diff --git a/build/DependencyVersions.props b/build/DependencyVersions.props
index ca5b4bbd9..4be5e580e 100644
--- a/build/DependencyVersions.props
+++ b/build/DependencyVersions.props
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@
 
     <SharedHostVersion>$(MicrosoftNETCoreAppPackageVersion)</SharedHostVersion>
     <HostFxrVersion>$(MicrosoftNETCoreAppPackageVersion)</HostFxrVersion>
-    <!-- This is the version for ASP.NET packages that the CLI depends on to build, like the
-         component for generating HTTPS certificates on first run. -->
-    <CLI_ASPNET_Version>2.1.0-preview1-27617</CLI_ASPNET_Version>
+    <AspNetCoreVersion>2.1.0-preview1-27617</AspNetCoreVersion>
+
+    
     <AspNetCoreTemplatePackageVersion>2.0.3</AspNetCoreTemplatePackageVersion>
     <AspNetCoreRuntimePackageBrandName>aspnetcore-store</AspNetCoreRuntimePackageBrandName>
     <AspNetCoreRuntimePackageFolderName>dev-26623</AspNetCoreRuntimePackageFolderName>
diff --git a/src/dotnet/dotnet.csproj b/src/dotnet/dotnet.csproj
index 1e0e86aa3..51c16e708 100644
--- a/src/dotnet/dotnet.csproj
+++ b/src/dotnet/dotnet.csproj
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="System.Diagnostics.TextWriterTraceListener" Version="4.3.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Runtime.Serialization.Primitives" Version="4.3.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Private.DataContractSerialization" Version="4.3.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.DeveloperCertificates.XPlat" Version="$(CLI_ASPNET_Version)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.DeveloperCertificates.XPlat" Version="$(AspNetCoreVersion)" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Win32.Registry" Version="4.3.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build" Version="$(MicrosoftBuildPackageVersion)" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.DotNet.PlatformAbstractions" Version="$(MicrosoftDotNetPlatformAbstractionsPackageVersion)" />