diff --git a/build_projects/update-dependencies/update-dependencies.csproj b/build_projects/update-dependencies/update-dependencies.csproj
index e84fac8ec..982b5adb9 100644
--- a/build_projects/update-dependencies/update-dependencies.csproj
+++ b/build_projects/update-dependencies/update-dependencies.csproj
@@ -11,11 +11,14 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="**\*.cs" Exclude="bin\**;obj\**;**\*.xproj;packages\**" />
-    <Compile Include="..\..\src\Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils\DebugHelper.cs" Exclude="bin\**;obj\**;**\*.xproj;packages\**" />
     <EmbeddedResource Include="**\*.resx" />
     <EmbeddedResource Include="compiler\resources\**\*" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils\Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NETCore.App">
       <Version>1.0.0</Version>