diff --git a/.pipelines/UpdateVersions.ps1 b/.pipelines/UpdateVersions.ps1
index e2bbd65e2b..4231a866a1 100644
--- a/.pipelines/UpdateVersions.ps1
+++ b/.pipelines/UpdateVersions.ps1
@@ -278,5 +278,45 @@ Get-ChildItem -Path $rootPath -Recurse "packages.config" | ForEach-Object {
     }
 }
 
+# Update .vcxproj files with hardcoded package paths
+Get-ChildItem -Path $rootPath -Recurse "*.vcxproj" | ForEach-Object {
+    $file = Read-FileWithEncoding -Path $_.FullName
+    $content = $file.Content
+    $isModified = $false
+    
+    foreach ($pkgId in $packageVersions.Keys) {
+        $ver = $packageVersions[$pkgId]
+        # Escape dots in package ID for regex
+        $pkgIdRegex = $pkgId -replace '\.', '\.'
+        
+        # Look for properties like <WasdkNuget>...packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.2.3...</WasdkNuget>
+        # Regex to match: >...packages\PackageId.OldVersion<
+        # We want to replace OldVersion with NewVersion
+        
+        # Pattern: matches "packages\PackageId.Version" inside a tag value
+        # We use a lookbehind for "packages\" and PackageId, then match the version
+        $pattern = "(?<=packages\\$pkgIdRegex\.)([\d\.]+[-a-zA-Z0-9]*)(?=<)"
+        
+        if ($content -match $pattern) {
+            $currentVersionInFile = $Matches[0]
+            if ($currentVersionInFile -ne $ver) {
+                # Replace all occurrences of this specific package version path
+                # We construct a specific regex for replacement to be safe
+                $specificPattern = "packages\\$pkgIdRegex\.$([regex]::Escape($currentVersionInFile))"
+                $replacement = "packages\$pkgId.$ver"
+                
+                $content = $content -replace $specificPattern, $replacement
+                $isModified = $true
+                Write-Host "Updating $pkgId in $($_.Name): $currentVersionInFile -> $ver"
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if ($isModified) {
+        Write-FileWithEncoding -Path $_.FullName -Content $content -Encoding $file.encoding
+        Write-Host "Modified " $_.FullName
+    }
+}
+