diff --git a/build/DependencyVersions.props b/build/DependencyVersions.props
index adb5987c7..d476476b5 100644
--- a/build/DependencyVersions.props
+++ b/build/DependencyVersions.props
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <MicrosoftNETCoreDotNetHostResolverPackageVersion>$(MicrosoftNETCoreAppPackageVersion)</MicrosoftNETCoreDotNetHostResolverPackageVersion>
     <MicrosoftBuildPackageVersion>15.4.8</MicrosoftBuildPackageVersion>
     <MicrosoftBuildFrameworkPackageVersion>$(MicrosoftBuildPackageVersion)</MicrosoftBuildFrameworkPackageVersion>
-    <MicrosoftBuildRuntimePackageVersion>$(MicrosoftBuildPackageVersion)</MicrosoftBuildRuntimePackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftBuildRuntimePackageVersion>15.4.8.1</MicrosoftBuildRuntimePackageVersion>
     <MicrosoftBuildLocalizationPackageVersion>$(MicrosoftBuildPackageVersion)</MicrosoftBuildLocalizationPackageVersion>
     <MicrosoftBuildUtilitiesCorePackageVersion>$(MicrosoftBuildPackageVersion)</MicrosoftBuildUtilitiesCorePackageVersion>
     <MicrosoftFSharpCompilerPackageVersion>4.2.0-rtm-171027-0</MicrosoftFSharpCompilerPackageVersion>
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils.Tests/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils.Tests.csproj b/test/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils.Tests/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils.Tests.csproj
index 1a5f9fe31..97c931472 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils.Tests/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils.Tests.csproj
+++ b/test/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils.Tests/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils.Tests.csproj
@@ -39,6 +39,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Moq" Version="4.7.25" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.2.0-beta4-build3444" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.DotNet.PlatformAbstractions" Version="$(MicrosoftDotNetPlatformAbstractionsPackageVersion)" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build.Runtime" Version="$(MicrosoftBuildPackageVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build.Runtime" Version="$(MicrosoftBuildRuntimePackageVersion)" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>