.yml b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
index b2cf71e..a663416 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ env:
   BuildPlatform: 'Any CPU'
   ContinuousIntegrationBuild: 'true'
   DotNet8Version: '8.x'
-  DotNet9Version: '9.x'
   DotNet10Version: '10.x'
 
 jobs:
@@ -43,12 +42,11 @@ jobs:
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
 
-    - name: Install .NET ${{ env.DotNet8Version }}, ${{ env.DotNet9Version }}, and ${{ env.DotNet10Version }}
+    - name: Install .NET ${{ env.DotNet8Version }} and ${{ env.DotNet10Version }}
       uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v5
       with:
         dotnet-version: |
           ${{ env.DotNet8Version }}
-          ${{ env.DotNet9Version }}
           ${{ env.DotNet10Version }}
 
     - name: Build Solution
@@ -61,9 +59,6 @@ jobs:
     - name: Run Unit Tests (.NET 8)
       run: dotnet test --no-restore --no-build --framework net8.0 "/Property:Platform=${{ env.BuildPlatform }};Configuration=${{ env.BuildConfiguration }}" "/BinaryLogger:${{ env.ArtifactsDirectoryName }}/test-net8.0.binlog"
       
-    - name: Run Unit Tests (.NET 9)
-      run: dotnet test --no-restore --no-build --framework net9.0 "/Property:Platform=${{ env.BuildPlatform }};Configuration=${{ env.BuildConfiguration }}" "/BinaryLogger:${{ env.ArtifactsDirectoryName }}/test-net9.0.binlog"
-
     - name: Run Unit Tests (.NET 10)
       run: dotnet test --no-restore --no-build --framework net10.0 "/Property:Platform=${{ env.BuildPlatform }};Configuration=${{ env.BuildConfiguration }}" "/BinaryLogger:${{ env.ArtifactsDirectoryName }}/test-net10.0.binlog"
 
diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
index 90d60e0..c3f350e 100644
--- a/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@
 <Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
-    <MicrosoftBuildPackageVersion>18.0.2</MicrosoftBuildPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftBuildPackageVersion>18.3.3</MicrosoftBuildPackageVersion>
     <MicrosoftBuildPackageVersion Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net8.0'">17.11.48</MicrosoftBuildPackageVersion>
-    <MicrosoftBuildPackageVersion Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net9.0'">17.14.28</MicrosoftBuildPackageVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageVersion Include="AssemblyShader" Version="1.1.3" />
@@ -18,12 +17,12 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.SolutionPersistence" Version="1.0.52" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Shouldly" Version="4.3.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.IO.Compression" Version="4.3.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="xunit" Version="2.9.3" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="xunit.v3" Version="3.2.2" />
     <PackageVersion Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="3.1.5" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <GlobalPackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build.Artifacts" Version="6.1.63" />
-    <GlobalPackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <GlobalPackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="10.0.103" />
     <GlobalPackageReference Include="Nerdbank.GitVersioning" Version="3.9.50" />
     <GlobalPackageReference Include="StyleCop.Analyzers" Version="1.2.0-beta.556" />
     <Compile Include="..\Shared\GlobalSuppressions.cs" />
diff --git a/MSBuildProjectCreator.sln b/MSBuildProjectCreator.sln
index f7fed69..6c0a2f5 100644
--- a/MSBuildProjectCreator.sln
+++ b/MSBuildProjectCreator.sln
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
-# Visual Studio Version 17
-VisualStudioVersion = 17.2.32516.85
+# Visual Studio Version 18
+VisualStudioVersion = 18.5.11523.13 main
 MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
 Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation", "src\Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation\Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.csproj", "{0CCB62BE-922F-480F-B8EA-823CB8A9CBDC}"
 EndProject
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "build", "build", "{8339FD67
 		NuGet.config = NuGet.config
 		README.md = README.md
 		version.json = version.json
-		xunit.runner.json = xunit.runner.json
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
 Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = ".github", ".github", "{3F239E9A-CEB8-410A-BA63-4F860B9566E6}"
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.UnitTests/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.UnitTests.csproj b/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.UnitTests/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.UnitTests.csproj
index bc9104a..4916de8 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.UnitTests/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.UnitTests.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.UnitTests/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.UnitTests.csproj
@@ -1,19 +1,16 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFrameworks>net472;net8.0;net9.0;net10.0</TargetFrameworks>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net472;net8.0;net10.0</TargetFrameworks>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="..\Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation\build\MSBuild.ProjectCreation.props" Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net472'" />
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <Content Include="xunit.runner.json" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" />
-  </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="AssemblyShader" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" ShadeDependencies="NuGet.Frameworks" />
     <PackageReference Include="Shouldly" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.CodeDom" VersionOverride="9.0.0" Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net9.0'" ExcludeAssets="All" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.CodeDom" VersionOverride="10.0.0" Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net10.0'" ExcludeAssets="All" />
-    <PackageReference Include="xunit" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.CodeDom" VersionOverride="10.0.3" Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net10.0'" ExcludeAssets="All" />
+    <PackageReference Include="xunit.v3" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.UnitTests/xunit.runner.json b/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.UnitTests/xunit.runner.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 533ef25..0000000
--- a/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.UnitTests/xunit.runner.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "$schema": "https://xunit.net/schema/current/xunit.runner.schema.json",
-  "shadowCopy": false
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/BuildManagerHost.cs b/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/BuildManagerHost.cs
index 76abf11..4d8bb1f 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/BuildManagerHost.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/BuildManagerHost.cs
@@ -17,18 +17,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation
     /// </summary>
     internal static class BuildManagerHost
     {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets a value indicating if the current runtime is .NET Core or .NET Framework.
-        /// </summary>
-        private static readonly Lazy<bool> IsDotNetCoreLazy = new Lazy<bool>(() => !RuntimeInformation.FrameworkDescription.Contains("Framework"));
-
         private static readonly object LockObject = new object();
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets a value indicating the full path to the loaded Microsoft.Build.dll
-        /// </summary>
-        private static readonly Lazy<FileInfo> MSBuildAssemblyFullPathLazy = new Lazy<FileInfo>(() => new FileInfo(typeof(BuildManager).Assembly.Location));
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Executes a build for the specified project.
         /// </summary>
@@ -84,74 +74,6 @@ public static BuildResult Build(ProjectInstance projectInstance, string[] target
             return Build(buildRequestData, loggers);
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Sets the host for MSBuild to launch nodes.  For .NET Core this is dotnet.exe and for .NET Framework this is MSBuild.exe.
-        /// This is a workaround for https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild/issues/6782
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="buildManager">The current <see cref="BuildManager" />.</param>
-        public static void SetCurrentHost(BuildManager buildManager)
-        {
-            if (!IsDotNetCoreLazy.Value)
-            {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            string hostExePath = Path.Combine(Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(MSBuildAssemblyFullPathLazy.Value.DirectoryName!, "..", "..")), RuntimeInformation.IsOSPlatform(OSPlatform.Windows) ? "dotnet.exe" : "dotnet");
-
-            if (!File.Exists(hostExePath))
-            {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            Type buildManagerType = buildManager.GetType();
-
-            FieldInfo? nodeManagerFieldInfo = buildManagerType.GetField("_nodeManager", BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic);
-
-            if (nodeManagerFieldInfo == null)
-            {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            object? nodeManager = nodeManagerFieldInfo.GetValue(buildManager);
-
-            if (nodeManager == null)
-            {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            Type nodeManagerType = nodeManager.GetType();
-
-            FieldInfo? outOfProcNodeProviderFieldInfo = nodeManagerType.GetField("_outOfProcNodeProvider", BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic);
-
-            if (outOfProcNodeProviderFieldInfo == null)
-            {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            object? outOfProcNodeProvider = outOfProcNodeProviderFieldInfo.GetValue(nodeManager);
-
-            if (outOfProcNodeProvider == null)
-            {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            Type? nodeProviderOutOfProcBaseType = outOfProcNodeProvider.GetType().BaseType;
-
-            if (nodeProviderOutOfProcBaseType == null)
-            {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            FieldInfo? currentHostFieldInfo = nodeProviderOutOfProcBaseType.GetField("CurrentHost", BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.NonPublic);
-
-            if (currentHostFieldInfo == null)
-            {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            currentHostFieldInfo.SetValue(outOfProcNodeProvider, hostExePath);
-        }
-
         private static BuildResult Build(BuildRequestData buildRequestData, IEnumerable<ILogger> loggers)
         {
             lock (LockObject)
@@ -170,8 +92,6 @@ private static BuildResult Build(BuildRequestData buildRequestData, IEnumerable<
                 {
                     BuildSubmission buildSubmission = BuildManager.DefaultBuildManager.PendBuildRequest(buildRequestData);
 
-                    SetCurrentHost(BuildManager.DefaultBuildManager);
-
                     BuildResult buildResult = buildSubmission.Execute();
 
                     if (buildResult.Exception != null)
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.csproj b/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.csproj
index 25a126d..342a31b 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFrameworks>net472;net8.0;net9.0;net10.0</TargetFrameworks>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net472;net8.0;net10.0</TargetFrameworks>
     <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
     <GeneratePackageOnBuild>true</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
     <ArtifactsPath>..\..\artifacts\$(MSBuildProjectName)</ArtifactsPath>

From 187644446d181764a907ff058ce6cce593514d81 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeff Kluge <jeffkl@microsoft.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 08:02:31 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Cleanup and other code maintenance

---
 .../BuildEventArgsCollection.cs                      | 10 ++++++----
 .../BuildHost.cs                                     | 12 +-----------
 .../BuildOutput.cs                                   |  8 ++++++++
 .../MSBuildTestBase.cs                               |  2 +-
 .../Package.cs                                       |  2 --
 .../PackageRepository.BuildLogic.cs                  |  4 ++--
 .../PackageRepository.Package.cs                     |  2 +-
 .../PackageRepository.cs                             |  2 --
 .../ProjectCreator.Build.cs                          |  2 +-
 .../ProjectCreator.Items.cs                          |  1 +
 .../ProjectCreatorTemplates/SdkCsproj.cs             |  2 +-
 .../PublicAPI/net10.0/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt          |  1 -
 .../PublicAPI/net10.0/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt        |  1 +
 .../PublicAPI/net472/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt           |  1 -
 .../PublicAPI/net472/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt         |  1 +
 .../PublicAPI/net8.0/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt           |  1 -
 .../PublicAPI/net8.0/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt         |  1 +
 17 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/BuildEventArgsCollection.cs b/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/BuildEventArgsCollection.cs
index 5745c6d..5dc719b 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/BuildEventArgsCollection.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/BuildEventArgsCollection.cs
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ public abstract class BuildEventArgsCollection : IDisposable
         private string? _lastConsoleOutput = null;
 
         /// <summary>
-        ///  Stores the <see cref="LoggerVerbosity" /> of the last console output.
+        /// Stores the parameters used to generate the last console output for cache invalidation.
         /// </summary>
-        private LoggerVerbosity _lastVerbosity = LoggerVerbosity.Normal;
+        private (LoggerVerbosity Verbosity, bool ShowSummary, bool PerformanceSummary, bool ErrorsOnly, bool WarningsOnly, bool ShowItemAndPropertyList, bool ShowCommandLine, bool ShowTimestamp, bool ShowEventId) _lastConsoleLogParameters;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="BuildEventArgsCollection" /> class.
@@ -120,12 +120,14 @@ public virtual void Dispose()
         /// <returns>The build output in the format of a console log.</returns>
         public string GetConsoleLog(LoggerVerbosity verbosity = LoggerVerbosity.Normal, bool showSummary = true, bool performanceSummary = false, bool errorsOnly = false, bool warningsOnly = false, bool showItemAndPropertyList = true, bool showCommandLine = false, bool showTimestamp = false, bool showEventId = false)
         {
-            if (_lastConsoleOutput != null && verbosity == _lastVerbosity)
+            var currentParameters = (verbosity, showSummary, performanceSummary, errorsOnly, warningsOnly, showItemAndPropertyList, showCommandLine, showTimestamp, showEventId);
+
+            if (_lastConsoleOutput != null && currentParameters == _lastConsoleLogParameters)
             {
                 return _lastConsoleOutput;
             }
 
-            _lastVerbosity = verbosity;
+            _lastConsoleLogParameters = currentParameters;
 
             _lastConsoleOutput = ConsoleLoggerStringBuilder.GetConsoleLogAsString(AllEvents, verbosity, showSummary, performanceSummary, errorsOnly, warningsOnly, showItemAndPropertyList, showCommandLine, showTimestamp, showEventId);
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/BuildHost.cs b/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/BuildHost.cs
index 2bfbd86..3be8a1a 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/BuildHost.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/BuildHost.cs
@@ -165,17 +165,7 @@ private static bool BuildProjectFromFullPath(
                 throw buildResult.Exception;
             }
 
-            if (targetOutputs != null)
-            {
-                foreach (KeyValuePair<string, TargetResult> targetResult in buildResult.ResultsByTarget)
-                {
-                    targetOutputs[targetResult.Key] = targetResult.Value;
-                }
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                targetOutputs = buildResult.ResultsByTarget;
-            }
+            targetOutputs = buildResult.ResultsByTarget;
 
             return buildResult.OverallResult == BuildResultCode.Success;
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/BuildOutput.cs b/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/BuildOutput.cs
index bfad86d..4303b42 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/BuildOutput.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/BuildOutput.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ public sealed class BuildOutput : BuildEventArgsCollection, ILogger
         /// </summary>
         private BuildFinishedEventArgs? _buildFinished;
 
+        private IEventSource? _eventSource;
+
         private BuildOutput()
         {
             Parameters = string.Empty;
@@ -70,6 +72,8 @@ public override void Dispose()
         /// <inheritdoc cref="ILogger.Initialize" />
         public void Initialize(IEventSource eventSource)
         {
+            _eventSource = eventSource;
+
             eventSource.BuildFinished += OnBuildFinished;
             eventSource.ProjectFinished += OnProjectFinished;
             eventSource.AnyEventRaised += OnAnyEventRaised;
@@ -78,6 +82,10 @@ public void Initialize(IEventSource eventSource)
         /// <inheritdoc cref="ILogger.Shutdown" />
         public void Shutdown()
         {
+            _eventSource?.BuildFinished -= OnBuildFinished;
+            _eventSource?.ProjectFinished -= OnProjectFinished;
+            _eventSource?.AnyEventRaised -= OnAnyEventRaised;
+
             IsShutdown = true;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/MSBuildTestBase.cs b/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/MSBuildTestBase.cs
index aea9b02..a0e060c 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/MSBuildTestBase.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/MSBuildTestBase.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation
     /// Provides a base class for unit test classes that use MSBuild. This class resolves MSBuild related assemblies automatically.
     /// </summary>
     /// <remarks>
-    /// Prefer calling <see cref="MSBuildAssemblyResolver.Register"/> from a <c>ModuleInitalizerAttribute</c> if your target framework
+    /// Prefer calling <see cref="MSBuildAssemblyResolver.Register"/> from a <c>ModuleInitializerAttribute</c> if your target framework
     /// supports one. This base class is provided for backwards compatibility with older versions of .NET.
     /// </remarks>
     public abstract class MSBuildTestBase
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/Package.cs b/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/Package.cs
index 897ccec..75ee890 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/Package.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/Package.cs
@@ -468,8 +468,6 @@ internal void WriteNuspec(Stream stream)
             writer.WriteElementStringIfNotNull("iconUrl", IconUrl);
             writer.WriteElementStringIfNotNull("developmentDependency", DevelopmentDependency);
             writer.WriteElementStringIfNotNull("language", Language);
-            writer.WriteElementStringIfNotNull("title", Title);
-            writer.WriteElementStringIfNotNull("tags", Tags);
             writer.WriteElementStringIfNotNull("summary", Summary);
             writer.WriteElementStringIfNotNull("owners", Owners);
             writer.WriteElementStringIfNotNull("releaseNotes", ReleaseNotes);
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/PackageRepository.BuildLogic.cs b/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/PackageRepository.BuildLogic.cs
index e53057c..7982f83 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/PackageRepository.BuildLogic.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/PackageRepository.BuildLogic.cs
@@ -295,12 +295,12 @@ private void CreateBuildFile(string extension, string folderName, Action<Project
 
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(extension))
             {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException(extension);
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(extension));
             }
 
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(folderName))
             {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException(folderName);
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(folderName));
             }
 
             project = ProjectCreator.Create(
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/PackageRepository.Package.cs b/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/PackageRepository.Package.cs
index 6fe5350..044ac47 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/PackageRepository.Package.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/PackageRepository.Package.cs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public string GetInstallPath(string packageId, string version)
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the full path to the specified package' <c>.nupsec</c> in the current <see cref="PackageRepository" />.
+        /// Gets the full path to the specified package' <c>.nuspec</c> in the current <see cref="PackageRepository" />.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="packageId">The ID of the package.</param>
         /// <param name="version">The version of the package.</param>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/PackageRepository.cs b/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/PackageRepository.cs
index 89c6825..c2e6102 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/PackageRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/PackageRepository.cs
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ private PackageRepository(string rootPath, IEnumerable<Uri>? feeds = null)
         {
             GlobalPackagesFolder = Path.Combine(rootPath, ".nuget", "packages");
 
-            _nugetPackagesGlobalFolderBackup = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("NUGET_PACKAGES");
-
             Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("NUGET_PACKAGES", null);
 
             NuGetConfigPath = Path.Combine(rootPath, "NuGet.config");
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/ProjectCreator.Build.cs b/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/ProjectCreator.Build.cs
index c0713b5..a1779a4 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/ProjectCreator.Build.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/ProjectCreator.Build.cs
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public ProjectCreator TryBuild(out bool result)
         /// <param name="globalProperties">Global properties to use when building the target.</param>
         /// <param name="result">A value indicating the result of the build.</param>
         /// <returns>The current <see cref="ProjectCreator" />.</returns>
-        public ProjectCreator TryBuild(Dictionary<string, string>? globalProperties, out bool result)
+        public ProjectCreator TryBuild(IDictionary<string, string>? globalProperties, out bool result)
         {
             return TryBuild(restore: false, globalProperties: globalProperties, out result);
         }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/ProjectCreator.Items.cs b/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/ProjectCreator.Items.cs
index 2146f12..80776c4 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/ProjectCreator.Items.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/ProjectCreator.Items.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ public ProjectCreator ItemCompile(string include, string? exclude = null, string
             return ItemInclude(
                 itemType: "Compile",
                 include: include,
+                exclude: exclude,
                 metadata: metadata.Merge(new Dictionary<string, string?>
                 {
                     { "DependentUpon", dependentUpon! },
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/ProjectCreatorTemplates/SdkCsproj.cs b/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/ProjectCreatorTemplates/SdkCsproj.cs
index 0ab316b..efb5fdd 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/ProjectCreatorTemplates/SdkCsproj.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/ProjectCreatorTemplates/SdkCsproj.cs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public ProjectCreator SdkCsproj(
         public ProjectCreator SdkCsproj(
             IEnumerable<string>? targetFrameworks,
             string? path = null,
-            string sdk = "Microsoft.NET.Sdk",
+            string sdk = ProjectCreatorConstants.SdkCsprojDefaultSdk,
             string? outputType = null,
             Action<ProjectCreator>? projectCreator = null,
             string? defaultTargets = null,
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/PublicAPI/net10.0/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt b/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/PublicAPI/net10.0/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt
index c20bfc7..2b44932 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/PublicAPI/net10.0/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/PublicAPI/net10.0/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt
@@ -245,7 +245,6 @@ Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator.TryBuild(string! target
 Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator.TryBuild(string! target, System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string!, string!>? globalProperties, out bool result, out Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.BuildOutput! buildOutput, out System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string!, Microsoft.Build.Execution.TargetResult!>? targetOutputs) -> Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator!
 Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator.TryBuild(string![]! targets, out bool result, out Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.BuildOutput! buildOutput, out System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string!, Microsoft.Build.Execution.TargetResult!>? targetOutputs) -> Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator!
 Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator.TryBuild(string![]! targets, System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string!, string!>? globalProperties, out bool result, out Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.BuildOutput! buildOutput, out System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string!, Microsoft.Build.Execution.TargetResult!>? targetOutputs) -> Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator!
-Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator.TryBuild(System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary<string!, string!>? globalProperties, out bool result) -> Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator!
 Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator.TryBuild(System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string!, string!>? globalProperties, out bool result, out Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.BuildOutput! buildOutput) -> Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator!
 Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator.TryBuild(System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<string!>! targets, out bool result, out Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.BuildOutput! buildOutput, out System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string!, Microsoft.Build.Execution.TargetResult!>? targetOutputs) -> Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator!
 Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator.TryBuild(System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<string!>! targets, System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string!, string!>? globalProperties, out bool result, out Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.BuildOutput! buildOutput, out System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string!, Microsoft.Build.Execution.TargetResult!>? targetOutputs) -> Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator!
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/PublicAPI/net10.0/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt b/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/PublicAPI/net10.0/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
index ab058de..3df6e35 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/PublicAPI/net10.0/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/PublicAPI/net10.0/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 #nullable enable
+Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator.TryBuild(System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string!, string!>? globalProperties, out bool result) -> Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator!
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/PublicAPI/net472/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt b/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/PublicAPI/net472/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt
index 8d94495..468688f 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/PublicAPI/net472/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/PublicAPI/net472/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt
@@ -245,7 +245,6 @@ Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator.TryBuild(string! target
 Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator.TryBuild(string! target, System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string!, string!>? globalProperties, out bool result, out Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.BuildOutput! buildOutput, out System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string!, Microsoft.Build.Execution.TargetResult!>? targetOutputs) -> Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator!
 Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator.TryBuild(string![]! targets, out bool result, out Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.BuildOutput! buildOutput, out System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string!, Microsoft.Build.Execution.TargetResult!>? targetOutputs) -> Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator!
 Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator.TryBuild(string![]! targets, System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string!, string!>? globalProperties, out bool result, out Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.BuildOutput! buildOutput, out System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string!, Microsoft.Build.Execution.TargetResult!>? targetOutputs) -> Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator!
-Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator.TryBuild(System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary<string!, string!>? globalProperties, out bool result) -> Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator!
 Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator.TryBuild(System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string!, string!>? globalProperties, out bool result, out Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.BuildOutput! buildOutput) -> Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator!
 Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator.TryBuild(System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<string!>! targets, out bool result, out Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.BuildOutput! buildOutput, out System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string!, Microsoft.Build.Execution.TargetResult!>? targetOutputs) -> Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator!
 Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator.TryBuild(System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<string!>! targets, System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string!, string!>? globalProperties, out bool result, out Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.BuildOutput! buildOutput, out System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string!, Microsoft.Build.Execution.TargetResult!>? targetOutputs) -> Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator!
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/PublicAPI/net472/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt b/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/PublicAPI/net472/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
index ab058de..3df6e35 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/PublicAPI/net472/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/PublicAPI/net472/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 #nullable enable
+Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator.TryBuild(System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string!, string!>? globalProperties, out bool result) -> Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator!
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/PublicAPI/net8.0/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt b/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/PublicAPI/net8.0/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt
index c20bfc7..2b44932 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/PublicAPI/net8.0/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/PublicAPI/net8.0/PublicAPI.Shipped.txt
@@ -245,7 +245,6 @@ Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator.TryBuild(string! target
 Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator.TryBuild(string! target, System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string!, string!>? globalProperties, out bool result, out Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.BuildOutput! buildOutput, out System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string!, Microsoft.Build.Execution.TargetResult!>? targetOutputs) -> Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator!
 Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator.TryBuild(string![]! targets, out bool result, out Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.BuildOutput! buildOutput, out System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string!, Microsoft.Build.Execution.TargetResult!>? targetOutputs) -> Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator!
 Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator.TryBuild(string![]! targets, System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string!, string!>? globalProperties, out bool result, out Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.BuildOutput! buildOutput, out System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string!, Microsoft.Build.Execution.TargetResult!>? targetOutputs) -> Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator!
-Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator.TryBuild(System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary<string!, string!>? globalProperties, out bool result) -> Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator!
 Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator.TryBuild(System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string!, string!>? globalProperties, out bool result, out Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.BuildOutput! buildOutput) -> Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator!
 Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator.TryBuild(System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<string!>! targets, out bool result, out Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.BuildOutput! buildOutput, out System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string!, Microsoft.Build.Execution.TargetResult!>? targetOutputs) -> Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator!
 Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator.TryBuild(System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<string!>! targets, System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string!, string!>? globalProperties, out bool result, out Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.BuildOutput! buildOutput, out System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string!, Microsoft.Build.Execution.TargetResult!>? targetOutputs) -> Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator!
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/PublicAPI/net8.0/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt b/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/PublicAPI/net8.0/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
index ab058de..3df6e35 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/PublicAPI/net8.0/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation/PublicAPI/net8.0/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 #nullable enable
+Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator.TryBuild(System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<string!, string!>? globalProperties, out bool result) -> Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ProjectCreation.ProjectCreator!