diff --git a/test/EndToEnd/GivenDotNetUsesMSBuild.cs b/test/EndToEnd/GivenDotNetUsesMSBuild.cs
index 7e15e25b8..eade05c5c 100644
--- a/test/EndToEnd/GivenDotNetUsesMSBuild.cs
+++ b/test/EndToEnd/GivenDotNetUsesMSBuild.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Tests.EndToEnd
             {
                 string projectDirectory = directory.Path;
 
-                string newArgs = "console -f netcoreapp2.1 --debug:ephemeral-hive --no-restore";
+                string newArgs = "console -f netcoreapp2.2 --debug:ephemeral-hive --no-restore";
                 new NewCommandShim()
                     .WithWorkingDirectory(projectDirectory)
                     .Execute(newArgs)
diff --git a/test/dotnet-new.Tests/GivenThatIWantANewApp.cs b/test/dotnet-new.Tests/GivenThatIWantANewApp.cs
index a438cd063..1bbcc0eb1 100644
--- a/test/dotnet-new.Tests/GivenThatIWantANewApp.cs
+++ b/test/dotnet-new.Tests/GivenThatIWantANewApp.cs
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.New.Tests
 
         // Remove the expectedVersion parameter once we have templates targetting netcoreapp2.2.
         [Theory]
-        [InlineData("console", "microsoft.netcore.app", "2.1.0")]
+        [InlineData("console", "microsoft.netcore.app", "2.2.0")]
         [InlineData("classlib", "netstandard.library", "2.0.3")] // FIXME: This is pinned to 2.0.3 due to https://github.com/dotnet/sdk/issues/2410
         public void NewProjectRestoresCorrectPackageVersion(string type, string packageName, string expectedVersion)
         {
diff --git a/test/dotnet-publish.Tests/GivenDotnetPublishPublishesProjects.cs b/test/dotnet-publish.Tests/GivenDotnetPublishPublishesProjects.cs
index ba51449fe..cf4a29a33 100644
--- a/test/dotnet-publish.Tests/GivenDotnetPublishPublishesProjects.cs
+++ b/test/dotnet-publish.Tests/GivenDotnetPublishPublishesProjects.cs
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Publish.Tests
             var configuration = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("CONFIGURATION") ?? "Debug";
 
             var outputProgram = rootDir
-                .GetDirectory("bin", configuration, "netcoreapp2.1", "publish", $"{rootDir.Name}.dll")
+                .GetDirectory("bin", configuration, "netcoreapp2.2", "publish", $"{rootDir.Name}.dll")
                 .FullName;
 
             new TestCommand(outputProgram)
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Publish.Tests
             var configuration = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("CONFIGURATION") ?? "Debug";
 
             var outputProgram = rootDir
-                .GetDirectory("bin", configuration, "netcoreapp2.1", rid, "publish", $"{rootDir.Name}.dll")
+                .GetDirectory("bin", configuration, "netcoreapp2.2", rid, "publish", $"{rootDir.Name}.dll")
                 .FullName;
 
             new TestCommand(outputProgram)