diff --git a/TestAssets/TestProjects/MSBuildTestApp/MSBuildTestApp.csproj b/TestAssets/TestProjects/MSBuildTestApp/MSBuildTestApp.csproj
index 6b0d11806..9103295f3 100644
--- a/TestAssets/TestProjects/MSBuildTestApp/MSBuildTestApp.csproj
+++ b/TestAssets/TestProjects/MSBuildTestApp/MSBuildTestApp.csproj
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
       <Version>1.0.1</Version>
     </PackageReference>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NETCore.Sdk">
-      <Version>1.0.0-alpha-20160930-1</Version>
+      <Version>1.0.0-alpha-20161006-3</Version>
     </PackageReference>
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/TestAssets/TestProjects/VSTestDotNetCoreProject/project.json b/TestAssets/TestProjects/VSTestDotNetCoreProject/project.json
index a576bf82a..ce2590081 100644
--- a/TestAssets/TestProjects/VSTestDotNetCoreProject/project.json
+++ b/TestAssets/TestProjects/VSTestDotNetCoreProject/project.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   "frameworks": {
     "netcoreapp1.0": {
       "dependencies": {
-        "Microsoft.NETCore.Sdk": "1.0.0-alpha-20160914-1",
+        "Microsoft.NETCore.Sdk": "1.0.0-alpha-20161006-3",
         "Microsoft.NETCore.App": {
           "version": "1.0.1",
           "type": "platform"
diff --git a/build_projects/dotnet-cli-build/project.json b/build_projects/dotnet-cli-build/project.json
index d1fa711bf..41c1c00f7 100644
--- a/build_projects/dotnet-cli-build/project.json
+++ b/build_projects/dotnet-cli-build/project.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "System.Runtime.Serialization.Primitives": "4.1.1",
     "System.Xml.XmlSerializer": "4.0.11",
     "WindowsAzure.Storage": "6.2.2-preview",
-    "NuGet.CommandLine.XPlat": "3.6.0-beta.1.msbuild.17",
+    "NuGet.CommandLine.XPlat": "3.6.0-rc-1954",
     "Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core": "0.1.0-preview-00043-160929",
     "Microsoft.DotNet.PlatformAbstractions": "1.0.1-beta-000933"
   },
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils/project.json b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils/project.json
index a80d89dea..e7b773db5 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils/project.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils/project.json
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
       "target": "project"
     },
     "Microsoft.DotNet.PlatformAbstractions": "1.0.1-beta-000933",
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-    "NuGet.Packaging": "3.6.0-beta.1.msbuild.17",
-    "NuGet.Frameworks": "3.6.0-beta.1.msbuild.17",
-    "NuGet.ProjectModel": "3.6.0-beta.1.msbuild.17"
+    "NuGet.Versioning": "3.6.0-rc-1954",
+    "NuGet.Packaging": "3.6.0-rc-1954",
+    "NuGet.Frameworks": "3.6.0-rc-1954",
+    "NuGet.ProjectModel": "3.6.0-rc-1954"
   },
   "frameworks": {
     "net451": {
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Compiler.Common/project.json b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Compiler.Common/project.json
index 0d217e27a..7549438b3 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Compiler.Common/project.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Compiler.Common/project.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "Microsoft.DotNet.Files": {
       "target": "project"
     },
-    "NuGet.ProjectModel": "3.6.0-beta.1.msbuild.17"
+    "NuGet.ProjectModel": "3.6.0-rc-1954"
   },
   "frameworks": {
     "net451": {
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel/project.json b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel/project.json
index 6dfdc2028..19259e2d1 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel/project.json
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel/project.json
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
     "Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyModel": "1.0.1-beta-000933",
     "Microsoft.DotNet.PlatformAbstractions": "1.0.1-beta-000933",
     "Newtonsoft.Json": "9.0.1",
-    "NuGet.Configuration": "3.6.0-beta.1.msbuild.17",
-    "NuGet.Packaging": "3.6.0-beta.1.msbuild.17",
-    "NuGet.RuntimeModel": "3.6.0-beta.1.msbuild.17",
-    "NuGet.ProjectModel": "3.6.0-beta.1.msbuild.17",
+    "NuGet.Configuration": "3.6.0-rc-1954",
+    "NuGet.Packaging": "3.6.0-rc-1954",
+    "NuGet.RuntimeModel": "3.6.0-rc-1954",
+    "NuGet.ProjectModel": "3.6.0-rc-1954",
     "System.Reflection.Metadata": "1.4.1-beta-24410-02"
   },
   "frameworks": {
diff --git a/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-new/CSharp_MSBuild/$projectName$.csproj b/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-new/CSharp_MSBuild/$projectName$.csproj
index a528f3029..41144d9bd 100644
--- a/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-new/CSharp_MSBuild/$projectName$.csproj
+++ b/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-new/CSharp_MSBuild/$projectName$.csproj
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
       <Version>1.0.1</Version>
     </PackageReference>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NETCore.Sdk">
-      <Version>1.0.0-alpha-20160930-1</Version>
+      <Version>1.0.0-alpha-20161006-3</Version>
     </PackageReference>
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/src/redist/project.json b/src/redist/project.json
index 0f0e6b4bb..3d3800bb7 100644
--- a/src/redist/project.json
+++ b/src/redist/project.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
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     "System.Runtime.Serialization.Xml": "4.1.1",
-    "NuGet.Build.Tasks": "3.6.0-beta.1.msbuild.17",
+    "NuGet.Build.Tasks": "3.6.0-rc-1954",
     "Microsoft.TestPlatform.CLI": "15.0.0-preview-20160915-01"
   },
   "frameworks": {
diff --git a/src/tool_nuget/project.json b/src/tool_nuget/project.json
index afb81db19..a077120aa 100644
--- a/src/tool_nuget/project.json
+++ b/src/tool_nuget/project.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
       "type": "platform",
       "version": "1.0.1"
     },
-    "NuGet.CommandLine.XPlat": "3.6.0-beta.1.msbuild.17"
+    "NuGet.CommandLine.XPlat": "3.6.0-rc-1954"
   },
   "frameworks": {
     "netcoreapp1.0": {
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils.Tests/project.json b/test/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils.Tests/project.json
index 5d3016b5f..dcbb34626 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils.Tests/project.json
+++ b/test/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils.Tests/project.json
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
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-    "NuGet.Packaging": "3.6.0-beta.1.msbuild.17",
-    "NuGet.Frameworks": "3.6.0-beta.1.msbuild.17",
-    "NuGet.ProjectModel": "3.6.0-beta.1.msbuild.17",
+    "NuGet.Versioning": "3.6.0-rc-1954",
+    "NuGet.Packaging": "3.6.0-rc-1954",
+    "NuGet.Frameworks": "3.6.0-rc-1954",
+    "NuGet.ProjectModel": "3.6.0-rc-1954",
     "Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel": {
       "target": "project"
     },
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel.Tests/project.json b/test/Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel.Tests/project.json
index b8492a1bf..47b002045 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel.Tests/project.json
+++ b/test/Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel.Tests/project.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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-    "NuGet.ProjectModel": "3.6.0-beta.1.msbuild.17"
+    "NuGet.ProjectModel": "3.6.0-rc-1954"
   },
   "frameworks": {
     "netcoreapp1.0": {