diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
index da74b62603..007663ee1c 100644
--- a/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Net.Http" Version="4.3.4" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Text.Json" Version="8.0.4" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.VSSDK.BuildTools" Version="17.4.2118" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.NETCore.UniversalWindowsPlatform" Version="6.2.10" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="$(WindowsAppSDKVersion)" Condition=" '$(WindowsAppSDKVersion)' != '' " />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" Version="$(CppWinRTVersion)" Condition=" '$(CppWinRTVersion)' != '' " />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools" Version="$(WindowsSDKBuildToolsVersion)" Condition=" '$(WindowsSDKBuildToolsVersion)' != '' " />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary" Version="$(WILVersion)" Condition=" '$(WILVersion)' != '' " />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.FrameworkUdk" version="[$(MicrosoftFrameworkUdkPackageVersion)]" Condition=" '$(MicrosoftFrameworkUdkPackageVersion)' != '' " />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/dev/MRTCore/mrt/Microsoft.Windows.ApplicationModel.Resources/unittests/MrtCoreManagedTest.csproj b/dev/MRTCore/mrt/Microsoft.Windows.ApplicationModel.Resources/unittests/MrtCoreManagedTest.csproj
index a534854c19..af3e1b2b9f 100644
--- a/dev/MRTCore/mrt/Microsoft.Windows.ApplicationModel.Resources/unittests/MrtCoreManagedTest.csproj
+++ b/dev/MRTCore/mrt/Microsoft.Windows.ApplicationModel.Resources/unittests/MrtCoreManagedTest.csproj
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@
     <AppxPackageSigningEnabled>false</AppxPackageSigningEnabled>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <!-- Getting errors. Disable for now -->
-    <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>false</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x86'">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
     <DefineConstants>NETFX_CORE;WINDOWS_UWP;CODE_ANALYSIS</DefineConstants>
@@ -152,12 +147,8 @@
     <Content Include="Assets\Wide310x150Logo.scale-200.png" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NETCore.UniversalWindowsPlatform">
-      <Version>6.2.10</Version>
-    </PackageReference>
-    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json">
-      <Version>13.0.2</Version>
-    </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NETCore.UniversalWindowsPlatform" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" />
   </ItemGroup>
     <!-- For some reason, TAEF binplaces the wrong version of Wex.Logger.Interop.dll - we need to fix that.
        Removing the version from the binaries directory to allow us to use the version from the lib directory is sufficient here.-->
diff --git a/eng/PackageReference/FrameworkUdk/Microsoft.FrameworkUdk.PackageReference.csproj b/eng/PackageReference/FrameworkUdk/Microsoft.FrameworkUdk.PackageReference.csproj
index 5de5f6f9c8..7632ad19ff 100644
--- a/eng/PackageReference/FrameworkUdk/Microsoft.FrameworkUdk.PackageReference.csproj
+++ b/eng/PackageReference/FrameworkUdk/Microsoft.FrameworkUdk.PackageReference.csproj
@@ -10,12 +10,9 @@
     <AssemblyTitle>Microsoft.FrameworkUdk.PackageReference</AssemblyTitle>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <!-- Getting obj reference error. Disable for now (incompatible with PackageDownload??) -->
-    <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>false</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageDownload Include="Microsoft.FrameworkUdk" version="[$(MicrosoftFrameworkUdkPackageVersion)]" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.FrameworkUdk">
+      <ExcludeAssets>all</ExcludeAssets>
+    </PackageReference>
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>