From 12098cb17f6cd5ff4ef3b7a4a4e45c8b73e1e9df Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Clint Rutkas <clint@rutkas.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2024 06:32:05 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Moving Version to Directory.Build.props (#34055)

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## Summary of the Pull Request

In prep for WinAppSdk, trying to consolidate items. Version.prop is one
of the first items.

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- [ ] **New binaries:** Added on the required places
- [ ] [JSON for
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for new binaries and localization folder
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Co-authored-by: Jaime Bernardo <jaime@janeasystems.com>
---
 Directory.Build.props                                | 12 ++++++------
 PowerToys.sln                                        |  1 +
 doc/devdocs/modules/launcher/new-plugin-checklist.md |  1 -
 installer/PowerToysSetup/Core.wxs                    | 10 +++++-----
 .../PowerToysSetup/PowerToysBootstrapper.wixproj     |  6 +++---
 installer/PowerToysSetup/PowerToysInstaller.wixproj  |  3 ++-
 .../PowerToysSetupCustomActions/CustomAction.cpp     |  4 ++--
 src/common/AllExperiments/AllExperiments.csproj      |  2 +-
 src/common/Common.UI/Common.UI.csproj                |  2 +-
 .../FilePreviewCommon/FilePreviewCommon.csproj       |  5 -----
 .../GPOWrapperProjection/GPOWrapperProjection.csproj |  2 +-
 src/common/ManagedCommon/ManagedCommon.csproj        |  5 -----
 .../Telemetry/ManagedTelemetry.csproj                |  7 +------
 src/common/interop/PowerToys.Interop.vcxproj         |  2 +-
 .../interop-tests/Microsoft.Interop.Tests.csproj     |  2 +-
 src/common/version/version.vcxproj                   |  2 +-
 .../DSCGeneration.cs                                 |  2 +-
 .../PowerToys.Settings.DSC.Schema.Generator.csproj   |  2 +-
 .../AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste.csproj |  2 +-
 .../EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariables.csproj |  2 +-
 .../EnvironmentVariablesUILib.csproj                 |  2 --
 .../FileLocksmithUI/FileLocksmithUI.csproj           |  2 +-
 src/modules/Hosts/Hosts.Tests/Hosts.Tests.csproj     |  2 +-
 src/modules/Hosts/Hosts/Hosts.csproj                 |  2 +-
 src/modules/Hosts/HostsUILib/HostsUILib.csproj       |  3 ---
 .../MeasureTool/MeasureToolUI/MeasureToolUI.csproj   |  2 +-
 .../MouseJumpUI.UnitTests.csproj                     |  4 ++--
 .../MouseUtils/MouseJumpUI/MouseJumpUI.csproj        |  4 ++--
 .../App/Helper/MouseWithoutBordersHelper.csproj      |  4 ++--
 .../App/MouseWithoutBorders.csproj                   |  4 ++--
 .../App/Service/MouseWithoutBordersService.csproj    |  4 ++--
 src/modules/PowerOCR/PowerOCR/PowerOCR.csproj        |  2 +-
 src/modules/awake/Awake/Awake.csproj                 |  4 ++--
 .../colorPicker/ColorPickerUI/ColorPickerUI.csproj   |  2 +-
 .../UnitTest-ColorPickerUI.csproj                    |  4 ++--
 .../FancyZonesEditorCommon.csproj                    |  5 -----
 .../UITests-FancyZones/UITests-FancyZones.csproj     |  4 ++--
 .../UITests-FancyZonesEditor.csproj                  |  4 ++--
 .../editor/FancyZonesEditor/FancyZonesEditor.csproj  |  4 ++--
 .../imageresizer/tests/ImageResizerUITest.csproj     |  4 ++--
 src/modules/imageresizer/ui/ImageResizerUI.csproj    |  2 +-
 ...mmunity.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.UnitConverter.csproj |  4 ++--
 ...nity.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.VSCodeWorkspaces.csproj |  4 ++--
 ...munity.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.ValueGenerator.csproj |  4 ++--
 .../Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.WebSearch.csproj  |  4 ++--
 .../Microsoft.Plugin.Folder.csproj                   |  4 ++--
 .../Microsoft.Plugin.Indexer.csproj                  |  4 ++--
 .../Microsoft.Plugin.Program.csproj                  |  4 ++--
 .../Microsoft.Plugin.Shell.csproj                    |  4 ++--
 .../Microsoft.Plugin.Uri/Microsoft.Plugin.Uri.csproj |  4 ++--
 .../Microsoft.Plugin.WindowWalker.csproj             |  4 ++--
 .../Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.Calculator.csproj |  4 ++--
 .../Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.History.csproj    |  4 ++--
 .../Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.OneNote.csproj    |  4 ++--
 .../Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.PowerToys.csproj  |  4 ++--
 .../Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.Registry.csproj   |  4 ++--
 .../Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.Service.csproj    |  4 ++--
 .../Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.System.csproj     |  4 ++--
 .../Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.TimeDate.csproj   |  4 ++--
 ...osoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.WindowsSettings.csproj |  4 ++--
 ...osoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.WindowsTerminal.csproj |  4 ++--
 .../PowerLauncher.Telemetry.csproj                   |  6 +-----
 .../launcher/PowerLauncher/PowerLauncher.csproj      |  4 +---
 .../Wox.Infrastructure/Wox.Infrastructure.csproj     |  4 ++--
 src/modules/launcher/Wox.Plugin/Wox.Plugin.csproj    |  4 ++--
 src/modules/launcher/Wox.Test/Wox.Test.csproj        |  4 ++--
 src/modules/peek/Peek.Common/Peek.Common.csproj      |  2 +-
 .../Peek.FilePreviewer/Peek.FilePreviewer.csproj     |  2 +-
 src/modules/peek/Peek.UI/Peek.UI.csproj              |  2 +-
 .../PowerAccent.Core/PowerAccent.Core.csproj         |  2 +-
 .../poweraccent/PowerAccent.UI/PowerAccent.UI.csproj |  2 +-
 .../GcodePreviewHandler/GcodePreviewHandler.csproj   |  2 +-
 .../GcodeThumbnailProvider.csproj                    |  2 +-
 .../MarkdownPreviewHandler.csproj                    |  2 +-
 .../MonacoPreviewHandler/MonacoPreviewHandler.csproj |  2 +-
 .../PdfPreviewHandler/PdfPreviewHandler.csproj       |  2 +-
 .../PdfThumbnailProvider/PdfThumbnailProvider.csproj |  2 +-
 .../QoiPreviewHandler/QoiPreviewHandler.csproj       |  2 +-
 .../QoiThumbnailProvider/QoiThumbnailProvider.csproj |  2 +-
 .../StlThumbnailProvider/StlThumbnailProvider.csproj |  2 +-
 .../SvgPreviewHandler/SvgPreviewHandler.csproj       |  2 +-
 .../SvgThumbnailProvider/SvgThumbnailProvider.csproj |  2 +-
 .../UnitTests-GcodePreviewHandler.csproj             |  2 +-
 .../UnitTests-GcodeThumbnailProvider.csproj          |  2 +-
 .../UnitTests-MarkdownPreviewHandler.csproj          |  2 +-
 .../UnitTests-PdfPreviewHandler.csproj               |  2 +-
 .../UnitTests-PdfThumbnailProvider.csproj            |  2 +-
 .../UnitTests-PreviewHandlerCommon.csproj            |  2 +-
 .../UnitTests-QoiPreviewHandler.csproj               |  2 +-
 .../UnitTests-QoiThumbnailProvider.csproj            |  2 +-
 .../UnitTests-StlThumbnailProvider.csproj            |  2 +-
 .../UnitTests-SvgPreviewHandler.csproj               |  2 +-
 .../UnitTests-SvgThumbnailProvider.csproj            |  2 +-
 .../previewpane/common/PreviewHandlerCommon.csproj   |  2 +-
 .../RegistryPreview/RegistryPreview.csproj           |  2 +-
 .../RegistryPreviewUILib/RegistryPreviewUILib.csproj |  2 --
 .../Settings.UI.Library/Settings.UI.Library.csproj   |  6 ------
 .../Settings.UI.UnitTests.csproj                     |  4 ++--
 .../Settings.UI/PowerToys.Settings.csproj            |  2 +-
 99 files changed, 139 insertions(+), 177 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 5cee923ad1..c43d90cad8 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 <Project>
-
+  <Import Condition="exists('src\Version.props')" Project="src\Version.props" />
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Copyright>Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.</Copyright>
-    <AssemblyCompany>Microsoft Corp.</AssemblyCompany>
     <AssemblyCopyright>Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.</AssemblyCopyright>
     <AssemblyProduct>PowerToys</AssemblyProduct>
+    <AssemblyCompany>Microsoft Corp.</AssemblyCompany>
     <Company>Microsoft Corporation</Company>
+    <Authors>Microsoft Corporation</Authors>
+    <Product>PowerToys</Product>
     <NeutralLanguage>en-US</NeutralLanguage>
     <Platforms>x64;ARM64</Platforms>
     <PackageTags>PowerToys</PackageTags>
@@ -17,11 +19,9 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(MSBuildProjectExtension)' == '.csproj'">
-    <RepositoryUrl>https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys</RepositoryUrl>
+    <Version>$(Version).0</Version>
+	<RepositoryUrl>https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys</RepositoryUrl>
     <RepositoryType>GitHub</RepositoryType>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(MSBuildProjectExtension)' == '.csproj'">
     <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
diff --git a/PowerToys.sln b/PowerToys.sln
index 7da94ee5eb..21fac39d3f 100644
--- a/PowerToys.sln
+++ b/PowerToys.sln
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Solution Items", "Solution
 		Directory.Build.targets = Directory.Build.targets
 		Directory.Packages.props = Directory.Packages.props
 		Solution.props = Solution.props
+		src\Version.props = src\Version.props
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
 Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "Settings.UI.Library", "src\settings-ui\Settings.UI.Library\Settings.UI.Library.csproj", "{B1BCC8C6-46B5-4BFA-8F22-20F32D99EC6A}"
diff --git a/doc/devdocs/modules/launcher/new-plugin-checklist.md b/doc/devdocs/modules/launcher/new-plugin-checklist.md
index 1d76e85b75..7287e4305e 100644
--- a/doc/devdocs/modules/launcher/new-plugin-checklist.md
+++ b/doc/devdocs/modules/launcher/new-plugin-checklist.md
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 - [ ] Microsoft plugin project name pattern: `Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.{PluginName}`
 - [ ] Community plugin project name pattern: `Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.{PluginName}`
 - [ ] The plugin target framework should be `net8.0-windows`
-- [ ] The project file should import `Version.props` and specify `<Version>$(Version).0</Version>`
 - [ ] If the plugin uses any 3rd party dependencies the project file should import `DynamicPlugin.props`
 - [ ] The plugin has to contain a `plugin.json` file of the following format in its root folder:
 
diff --git a/installer/PowerToysSetup/Core.wxs b/installer/PowerToysSetup/Core.wxs
index 81a655b3e1..eb39fdc9db 100644
--- a/installer/PowerToysSetup/Core.wxs
+++ b/installer/PowerToysSetup/Core.wxs
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@
         <RegistryKey Root="$(var.RegistryScope)" Key="Software\Classes\powertoys\components">
           <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="DSCModulesReference" Value="" KeyPath="yes"/>
         </RegistryKey>
-        <File Source="$(var.RepoDir)\src\dsc\Microsoft.PowerToys.Configure\Generated\Microsoft.PowerToys.Configure\$(var.Version)\Microsoft.PowerToys.Configure.psd1" Id="PTConfReference.psd1" />
-        <File Source="$(var.RepoDir)\src\dsc\Microsoft.PowerToys.Configure\Generated\Microsoft.PowerToys.Configure\$(var.Version)\Microsoft.PowerToys.Configure.psm1" Id="PTConfReference.psm1" />
+        <File Source="$(var.RepoDir)\src\dsc\Microsoft.PowerToys.Configure\Generated\Microsoft.PowerToys.Configure\$(var.Version).0\Microsoft.PowerToys.Configure.psd1" Id="PTConfReference.psd1" />
+        <File Source="$(var.RepoDir)\src\dsc\Microsoft.PowerToys.Configure\Generated\Microsoft.PowerToys.Configure\$(var.Version).0\Microsoft.PowerToys.Configure.psm1" Id="PTConfReference.psm1" />
       </Component>
     </DirectoryRef>
 
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@
       <Directory Id="WindowsPowerShellFolder" Name="WindowsPowerShell">
         <Directory Id="PowerShellModulesFolder" Name="Modules">
           <Directory Id="PowerToysDscFolder" Name="Microsoft.PowerToys.Configure">
-            <Directory Id="PowerToysDscVerFolder" Name="$(var.Version)">
+            <Directory Id="PowerToysDscVerFolder" Name="$(var.Version).0">
               <Component Id="PowerToysDSC" Win64="yes" Guid="C52AECA0-DA73-49B8-BB49-31EF6640FF1F">
                 <!-- Don't fail installation because of DSC. Files are marked as not vital. -->
-                <File Vital="no" Source="$(var.RepoDir)\src\dsc\Microsoft.PowerToys.Configure\Generated\Microsoft.PowerToys.Configure\$(var.Version)\Microsoft.PowerToys.Configure.psd1" Id="PTConf.psd1" />
-                <File Vital="no" Source="$(var.RepoDir)\src\dsc\Microsoft.PowerToys.Configure\Generated\Microsoft.PowerToys.Configure\$(var.Version)\Microsoft.PowerToys.Configure.psm1" Id="PTConf.psm1" />
+                <File Vital="no" Source="$(var.RepoDir)\src\dsc\Microsoft.PowerToys.Configure\Generated\Microsoft.PowerToys.Configure\$(var.Version).0\Microsoft.PowerToys.Configure.psd1" Id="PTConf.psd1" />
+                <File Vital="no" Source="$(var.RepoDir)\src\dsc\Microsoft.PowerToys.Configure\Generated\Microsoft.PowerToys.Configure\$(var.Version).0\Microsoft.PowerToys.Configure.psm1" Id="PTConf.psm1" />
               </Component>
             </Directory>
           </Directory>
diff --git a/installer/PowerToysSetup/PowerToysBootstrapper.wixproj b/installer/PowerToysSetup/PowerToysBootstrapper.wixproj
index 71742c2c79..15a2000ca5 100644
--- a/installer/PowerToysSetup/PowerToysBootstrapper.wixproj
+++ b/installer/PowerToysSetup/PowerToysBootstrapper.wixproj
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
   DefaultTargets="Build"
   InitialTargets="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports"
   xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
-  <Import Project="..\wix.props"
-    Condition="Exists('..\wix.props')" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\src\Version.props" />
+  <Import Project="..\..\src\Version.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\src\Version.props')" />
+  <Import Project="..\wix.props" Condition="Exists('..\wix.props')" />
+
   <PropertyGroup>
     <DefineConstants>Version=$(Version)</DefineConstants>
     <Name>PowerToysBootstrapper</Name>
diff --git a/installer/PowerToysSetup/PowerToysInstaller.wixproj b/installer/PowerToysSetup/PowerToysInstaller.wixproj
index 1a4aa1f67b..6e83f2ef37 100644
--- a/installer/PowerToysSetup/PowerToysInstaller.wixproj
+++ b/installer/PowerToysSetup/PowerToysInstaller.wixproj
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project ToolsVersion="4.0" DefaultTargets="Build" InitialTargets="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports"
   xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <Import Project="..\..\src\Version.props" Condition="Exists('..\..\src\Version.props')" />
   <Import Project="..\wix.props" Condition="Exists('..\wix.props')" />
-  <Import Project="..\..\src\Version.props" />
+
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'x64'">
     <DefineConstants>Version=$(Version);MonacoSRCHarvestPath=$(ProjectDir)..\..\x64\$(Configuration)\Assets\Monaco\monacoSRC</DefineConstants>
     <!-- THIS IS AN INNER LOOP OPTIMIZATION
diff --git a/installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActions/CustomAction.cpp b/installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActions/CustomAction.cpp
index 64c03bc44f..a00b6bdad7 100644
--- a/installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActions/CustomAction.cpp
+++ b/installer/PowerToysSetupCustomActions/CustomAction.cpp
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ UINT __stdcall InstallDSCModuleCA(MSIHANDLE hInstall)
             ExitOnFailure(hr, "Unable to determine Powershell modules path");
         }
 
-        const auto modulesPath = baseModulesPath / L"Microsoft.PowerToys.Configure" / get_product_version(false);
+        const auto modulesPath = baseModulesPath / L"Microsoft.PowerToys.Configure" / (get_product_version(false) + L".0");
 
         std::error_code errorCode;
         fs::create_directories(modulesPath, errorCode);
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ UINT __stdcall UninstallDSCModuleCA(MSIHANDLE hInstall)
         }
 
         const auto powerToysModulePath = baseModulesPath / L"Microsoft.PowerToys.Configure";
-        const auto versionedModulePath = powerToysModulePath / get_product_version(false);
+        const auto versionedModulePath = powerToysModulePath / (get_product_version(false) + L".0");
 
         std::error_code errorCode;
 
diff --git a/src/common/AllExperiments/AllExperiments.csproj b/src/common/AllExperiments/AllExperiments.csproj
index 875d8b5d82..7c42c36e94 100644
--- a/src/common/AllExperiments/AllExperiments.csproj
+++ b/src/common/AllExperiments/AllExperiments.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\Version.props" />
+  
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows10.0.20348.0</TargetFramework>
     <TargetPlatformMinVersion>10.0.19041.0</TargetPlatformMinVersion>
diff --git a/src/common/Common.UI/Common.UI.csproj b/src/common/Common.UI/Common.UI.csproj
index 102fc3ebbc..1a3edaaa9c 100644
--- a/src/common/Common.UI/Common.UI.csproj
+++ b/src/common/Common.UI/Common.UI.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\Version.props" />
+  
   
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
diff --git a/src/common/FilePreviewCommon/FilePreviewCommon.csproj b/src/common/FilePreviewCommon/FilePreviewCommon.csproj
index d9493ece99..c62d4334cc 100644
--- a/src/common/FilePreviewCommon/FilePreviewCommon.csproj
+++ b/src/common/FilePreviewCommon/FilePreviewCommon.csproj
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
-  <Import Project="..\..\Version.props" />
-
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
     <RuntimeIdentifiers>win-x64;win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
-    <Version>$(Version).0</Version>
-    <Authors>Microsoft Corporation</Authors>
-    <Product>PowerToys</Product>
     <Description>PowerToys FilePreviewCommon</Description>
     <AssemblyName>PowerToys.FilePreviewCommon</AssemblyName>
     <UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>
diff --git a/src/common/GPOWrapperProjection/GPOWrapperProjection.csproj b/src/common/GPOWrapperProjection/GPOWrapperProjection.csproj
index 5e16a1bae8..c623f1ed37 100644
--- a/src/common/GPOWrapperProjection/GPOWrapperProjection.csproj
+++ b/src/common/GPOWrapperProjection/GPOWrapperProjection.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\Version.props" />
+  
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows10.0.20348.0</TargetFramework>
     <TargetPlatformMinVersion>10.0.19041.0</TargetPlatformMinVersion>
diff --git a/src/common/ManagedCommon/ManagedCommon.csproj b/src/common/ManagedCommon/ManagedCommon.csproj
index dbe6eca3f7..dfc45169e1 100644
--- a/src/common/ManagedCommon/ManagedCommon.csproj
+++ b/src/common/ManagedCommon/ManagedCommon.csproj
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
-  <Import Project="..\..\Version.props" />
-
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
     <RuntimeIdentifiers>win-x64;win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
-    <Version>$(Version).0</Version>
-    <Authors>Microsoft Corporation</Authors>
-    <Product>PowerToys</Product>
     <Description>PowerToys ManagedCommon</Description>
     <AssemblyName>PowerToys.ManagedCommon</AssemblyName>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/common/ManagedTelemetry/Telemetry/ManagedTelemetry.csproj b/src/common/ManagedTelemetry/Telemetry/ManagedTelemetry.csproj
index 19e1b0015c..46d7ae6937 100644
--- a/src/common/ManagedTelemetry/Telemetry/ManagedTelemetry.csproj
+++ b/src/common/ManagedTelemetry/Telemetry/ManagedTelemetry.csproj
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">  
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
 	<RuntimeIdentifiers>win-x64;win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
-    <Version>$(Version).0</Version>
-    <Authors>Microsoft Corporation</Authors>
-    <Product>PowerToys</Product>
     <Description>PowerToys Telemetry</Description>
     <AssemblyName>PowerToys.ManagedTelemetry</AssemblyName>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/common/interop/PowerToys.Interop.vcxproj b/src/common/interop/PowerToys.Interop.vcxproj
index 75382dabfb..56292df1fd 100644
--- a/src/common/interop/PowerToys.Interop.vcxproj
+++ b/src/common/interop/PowerToys.Interop.vcxproj
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
-  <Import Project="..\..\Version.props" />
+  
   <PropertyGroup>
     <AssemblyTitle>PowerToys.Interop</AssemblyTitle>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/common/interop/interop-tests/Microsoft.Interop.Tests.csproj b/src/common/interop/interop-tests/Microsoft.Interop.Tests.csproj
index 31ecc6fafb..849b072c33 100644
--- a/src/common/interop/interop-tests/Microsoft.Interop.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/common/interop/interop-tests/Microsoft.Interop.Tests.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
diff --git a/src/common/version/version.vcxproj b/src/common/version/version.vcxproj
index ea344607cb..f6ad515137 100644
--- a/src/common/version/version.vcxproj
+++ b/src/common/version/version.vcxproj
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
-  <Import Project="..\..\Version.props" />
+  
   <Target Name="GenerateVersionData" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
     <ItemGroup>
       <HeaderLines Include="#pragma once" />
diff --git a/src/dsc/PowerToys.Settings.DSC.Schema.Generator/DSCGeneration.cs b/src/dsc/PowerToys.Settings.DSC.Schema.Generator/DSCGeneration.cs
index 16cd18f998..64ddf9e00c 100644
--- a/src/dsc/PowerToys.Settings.DSC.Schema.Generator/DSCGeneration.cs
+++ b/src/dsc/PowerToys.Settings.DSC.Schema.Generator/DSCGeneration.cs
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ class {{module.Name}} {
 
     public static string EmitManifestFileContents()
     {
-        var version = interop.CommonManaged.GetProductVersion().Replace("v", string.Empty);
+        var version = interop.CommonManaged.GetProductVersion().Replace("v", string.Empty) + ".0";
         var generatedDate = DateTime.Now.ToString("dd.MM.yyyy", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
 
         return $$"""
diff --git a/src/dsc/PowerToys.Settings.DSC.Schema.Generator/PowerToys.Settings.DSC.Schema.Generator.csproj b/src/dsc/PowerToys.Settings.DSC.Schema.Generator/PowerToys.Settings.DSC.Schema.Generator.csproj
index 5264f2aafb..1ed2c23220 100644
--- a/src/dsc/PowerToys.Settings.DSC.Schema.Generator/PowerToys.Settings.DSC.Schema.Generator.csproj
+++ b/src/dsc/PowerToys.Settings.DSC.Schema.Generator/PowerToys.Settings.DSC.Schema.Generator.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-    <Import Project="..\..\Version.props" />
+    
     <PropertyGroup>
         <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
         <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
diff --git a/src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste.csproj b/src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste.csproj
index dc530e4e13..e1b687c337 100644
--- a/src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste/AdvancedPaste.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
diff --git a/src/modules/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariables.csproj b/src/modules/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariables.csproj
index 4e4bb8f8ad..3ba6df621a 100644
--- a/src/modules/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariables.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariables.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows10.0.20348.0</TargetFramework>
diff --git a/src/modules/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariablesUILib/EnvironmentVariablesUILib.csproj b/src/modules/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariablesUILib/EnvironmentVariablesUILib.csproj
index 829fc85cfb..b320afcdb6 100644
--- a/src/modules/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariablesUILib/EnvironmentVariablesUILib.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/EnvironmentVariables/EnvironmentVariablesUILib/EnvironmentVariablesUILib.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Condition="exists('..\..\..\Version.props')" Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <!-- Properties for nuget package. -->
-    <Authors>Microsoft Corporation</Authors>
     <Description>Implements the UI control for the PowerToys Environment Variables Utility</Description>
     <PackageLicenseExpression>MIT</PackageLicenseExpression>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithUI/FileLocksmithUI.csproj b/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithUI/FileLocksmithUI.csproj
index 77c2b3bdd7..5576db2042 100644
--- a/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithUI/FileLocksmithUI.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/FileLocksmith/FileLocksmithUI/FileLocksmithUI.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <AssemblyTitle>PowerToys.FileLocksmith</AssemblyTitle>
diff --git a/src/modules/Hosts/Hosts.Tests/Hosts.Tests.csproj b/src/modules/Hosts/Hosts.Tests/Hosts.Tests.csproj
index 75fa3557fc..0d4f5168da 100644
--- a/src/modules/Hosts/Hosts.Tests/Hosts.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/Hosts/Hosts.Tests/Hosts.Tests.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
   
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows10.0.20348.0</TargetFramework>
diff --git a/src/modules/Hosts/Hosts/Hosts.csproj b/src/modules/Hosts/Hosts/Hosts.csproj
index 40fe3bd0de..be30c256a4 100644
--- a/src/modules/Hosts/Hosts/Hosts.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/Hosts/Hosts/Hosts.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
diff --git a/src/modules/Hosts/HostsUILib/HostsUILib.csproj b/src/modules/Hosts/HostsUILib/HostsUILib.csproj
index d4b309ca1e..1d3dada42b 100644
--- a/src/modules/Hosts/HostsUILib/HostsUILib.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/Hosts/HostsUILib/HostsUILib.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Condition="exists('..\..\..\Version.props')" Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
-
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows10.0.20348</TargetFramework>
@@ -19,7 +17,6 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <!-- Properties for nuget package. -->
-    <Authors>Microsoft Corporation</Authors>
     <Description>Implements the UI control for the PowerToys Hosts File Editor Utility</Description>
     <PackageLicenseExpression>MIT</PackageLicenseExpression>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/modules/MeasureTool/MeasureToolUI/MeasureToolUI.csproj b/src/modules/MeasureTool/MeasureToolUI/MeasureToolUI.csproj
index 83a953ad70..0d1c30a8b0 100644
--- a/src/modules/MeasureTool/MeasureToolUI/MeasureToolUI.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/MeasureTool/MeasureToolUI/MeasureToolUI.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <AssemblyTitle>PowerToys.MeasureTool</AssemblyTitle>
diff --git a/src/modules/MouseUtils/MouseJumpUI.UnitTests/MouseJumpUI.UnitTests.csproj b/src/modules/MouseUtils/MouseJumpUI.UnitTests/MouseJumpUI.UnitTests.csproj
index aa18bb6ab5..b7b14c372d 100644
--- a/src/modules/MouseUtils/MouseJumpUI.UnitTests/MouseJumpUI.UnitTests.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/MouseUtils/MouseJumpUI.UnitTests/MouseJumpUI.UnitTests.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows10.0.20348.0</TargetFramework>
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
-    <Version>$(Version).0</Version>
+    
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/modules/MouseUtils/MouseJumpUI/MouseJumpUI.csproj b/src/modules/MouseUtils/MouseJumpUI/MouseJumpUI.csproj
index d2ec254c04..a01406bce9 100644
--- a/src/modules/MouseUtils/MouseJumpUI/MouseJumpUI.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/MouseUtils/MouseJumpUI/MouseJumpUI.csproj
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
   <PropertyGroup>
     <AssemblyTitle>PowerToys.MouseJumpUI</AssemblyTitle>
     <AssemblyDescription>PowerToys MouseJumpUI</AssemblyDescription>
-    <Version>$(Version).0</Version>
+    
     <OutputPath>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)</OutputPath>
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
     <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
diff --git a/src/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/App/Helper/MouseWithoutBordersHelper.csproj b/src/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/App/Helper/MouseWithoutBordersHelper.csproj
index 11b35d02b1..ffbc23ee06 100644
--- a/src/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/App/Helper/MouseWithoutBordersHelper.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/App/Helper/MouseWithoutBordersHelper.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows10.0.20348.0</TargetFramework>
     <TargetPlatformMinVersion>10.0.19041.0</TargetPlatformMinVersion>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <OutputPath>..\..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)</OutputPath>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
     <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
-    <Version>$(Version).0</Version>
+    
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <!-- SelfContained=true requires RuntimeIdentifier to be set -->
diff --git a/src/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/App/MouseWithoutBorders.csproj b/src/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/App/MouseWithoutBorders.csproj
index af242f40a8..23524a607f 100644
--- a/src/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/App/MouseWithoutBorders.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/App/MouseWithoutBorders.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows10.0.20348.0</TargetFramework>
     <TargetPlatformMinVersion>10.0.19041.0</TargetPlatformMinVersion>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <OutputPath>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)</OutputPath>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
     <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
-    <Version>$(Version).0</Version>
+    
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <!-- SelfContained=true requires RuntimeIdentifier to be set -->
diff --git a/src/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/App/Service/MouseWithoutBordersService.csproj b/src/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/App/Service/MouseWithoutBordersService.csproj
index 58ebacb6a4..66e7ca343d 100644
--- a/src/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/App/Service/MouseWithoutBordersService.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/MouseWithoutBorders/App/Service/MouseWithoutBordersService.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows10.0.20348.0</TargetFramework>
     <TargetPlatformMinVersion>10.0.19041.0</TargetPlatformMinVersion>
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <OutputPath>..\..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)</OutputPath>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
     <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
-    <Version>$(Version).0</Version>
+    
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diff --git a/src/modules/PowerOCR/PowerOCR/PowerOCR.csproj b/src/modules/PowerOCR/PowerOCR/PowerOCR.csproj
index 10887afce7..7696667569 100644
--- a/src/modules/PowerOCR/PowerOCR/PowerOCR.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/PowerOCR/PowerOCR/PowerOCR.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <AssemblyTitle>PowerToys.PowerOCR</AssemblyTitle>
diff --git a/src/modules/awake/Awake/Awake.csproj b/src/modules/awake/Awake/Awake.csproj
index 604841f4f6..568d7bc7be 100644
--- a/src/modules/awake/Awake/Awake.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/awake/Awake/Awake.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows10.0.20348.0</TargetFramework>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <!--Per documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/compatibility/windows-forms/5.0/automatically-infer-winexe-output-type#outputtype-set-to-winexe-for-wpf-and-winforms-apps -->
     <DisableWinExeOutputInference>true</DisableWinExeOutputInference>
     <AssemblyName>PowerToys.Awake</AssemblyName>
-    <Version>$(Version).0</Version>
+    
     <ApplicationIcon>Assets\Awake\Awake.ico</ApplicationIcon>
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://awake.den.dev</PackageProjectUrl>
     <RepositoryUrl>https://github.com/microsoft/powertoys</RepositoryUrl>
diff --git a/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPickerUI/ColorPickerUI.csproj b/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPickerUI/ColorPickerUI.csproj
index b2da169222..5ff28ae774 100644
--- a/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPickerUI/ColorPickerUI.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPickerUI/ColorPickerUI.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
   <PropertyGroup>
     <AssemblyTitle>PowerToys.ColorPickerUI</AssemblyTitle>
     <AssemblyDescription>PowerToys ColorPicker</AssemblyDescription>
diff --git a/src/modules/colorPicker/UnitTest-ColorPickerUI/UnitTest-ColorPickerUI.csproj b/src/modules/colorPicker/UnitTest-ColorPickerUI/UnitTest-ColorPickerUI.csproj
index 20dca45f02..9341ba9040 100644
--- a/src/modules/colorPicker/UnitTest-ColorPickerUI/UnitTest-ColorPickerUI.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/colorPicker/UnitTest-ColorPickerUI/UnitTest-ColorPickerUI.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows10.0.20348.0</TargetFramework>
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
-    <Version>$(Version).0</Version>
+    
   </PropertyGroup>
 
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diff --git a/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesEditorCommon/FancyZonesEditorCommon.csproj b/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesEditorCommon/FancyZonesEditorCommon.csproj
index cb92563985..0f56e14a12 100644
--- a/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesEditorCommon/FancyZonesEditorCommon.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZonesEditorCommon/FancyZonesEditorCommon.csproj
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
-
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows10.0.20348.0</TargetFramework>
 	<RuntimeIdentifiers>win-x64;win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
-    <Version>$(Version).0</Version>
-    <Authors>Microsoft Corporation</Authors>
-    <Product>PowerToys</Product>
     <Description>PowerToys FancyZonesEditorCommon</Description>
     <AssemblyName>PowerToys.FancyZonesEditorCommon</AssemblyName>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/modules/fancyzones/UITests-FancyZones/UITests-FancyZones.csproj b/src/modules/fancyzones/UITests-FancyZones/UITests-FancyZones.csproj
index 767a635a2c..3ceb57bc9d 100644
--- a/src/modules/fancyzones/UITests-FancyZones/UITests-FancyZones.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/fancyzones/UITests-FancyZones/UITests-FancyZones.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows10.0.20348.0</TargetFramework>
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
-    <Version>$(Version).0</Version>
+    
     <!-- This is a UI test, so don't run as part of MSBuild -->
     <RunVSTest>false</RunVSTest>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/modules/fancyzones/UITests-FancyZonesEditor/UITests-FancyZonesEditor.csproj b/src/modules/fancyzones/UITests-FancyZonesEditor/UITests-FancyZonesEditor.csproj
index 67ba0d8c98..bff8f5b886 100644
--- a/src/modules/fancyzones/UITests-FancyZonesEditor/UITests-FancyZonesEditor.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/fancyzones/UITests-FancyZonesEditor/UITests-FancyZonesEditor.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
 
   <PropertyGroup>
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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
-    <Version>$(Version).0</Version>
+    
     <!-- This is a UI test, so don't run as part of MSBuild -->
     <RunVSTest>false</RunVSTest>
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diff --git a/src/modules/fancyzones/editor/FancyZonesEditor/FancyZonesEditor.csproj b/src/modules/fancyzones/editor/FancyZonesEditor/FancyZonesEditor.csproj
index 98b9c0874c..2309b4c81e 100644
--- a/src/modules/fancyzones/editor/FancyZonesEditor/FancyZonesEditor.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/fancyzones/editor/FancyZonesEditor/FancyZonesEditor.csproj
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
   <PropertyGroup>
     <AssemblyTitle>PowerToys.FancyZonesEditor</AssemblyTitle>
     <AssemblyDescription>PowerToys FancyZones Editor</AssemblyDescription>
     <Description>PowerToys FancyZones Editor</Description>
-    <Version>$(Version).0</Version>
+    
     <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
     <UseWPF>true</UseWPF>
     <UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>
diff --git a/src/modules/imageresizer/tests/ImageResizerUITest.csproj b/src/modules/imageresizer/tests/ImageResizerUITest.csproj
index 5f46cdf39d..2e7487b0b0 100644
--- a/src/modules/imageresizer/tests/ImageResizerUITest.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/imageresizer/tests/ImageResizerUITest.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows10.0.20348.0</TargetFramework>
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>ImageResizer</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>ImageResizer.Test</AssemblyName>
-    <Version>$(Version).0</Version>
+    
     <OutputPath>$(SolutionDir)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\tests\$(AssemblyName)\</OutputPath>
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diff --git a/src/modules/imageresizer/ui/ImageResizerUI.csproj b/src/modules/imageresizer/ui/ImageResizerUI.csproj
index 8c1af92376..c68ff6b1fa 100644
--- a/src/modules/imageresizer/ui/ImageResizerUI.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/imageresizer/ui/ImageResizerUI.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
   
   <PropertyGroup>
     <AssemblyTitle>PowerToys.ImageResizer</AssemblyTitle>
diff --git a/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.UnitConverter/Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.UnitConverter.csproj b/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.UnitConverter/Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.UnitConverter.csproj
index 99c7afcafc..6cc95e6f47 100644
--- a/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.UnitConverter/Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.UnitConverter.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.UnitConverter/Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.UnitConverter.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
- <Import Project="..\..\..\..\Version.props" />
+ 
   
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.UnitConverter</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.UnitConverter</AssemblyName>
-    <Version>$(Version).0</Version>
+    
     <useWPF>true</useWPF>
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
     <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
diff --git a/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.VSCodeWorkspaces/Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.VSCodeWorkspaces.csproj b/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.VSCodeWorkspaces/Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.VSCodeWorkspaces.csproj
index 1f686fab7e..e39a91b072 100644
--- a/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.VSCodeWorkspaces/Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.VSCodeWorkspaces.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.VSCodeWorkspaces/Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.VSCodeWorkspaces.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-	<Import Project="..\..\..\..\Version.props" />
+	
 
 	<PropertyGroup>
 		<TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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 		<RootNamespace>Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.VSCodeWorkspaces</RootNamespace>
 		<AssemblyName>Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.VSCodeWorkspaces</AssemblyName>
-		<Version>$(Version).0</Version>
+		
 		<useWPF>true</useWPF>
 		<AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
 		<AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
diff --git a/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.ValueGenerator/Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.ValueGenerator.csproj b/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.ValueGenerator/Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.ValueGenerator.csproj
index 80fb46deea..fda1abda75 100644
--- a/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.ValueGenerator/Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.ValueGenerator.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.ValueGenerator/Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.ValueGenerator.csproj
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
 
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     <ProjectGuid>{D095BE44-1F2E-463E-A494-121892A75EA2}</ProjectGuid>
     <UseWPF>true</UseWPF>
-    <Version>$(Version).0</Version>
+    
     <AssemblyName>Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.ValueGenerator</AssemblyName>
     <RootNamespace>Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.ValueGenerator</RootNamespace>
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diff --git a/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.WebSearch/Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.WebSearch.csproj b/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.WebSearch/Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.WebSearch.csproj
index fb6c164ad4..701cabbe35 100644
--- a/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.WebSearch/Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.WebSearch.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.WebSearch/Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.WebSearch.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.WebSearch</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>Community.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.WebSearch</AssemblyName>
-    <Version>$(Version).0</Version>
+    
     <useWPF>true</useWPF>
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
     <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
diff --git a/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.Plugin.Folder/Microsoft.Plugin.Folder.csproj b/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.Plugin.Folder/Microsoft.Plugin.Folder.csproj
index 9f003281f3..1b905bd088 100644
--- a/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.Plugin.Folder/Microsoft.Plugin.Folder.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.Plugin.Folder/Microsoft.Plugin.Folder.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>Microsoft.Plugin.Folder</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>Microsoft.Plugin.Folder</AssemblyName>
-    <Version>$(Version).0</Version>
+    
     <UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
     <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
diff --git a/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.Plugin.Indexer/Microsoft.Plugin.Indexer.csproj b/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.Plugin.Indexer/Microsoft.Plugin.Indexer.csproj
index 43e1920f46..23fbf5239c 100644
--- a/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.Plugin.Indexer/Microsoft.Plugin.Indexer.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.Plugin.Indexer/Microsoft.Plugin.Indexer.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>Microsoft.Plugin.Indexer</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>Microsoft.Plugin.Indexer</AssemblyName>
-    <Version>$(Version).0</Version>
+    
     <useWPF>true</useWPF>
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
     <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
diff --git a/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.Plugin.Program/Microsoft.Plugin.Program.csproj b/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.Plugin.Program/Microsoft.Plugin.Program.csproj
index 4507376b06..6de692895a 100644
--- a/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.Plugin.Program/Microsoft.Plugin.Program.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.Plugin.Program/Microsoft.Plugin.Program.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-<Import Project="..\..\..\..\Version.props" />
+
   
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows10.0.20348.0</TargetFramework>
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>Microsoft.Plugin.Program</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>Microsoft.Plugin.Program</AssemblyName>
-    <Version>$(Version).0</Version>
+    
     <UseWpf>true</UseWpf>
     <UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
diff --git a/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.Plugin.Shell/Microsoft.Plugin.Shell.csproj b/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.Plugin.Shell/Microsoft.Plugin.Shell.csproj
index 7e16361c9c..030aaf9fea 100644
--- a/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.Plugin.Shell/Microsoft.Plugin.Shell.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.Plugin.Shell/Microsoft.Plugin.Shell.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>Microsoft.Plugin.Shell</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>Microsoft.Plugin.Shell</AssemblyName>
-    <Version>$(Version).0</Version>
+    
     <UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
     <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
diff --git a/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.Plugin.Uri/Microsoft.Plugin.Uri.csproj b/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.Plugin.Uri/Microsoft.Plugin.Uri.csproj
index dc10119fe0..56161d9eea 100644
--- a/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.Plugin.Uri/Microsoft.Plugin.Uri.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.Plugin.Uri/Microsoft.Plugin.Uri.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>Microsoft.Plugin.Uri</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>Microsoft.Plugin.Uri</AssemblyName>
-    <Version>$(Version).0</Version>
+    
     <UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
     <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
diff --git a/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.Plugin.WindowWalker/Microsoft.Plugin.WindowWalker.csproj b/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.Plugin.WindowWalker/Microsoft.Plugin.WindowWalker.csproj
index 5077812e5c..585c899171 100644
--- a/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.Plugin.WindowWalker/Microsoft.Plugin.WindowWalker.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.Plugin.WindowWalker/Microsoft.Plugin.WindowWalker.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>Microsoft.Plugin.WindowWalker</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>Microsoft.Plugin.WindowWalker</AssemblyName>
-    <Version>$(Version).0</Version>
+    
     <useWPF>true</useWPF>
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
     <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
diff --git a/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.Calculator/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.Calculator.csproj b/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.Calculator/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.Calculator.csproj
index cb639ef60e..d513ee0d7b 100644
--- a/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.Calculator/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.Calculator.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.Calculator/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.Calculator.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.Calculator</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.Calculator</AssemblyName>
-    <Version>$(Version).0</Version>
+    
     <useWPF>true</useWPF>
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
     <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
diff --git a/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.History/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.History.csproj b/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.History/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.History.csproj
index d1d5af5918..9b0128edb1 100644
--- a/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.History/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.History.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.History/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.History.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows10.0.20348.0</TargetFramework>
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.History</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.History</AssemblyName>
-    <Version>$(Version).0</Version>
+    
     <useWPF>true</useWPF>
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
     <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
diff --git a/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.OneNote/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.OneNote.csproj b/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.OneNote/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.OneNote.csproj
index 9a882257ff..053734f08c 100644
--- a/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.OneNote/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.OneNote.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.OneNote/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.OneNote.csproj
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
     <RootNamespace>Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.OneNote</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.OneNote</AssemblyName>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
-    <Version>$(Version).0</Version>
+    
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
     <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
     <GenerateSatelliteAssembliesForCore>true</GenerateSatelliteAssembliesForCore>
diff --git a/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.PowerToys/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.PowerToys.csproj b/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.PowerToys/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.PowerToys.csproj
index 4b500715e5..684420d672 100644
--- a/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.PowerToys/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.PowerToys.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.PowerToys/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.PowerToys.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows10.0.20348.0</TargetFramework>
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <SupportedOSPlatformVersion>10.0.19041.0</SupportedOSPlatformVersion>
     <RootNamespace>Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.PowerToys</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.PowerToys</AssemblyName>
-    <Version>$(Version).0</Version>
+    
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
     <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
     <GenerateSatelliteAssembliesForCore>true</GenerateSatelliteAssembliesForCore>
diff --git a/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.Registry/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.Registry.csproj b/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.Registry/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.Registry.csproj
index b59ea0d6f7..a4773450c5 100644
--- a/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.Registry/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.Registry.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.Registry/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.Registry.csproj
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
     <RootNamespace>Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.Registry</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.Registry</AssemblyName>
-    <Version>$(Version).0</Version>
+    
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
     <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
diff --git a/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.Service/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.Service.csproj b/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.Service/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.Service.csproj
index 7b9bde7411..8143e31c38 100644
--- a/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.Service/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.Service.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.Service/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.Service.csproj
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
     <RootNamespace>Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.Service</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.Service</AssemblyName>
-    <Version>$(Version).0</Version>
+    
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
     <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
     <GenerateSatelliteAssembliesForCore>true</GenerateSatelliteAssembliesForCore>
diff --git a/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.System/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.System.csproj b/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.System/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.System.csproj
index 56843e6d81..cbd48fa4a8 100644
--- a/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.System/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.System.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.System/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.System.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.System</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.System</AssemblyName>
-    <Version>$(Version).0</Version>
+    
     <useWPF>true</useWPF>
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
     <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
diff --git a/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.TimeDate/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.TimeDate.csproj b/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.TimeDate/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.TimeDate.csproj
index a6b86ea8d9..e44a8b68f5 100644
--- a/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.TimeDate/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.TimeDate.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.TimeDate/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.TimeDate.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.TimeDate</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.TimeDate</AssemblyName>
-    <Version>$(Version).0</Version>
+    
     <useWPF>true</useWPF>
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
     <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
diff --git a/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.WindowsSettings/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.WindowsSettings.csproj b/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.WindowsSettings/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.WindowsSettings.csproj
index bf0bde3415..9aad8dc121 100644
--- a/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.WindowsSettings/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.WindowsSettings.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.WindowsSettings/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.WindowsSettings.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.WindowsSettings</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.WindowsSettings</AssemblyName>
-    <Version>$(Version).0</Version>
+    
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
     <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
     <UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>
diff --git a/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.WindowsTerminal/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.WindowsTerminal.csproj b/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.WindowsTerminal/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.WindowsTerminal.csproj
index 7bd545a21e..b37b27e7c1 100644
--- a/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.WindowsTerminal/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.WindowsTerminal.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/launcher/Plugins/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.WindowsTerminal/Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.WindowsTerminal.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows10.0.20348.0</TargetFramework>
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <SupportedOSPlatformVersion>10.0.19041.0</SupportedOSPlatformVersion>
     <RootNamespace>Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.WindowsTerminal</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>Microsoft.PowerToys.Run.Plugin.WindowsTerminal</AssemblyName>
-    <Version>$(Version).0</Version>
+    
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
     <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
     <GenerateSatelliteAssembliesForCore>true</GenerateSatelliteAssembliesForCore>
diff --git a/src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher.Telemetry/PowerLauncher.Telemetry.csproj b/src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher.Telemetry/PowerLauncher.Telemetry.csproj
index 6abe925f10..d403fdd111 100644
--- a/src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher.Telemetry/PowerLauncher.Telemetry.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher.Telemetry/PowerLauncher.Telemetry.csproj
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
-    
-    
-    <Version>$(Version).0</Version>
-    <Authors>Microsoft Corporation</Authors>
     <Description>PowerToys PowerLauncher Telemetry</Description>
     <AssemblyName>PowerToys.PowerLauncher.Telemetry</AssemblyName>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher/PowerLauncher.csproj b/src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher/PowerLauncher.csproj
index b3c3db3371..cb64842e30 100644
--- a/src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher/PowerLauncher.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/launcher/PowerLauncher/PowerLauncher.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
   <PropertyGroup>
     <AssemblyTitle>PowerToys.Run</AssemblyTitle>
     <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
     <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
     <AssetTargetFallback>uap10.0.19041</AssetTargetFallback>
-    <Version>$(Version).0</Version>
-    <Authors>Microsoft Corporation</Authors>
     <Description>PowerToys PowerLauncher</Description>
     <AssemblyName>PowerToys.PowerLauncher</AssemblyName>
     <OutputPath>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)</OutputPath>
diff --git a/src/modules/launcher/Wox.Infrastructure/Wox.Infrastructure.csproj b/src/modules/launcher/Wox.Infrastructure/Wox.Infrastructure.csproj
index ec105cc0b7..4defd7acb4 100644
--- a/src/modules/launcher/Wox.Infrastructure/Wox.Infrastructure.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/launcher/Wox.Infrastructure/Wox.Infrastructure.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>Wox.Infrastructure</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>Wox.Infrastructure</AssemblyName>
-    <Version>$(Version).0</Version>
+    
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
     <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
     <OutputPath>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\WoxInfrastructure</OutputPath>
diff --git a/src/modules/launcher/Wox.Plugin/Wox.Plugin.csproj b/src/modules/launcher/Wox.Plugin/Wox.Plugin.csproj
index 77afe1c195..02dcf7169a 100644
--- a/src/modules/launcher/Wox.Plugin/Wox.Plugin.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/launcher/Wox.Plugin/Wox.Plugin.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-<Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
+
   
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>Wox.Plugin</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>Wox.Plugin</AssemblyName>
-    <Version>$(Version).0</Version>
+    
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
     <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
     <GenerateSatelliteAssembliesForCore>true</GenerateSatelliteAssembliesForCore>
diff --git a/src/modules/launcher/Wox.Test/Wox.Test.csproj b/src/modules/launcher/Wox.Test/Wox.Test.csproj
index 1fc71efe85..e0702852e6 100644
--- a/src/modules/launcher/Wox.Test/Wox.Test.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/launcher/Wox.Test/Wox.Test.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows10.0.20348.0</TargetFramework>
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
     <RootNamespace>Wox.Test</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>Wox.Test</AssemblyName>
-    <Version>$(Version).0</Version>
+    
     <ApplicationIcon />
     <StartupObject />
     <OutputPath>..\..\..\..\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\tests\WoxTest</OutputPath>
diff --git a/src/modules/peek/Peek.Common/Peek.Common.csproj b/src/modules/peek/Peek.Common/Peek.Common.csproj
index cd2ccb540c..f6a18306d6 100644
--- a/src/modules/peek/Peek.Common/Peek.Common.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/peek/Peek.Common/Peek.Common.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
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diff --git a/src/modules/peek/Peek.FilePreviewer/Peek.FilePreviewer.csproj b/src/modules/peek/Peek.FilePreviewer/Peek.FilePreviewer.csproj
index 495a21289f..a304d2442f 100644
--- a/src/modules/peek/Peek.FilePreviewer/Peek.FilePreviewer.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/peek/Peek.FilePreviewer/Peek.FilePreviewer.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
   <PropertyGroup>
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diff --git a/src/modules/peek/Peek.UI/Peek.UI.csproj b/src/modules/peek/Peek.UI/Peek.UI.csproj
index a096df09f7..ba0792341a 100644
--- a/src/modules/peek/Peek.UI/Peek.UI.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/peek/Peek.UI/Peek.UI.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
   <PropertyGroup>
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diff --git a/src/modules/poweraccent/PowerAccent.Core/PowerAccent.Core.csproj b/src/modules/poweraccent/PowerAccent.Core/PowerAccent.Core.csproj
index 2d7a2f5c7b..a483bd5d06 100644
--- a/src/modules/poweraccent/PowerAccent.Core/PowerAccent.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/poweraccent/PowerAccent.Core/PowerAccent.Core.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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-    <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
+    
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diff --git a/src/modules/poweraccent/PowerAccent.UI/PowerAccent.UI.csproj b/src/modules/poweraccent/PowerAccent.UI/PowerAccent.UI.csproj
index 4fefdd9dd8..313a880927 100644
--- a/src/modules/poweraccent/PowerAccent.UI/PowerAccent.UI.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/poweraccent/PowerAccent.UI/PowerAccent.UI.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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-	<Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
+	
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diff --git a/src/modules/previewpane/GcodePreviewHandler/GcodePreviewHandler.csproj b/src/modules/previewpane/GcodePreviewHandler/GcodePreviewHandler.csproj
index 1f58af39db..ed6058eb8f 100644
--- a/src/modules/previewpane/GcodePreviewHandler/GcodePreviewHandler.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/previewpane/GcodePreviewHandler/GcodePreviewHandler.csproj
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
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-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
 
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diff --git a/src/modules/previewpane/GcodeThumbnailProvider/GcodeThumbnailProvider.csproj b/src/modules/previewpane/GcodeThumbnailProvider/GcodeThumbnailProvider.csproj
index 034e87d70e..8972f5a1b4 100644
--- a/src/modules/previewpane/GcodeThumbnailProvider/GcodeThumbnailProvider.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/previewpane/GcodeThumbnailProvider/GcodeThumbnailProvider.csproj
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
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   </PropertyGroup>
 
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
 
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   <PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/modules/previewpane/MarkdownPreviewHandler/MarkdownPreviewHandler.csproj b/src/modules/previewpane/MarkdownPreviewHandler/MarkdownPreviewHandler.csproj
index 850f08918b..a604cdaa9d 100644
--- a/src/modules/previewpane/MarkdownPreviewHandler/MarkdownPreviewHandler.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/previewpane/MarkdownPreviewHandler/MarkdownPreviewHandler.csproj
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
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   </PropertyGroup>
 
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Update="MarkdownPreviewHandlerControl.cs" />
diff --git a/src/modules/previewpane/MonacoPreviewHandler/MonacoPreviewHandler.csproj b/src/modules/previewpane/MonacoPreviewHandler/MonacoPreviewHandler.csproj
index bb4da33302..6101e91dcb 100644
--- a/src/modules/previewpane/MonacoPreviewHandler/MonacoPreviewHandler.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/previewpane/MonacoPreviewHandler/MonacoPreviewHandler.csproj
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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   </PropertyGroup>
 
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
 
   <PropertyGroup>
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diff --git a/src/modules/previewpane/PdfPreviewHandler/PdfPreviewHandler.csproj b/src/modules/previewpane/PdfPreviewHandler/PdfPreviewHandler.csproj
index 33f1444658..8f04d5dafe 100644
--- a/src/modules/previewpane/PdfPreviewHandler/PdfPreviewHandler.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/previewpane/PdfPreviewHandler/PdfPreviewHandler.csproj
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
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   </PropertyGroup>
 
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Update="PdfPreviewHandlerControl.cs" />
diff --git a/src/modules/previewpane/PdfThumbnailProvider/PdfThumbnailProvider.csproj b/src/modules/previewpane/PdfThumbnailProvider/PdfThumbnailProvider.csproj
index 6ba3939773..cc91e3048b 100644
--- a/src/modules/previewpane/PdfThumbnailProvider/PdfThumbnailProvider.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/previewpane/PdfThumbnailProvider/PdfThumbnailProvider.csproj
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
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   </PropertyGroup>
 
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
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   <PropertyGroup>
     <CsWinRTIncludes>PowerToys.GPOWrapper</CsWinRTIncludes>
diff --git a/src/modules/previewpane/QoiPreviewHandler/QoiPreviewHandler.csproj b/src/modules/previewpane/QoiPreviewHandler/QoiPreviewHandler.csproj
index 66936c38d3..a4701234b8 100644
--- a/src/modules/previewpane/QoiPreviewHandler/QoiPreviewHandler.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/previewpane/QoiPreviewHandler/QoiPreviewHandler.csproj
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
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   </PropertyGroup>
 
-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Update="QoiPreviewHandlerControl.cs" />
diff --git a/src/modules/previewpane/QoiThumbnailProvider/QoiThumbnailProvider.csproj b/src/modules/previewpane/QoiThumbnailProvider/QoiThumbnailProvider.csproj
index 6ab6ce01b8..9057256363 100644
--- a/src/modules/previewpane/QoiThumbnailProvider/QoiThumbnailProvider.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/previewpane/QoiThumbnailProvider/QoiThumbnailProvider.csproj
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
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-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
 
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   <PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/modules/previewpane/StlThumbnailProvider/StlThumbnailProvider.csproj b/src/modules/previewpane/StlThumbnailProvider/StlThumbnailProvider.csproj
index 9c140a2cca..74af39c5a8 100644
--- a/src/modules/previewpane/StlThumbnailProvider/StlThumbnailProvider.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/previewpane/StlThumbnailProvider/StlThumbnailProvider.csproj
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
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-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
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   <PropertyGroup>
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diff --git a/src/modules/previewpane/SvgPreviewHandler/SvgPreviewHandler.csproj b/src/modules/previewpane/SvgPreviewHandler/SvgPreviewHandler.csproj
index 9bb25fbd6b..e3c3c51669 100644
--- a/src/modules/previewpane/SvgPreviewHandler/SvgPreviewHandler.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/previewpane/SvgPreviewHandler/SvgPreviewHandler.csproj
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
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-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Update="Properties\Resource.Designer.cs">
diff --git a/src/modules/previewpane/SvgThumbnailProvider/SvgThumbnailProvider.csproj b/src/modules/previewpane/SvgThumbnailProvider/SvgThumbnailProvider.csproj
index 9bdd514571..f6f95642f9 100644
--- a/src/modules/previewpane/SvgThumbnailProvider/SvgThumbnailProvider.csproj
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@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
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-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
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   <PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-GcodePreviewHandler/UnitTests-GcodePreviewHandler.csproj b/src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-GcodePreviewHandler/UnitTests-GcodePreviewHandler.csproj
index 2d15c18d30..7a91b28c14 100644
--- a/src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-GcodePreviewHandler/UnitTests-GcodePreviewHandler.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-GcodePreviewHandler/UnitTests-GcodePreviewHandler.csproj
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
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-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
+  
 
   <ItemGroup>
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diff --git a/src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-GcodeThumbnailProvider/UnitTests-GcodeThumbnailProvider.csproj b/src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-GcodeThumbnailProvider/UnitTests-GcodeThumbnailProvider.csproj
index d5fccab83a..4f9b073f13 100644
--- a/src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-GcodeThumbnailProvider/UnitTests-GcodeThumbnailProvider.csproj
+++ b/src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-GcodeThumbnailProvider/UnitTests-GcodeThumbnailProvider.csproj
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
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-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
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diff --git a/src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-MarkdownPreviewHandler/UnitTests-MarkdownPreviewHandler.csproj b/src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-MarkdownPreviewHandler/UnitTests-MarkdownPreviewHandler.csproj
index 0dd9667620..e362cc375c 100644
--- a/src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-MarkdownPreviewHandler/UnitTests-MarkdownPreviewHandler.csproj
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@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
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-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
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diff --git a/src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-PdfPreviewHandler/UnitTests-PdfPreviewHandler.csproj b/src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-PdfPreviewHandler/UnitTests-PdfPreviewHandler.csproj
index be425bdf07..6600ae39bd 100644
--- a/src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-PdfPreviewHandler/UnitTests-PdfPreviewHandler.csproj
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@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
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-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
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diff --git a/src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-PdfThumbnailProvider/UnitTests-PdfThumbnailProvider.csproj b/src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-PdfThumbnailProvider/UnitTests-PdfThumbnailProvider.csproj
index 0d88ee209a..c0cdcfbc30 100644
--- a/src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-PdfThumbnailProvider/UnitTests-PdfThumbnailProvider.csproj
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index 86f051a759..2d4b8494e0 100644
--- a/src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-PreviewHandlerCommon/UnitTests-PreviewHandlerCommon.csproj
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-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
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diff --git a/src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-QoiPreviewHandler/UnitTests-QoiPreviewHandler.csproj b/src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-QoiPreviewHandler/UnitTests-QoiPreviewHandler.csproj
index 9c3abb5f76..d008508112 100644
--- a/src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-QoiPreviewHandler/UnitTests-QoiPreviewHandler.csproj
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@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
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index 488ba4e233..244ca2dd0a 100644
--- a/src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-QoiThumbnailProvider/UnitTests-QoiThumbnailProvider.csproj
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diff --git a/src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-StlThumbnailProvider/UnitTests-StlThumbnailProvider.csproj b/src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-StlThumbnailProvider/UnitTests-StlThumbnailProvider.csproj
index c15eadf31c..7967bf9911 100644
--- a/src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-StlThumbnailProvider/UnitTests-StlThumbnailProvider.csproj
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-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
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diff --git a/src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-SvgPreviewHandler/UnitTests-SvgPreviewHandler.csproj b/src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-SvgPreviewHandler/UnitTests-SvgPreviewHandler.csproj
index 7c5af71daa..912835f7fa 100644
--- a/src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-SvgPreviewHandler/UnitTests-SvgPreviewHandler.csproj
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diff --git a/src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-SvgThumbnailProvider/UnitTests-SvgThumbnailProvider.csproj b/src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-SvgThumbnailProvider/UnitTests-SvgThumbnailProvider.csproj
index 85834695e9..ca5529fa27 100644
--- a/src/modules/previewpane/UnitTests-SvgThumbnailProvider/UnitTests-SvgThumbnailProvider.csproj
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-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
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diff --git a/src/modules/previewpane/common/PreviewHandlerCommon.csproj b/src/modules/previewpane/common/PreviewHandlerCommon.csproj
index bb1f8043d0..d50f8f6c28 100644
--- a/src/modules/previewpane/common/PreviewHandlerCommon.csproj
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@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
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-  <Import Project="..\..\..\Version.props" />
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index 26623d6ee3..59ca16831b 100644
--- a/src/modules/registrypreview/RegistryPreview/RegistryPreview.csproj
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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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diff --git a/src/modules/registrypreview/RegistryPreviewUILib/RegistryPreviewUILib.csproj b/src/modules/registrypreview/RegistryPreviewUILib/RegistryPreviewUILib.csproj
index 1069ed73a2..63479b3753 100644
--- a/src/modules/registrypreview/RegistryPreviewUILib/RegistryPreviewUILib.csproj
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@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
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index c967118010..92df15f102 100644
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.Library/Settings.UI.Library.csproj
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@@ -1,14 +1,8 @@
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index 17f500d0fa..aba99e9be6 100644
--- a/src/settings-ui/Settings.UI.UnitTests/Settings.UI.UnitTests.csproj
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@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
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