diff --git a/src/Internal.AspNetCore.Sdk/targets/Common.props b/src/Internal.AspNetCore.Sdk/targets/Common.props
index 6bd2d796f..6505545d1 100644
--- a/src/Internal.AspNetCore.Sdk/targets/Common.props
+++ b/src/Internal.AspNetCore.Sdk/targets/Common.props
@@ -23,5 +23,11 @@ Usage: this should be imported once via NuGet at the top of the file.
     <!-- make disabling warnings opt-out -->
     <WarningsAsErrors Condition="'$(WarningsAsErrors)'==''">true</WarningsAsErrors>
   </PropertyGroup>
+  
+  <!-- external package versions -->
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <PackageVersionXunit>2.2.0-beta5-build3474</PackageVersionXunit>
+    <PackageVersionXunitVSRunner>2.2.0-beta5-build1225</PackageVersionXunitVSRunner>
+  </PropertyGroup>
 
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>