diff --git a/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-new/CSharp_Lib/project.json.template b/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-new/CSharp_Lib/project.json.template
index 8b0aefe2a..a4b0be834 100644
--- a/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-new/CSharp_Lib/project.json.template
+++ b/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-new/CSharp_Lib/project.json.template
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
   },
   "frameworks": {
     "netstandard1.6": {
-      "NETStandard.Library": "1.5.0-rc3-24126-00"
+      "dependencies": {
+        "NETStandard.Library": "1.6.0-rc3-24210-06"
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-new/README.md b/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-new/README.md
index 8968d1f9a..368ac7b39 100644
--- a/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-new/README.md
+++ b/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-new/README.md
@@ -29,7 +29,16 @@ Language of project. Defaults to `C##`. Also `csharp` ( `fsharp` ) or `cs` ( `fs
 
 `-t`, `--type`
 
-Type of the project. Valid values are "console" and "web".
+Type of the project. Valid values for C# are:
+
+* `console`
+* `web`
+* `lib`
+* `xunittest`
+
+Valid values for F# are:
+
+* `console`
 
 ## EXAMPLES
 
diff --git a/test/dotnet-new.Tests/GivenThatIWantANewCSLIbrary.cs b/test/dotnet-new.Tests/GivenThatIWantANewCSLIbrary.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d580ea0ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/dotnet-new.Tests/GivenThatIWantANewCSLIbrary.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Test.Utilities;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
+using Xunit;
+using FluentAssertions;
+
+namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Tests
+{
+    public class GivenThatIWantANewCSLibrary : TestBase
+    {
+        
+        [Fact]
+        public void When_library_created_Then_project_restores()
+        {
+            var rootPath = Temp.CreateDirectory().Path;
+            var projectJsonFile = Path.Combine(rootPath, "project.json");
+
+            new TestCommand("dotnet") { WorkingDirectory = rootPath }
+                .Execute("new --type lib")
+                .Should()
+                .Pass();
+            
+            new TestCommand("dotnet") { WorkingDirectory = rootPath }
+                .Execute("restore")
+                .Should().Pass();
+            
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void When_dotnet_build_is_invoked_Then_project_builds_without_warnings()
+        {
+            var rootPath = Temp.CreateDirectory().Path;
+
+            new TestCommand("dotnet") { WorkingDirectory = rootPath }
+                .Execute("new --type lib");
+
+            new TestCommand("dotnet") { WorkingDirectory = rootPath }
+                .Execute("restore");
+
+            var buildResult = new TestCommand("dotnet")
+                .WithWorkingDirectory(rootPath)
+                .ExecuteWithCapturedOutput("build")
+                .Should()
+                .Pass()
+                .And
+                .NotHaveStdErr();
+        }
+
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/dotnet-new.Tests/GivenThatIWantANewCSxUnitProject.cs b/test/dotnet-new.Tests/GivenThatIWantANewCSxUnitProject.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..777e03eea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/dotnet-new.Tests/GivenThatIWantANewCSxUnitProject.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Test.Utilities;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
+using Xunit;
+using FluentAssertions;
+
+namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Tests
+{
+    public class GivenThatIWantANewCSxUnitProject : TestBase
+    {
+        
+        [Fact]
+        public void When_xUnit_project_created_Then_project_restores()
+        {
+            var rootPath = Temp.CreateDirectory().Path;
+            var projectJsonFile = Path.Combine(rootPath, "project.json");
+
+            new TestCommand("dotnet") { WorkingDirectory = rootPath }
+                .Execute("new --type xunittest")
+                .Should()
+                .Pass();
+            
+            new TestCommand("dotnet") { WorkingDirectory = rootPath }
+                .Execute("restore")
+                .Should().Pass();
+            
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void When_dotnet_test_is_invoked_Then_tests_run_without_errors()
+        {
+            var rootPath = Temp.CreateDirectory().Path;
+
+            new TestCommand("dotnet") { WorkingDirectory = rootPath }
+                .Execute("new --type xunittest");
+
+            new TestCommand("dotnet") { WorkingDirectory = rootPath }
+                .Execute("restore");
+
+            var buildResult = new TestCommand("dotnet")
+                .WithWorkingDirectory(rootPath)
+                .ExecuteWithCapturedOutput("test")
+                .Should()
+                .Pass()
+                .And
+                .NotHaveStdErr();
+        }
+
+
+    }
+}