diff --git a/TestAssets/TestProjects/FSharpTestProjects/CompileFailApp/project.json b/TestAssets/TestProjects/FSharpTestProjects/CompileFailApp/project.json
index e921509fd..e29c14026 100644
--- a/TestAssets/TestProjects/FSharpTestProjects/CompileFailApp/project.json
+++ b/TestAssets/TestProjects/FSharpTestProjects/CompileFailApp/project.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     }
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "Microsoft.FSharp.Core.netcore": "1.0.0-alpha-151221",
+    "Microsoft.FSharp.Core.netcore": "1.0.0-alpha-160509",
     "Microsoft.NETCore.App": "1.0.0"
   },
   "tools": {
diff --git a/TestAssets/TestProjects/FSharpTestProjects/TestApp/project.json b/TestAssets/TestProjects/FSharpTestProjects/TestApp/project.json
index 38edb80f0..8127db1bc 100644
--- a/TestAssets/TestProjects/FSharpTestProjects/TestApp/project.json
+++ b/TestAssets/TestProjects/FSharpTestProjects/TestApp/project.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
       "target": "project"
     },
     "Microsoft.NETCore.App": "1.0.0",
-    "Microsoft.FSharp.Core.netcore": "1.0.0-alpha-151221"
+    "Microsoft.FSharp.Core.netcore": "1.0.0-alpha-160509"
   },
   "tools": {
     "dotnet-compile-fsc": {
diff --git a/TestAssets/TestProjects/FSharpTestProjects/TestAppWithArgs/project.json b/TestAssets/TestProjects/FSharpTestProjects/TestAppWithArgs/project.json
index 8d67aa116..0f1c4b84c 100644
--- a/TestAssets/TestProjects/FSharpTestProjects/TestAppWithArgs/project.json
+++ b/TestAssets/TestProjects/FSharpTestProjects/TestAppWithArgs/project.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     }
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "Microsoft.FSharp.Core.netcore": "1.0.0-alpha-151221",
+    "Microsoft.FSharp.Core.netcore": "1.0.0-alpha-160509",
     "Microsoft.NETCore.App": "1.0.0"
   },
   "tools": {
diff --git a/TestAssets/TestProjects/FSharpTestProjects/TestLibrary/project.json b/TestAssets/TestProjects/FSharpTestProjects/TestLibrary/project.json
index e72b8a8fa..fff7c8bfb 100644
--- a/TestAssets/TestProjects/FSharpTestProjects/TestLibrary/project.json
+++ b/TestAssets/TestProjects/FSharpTestProjects/TestLibrary/project.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "version": "1.0.0-*",
   "dependencies": {
-    "Microsoft.FSharp.Core.netcore": "1.0.0-alpha-151221",
+    "Microsoft.FSharp.Core.netcore": "1.0.0-alpha-160509",
     "NETStandard.Library": "1.6.0"
   },
   "tools": {
diff --git a/src/dotnet-compile-fsc/project.json b/src/dotnet-compile-fsc/project.json
index adbe7e8f9..1316b760b 100644
--- a/src/dotnet-compile-fsc/project.json
+++ b/src/dotnet-compile-fsc/project.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     }
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "Microsoft.FSharp.Compiler.netcore": "1.0.0-alpha-160318",
+    "Microsoft.FSharp.Compiler.netcore": "1.0.0-alpha-160509",
     "Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel": {
       "target": "project"
     },
diff --git a/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-new/FSharp_Console/project.json.template b/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-new/FSharp_Console/project.json.template
index f101861aa..f2c366a2a 100644
--- a/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-new/FSharp_Console/project.json.template
+++ b/src/dotnet/commands/dotnet-new/FSharp_Console/project.json.template
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   },
   "tools": {
     "dotnet-compile-fsc": {
-      "version": "1.0.0-*",
+      "version": "1.0.0-preview2-*",
       "imports": [
         "dnxcore50",
         "portable-net45+win81",