diff --git a/build/BundledTemplates.props b/build/BundledTemplates.props
index 108e19f92..0e1da89fc 100644
--- a/build/BundledTemplates.props
+++ b/build/BundledTemplates.props
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project ToolsVersion="15.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <ItemGroup>
     <BundledTemplate Include="Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates" Version="$(MicrosoftDotNetCommonItemTemplatesPackageVersion)" />
-    <BundledTemplate Include="Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ProjectTemplates.2.1" Version="$(MicrosoftDotNetCommonProjectTemplates20PackageVersion)" />
+    <BundledTemplate Include="Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ProjectTemplates.2.2" Version="$(MicrosoftDotNetCommonProjectTemplates20PackageVersion)" />
     <BundledTemplate Include="Microsoft.DotNet.Test.ProjectTemplates.2.1" Version="$(MicrosoftDotNetTestProjectTemplates20PackageVersion)" />
 
     <BundledTemplate Include="Microsoft.DotNet.Web.ItemTemplates" Version="$(AspNetCoreVersion)" />
diff --git a/build/DependencyVersions.props b/build/DependencyVersions.props
index 8eee157e8..b6d4bdc10 100644
--- a/build/DependencyVersions.props
+++ b/build/DependencyVersions.props
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     <MicrosoftNETSdkWebPackageVersion>2.1.400-preview1-20180705-1834985</MicrosoftNETSdkWebPackageVersion>
     <MicrosoftNETSdkPublishPackageVersion>$(MicrosoftNETSdkWebPackageVersion)</MicrosoftNETSdkPublishPackageVersion>
     <MicrosoftNETSdkWebProjectSystemPackageVersion>$(MicrosoftNETSdkWebPackageVersion)</MicrosoftNETSdkWebProjectSystemPackageVersion>
-    <MicrosoftDotNetCommonItemTemplatesPackageVersion>1.0.2-beta3</MicrosoftDotNetCommonItemTemplatesPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftDotNetCommonItemTemplatesPackageVersion>1.0.2-beta4-20180803-1918431</MicrosoftDotNetCommonItemTemplatesPackageVersion>
     <MicrosoftDotNetCommonProjectTemplates20PackageVersion>$(MicrosoftDotNetCommonItemTemplatesPackageVersion)</MicrosoftDotNetCommonProjectTemplates20PackageVersion>
     <MicrosoftDotNetTestProjectTemplates20PackageVersion>1.0.2-beta3-20180716-1864993</MicrosoftDotNetTestProjectTemplates20PackageVersion>
     <MicrosoftTemplateEngineCliPackageVersion>1.0.2-beta3</MicrosoftTemplateEngineCliPackageVersion>
diff --git a/test/EndToEnd/GivenDotNetUsesMSBuild.cs b/test/EndToEnd/GivenDotNetUsesMSBuild.cs
index 7e15e25b8..eade05c5c 100644
--- a/test/EndToEnd/GivenDotNetUsesMSBuild.cs
+++ b/test/EndToEnd/GivenDotNetUsesMSBuild.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Tests.EndToEnd
             {
                 string projectDirectory = directory.Path;
 
-                string newArgs = "console -f netcoreapp2.1 --debug:ephemeral-hive --no-restore";
+                string newArgs = "console -f netcoreapp2.2 --debug:ephemeral-hive --no-restore";
                 new NewCommandShim()
                     .WithWorkingDirectory(projectDirectory)
                     .Execute(newArgs)
diff --git a/test/EndToEnd/SupportedNetCoreAppVersions.cs b/test/EndToEnd/SupportedNetCoreAppVersions.cs
index fe1eb44e2..97e8262b9 100644
--- a/test/EndToEnd/SupportedNetCoreAppVersions.cs
+++ b/test/EndToEnd/SupportedNetCoreAppVersions.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ namespace EndToEnd
                     "1.0",
                     "1.1",
                     "2.0",
-                    "2.1"
+                    "2.1",
+                    "2.2"
                 }.Select(version => new object[] { version });
             }
         }
diff --git a/test/dotnet-build.Tests/GivenDotnetBuildBuildsCsproj.cs b/test/dotnet-build.Tests/GivenDotnetBuildBuildsCsproj.cs
index 15f8527c8..d06967edd 100644
--- a/test/dotnet-build.Tests/GivenDotnetBuildBuildsCsproj.cs
+++ b/test/dotnet-build.Tests/GivenDotnetBuildBuildsCsproj.cs
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Build.Tests
             string dir = "pkgs";
             string args = $"--packages {dir}";
 
-            string newArgs = $"console -f netcoreapp2.1 -o \"{rootPath}\" --debug:ephemeral-hive --no-restore";
+            string newArgs = $"console -f netcoreapp2.2 -o \"{rootPath}\" --debug:ephemeral-hive --no-restore";
             new NewCommandShim()
                 .WithWorkingDirectory(rootPath)
                 .Execute(newArgs)
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Build.Tests
             var configuration = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("CONFIGURATION") ?? "Debug";
 
             var outputDll = Directory.EnumerateFiles(
-                Path.Combine(rootPath, "bin", configuration, "netcoreapp2.1"), "*.dll", 
+                Path.Combine(rootPath, "bin", configuration, "netcoreapp2.2"), "*.dll", 
                 SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly)
                 .Single();
 
diff --git a/test/dotnet-new.Tests/GivenThatIWantANewApp.cs b/test/dotnet-new.Tests/GivenThatIWantANewApp.cs
index a438cd063..505eddfcb 100644
--- a/test/dotnet-new.Tests/GivenThatIWantANewApp.cs
+++ b/test/dotnet-new.Tests/GivenThatIWantANewApp.cs
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.New.Tests
 
         // Remove the expectedVersion parameter once we have templates targetting netcoreapp2.2.
         [Theory]
-        [InlineData("console", "microsoft.netcore.app", "2.1.0")]
+        [InlineData("console", "microsoft.netcore.app", null)]
         [InlineData("classlib", "netstandard.library", "2.0.3")] // FIXME: This is pinned to 2.0.3 due to https://github.com/dotnet/sdk/issues/2410
         public void NewProjectRestoresCorrectPackageVersion(string type, string packageName, string expectedVersion)
         {
diff --git a/test/dotnet-publish.Tests/GivenDotnetPublishPublishesProjects.cs b/test/dotnet-publish.Tests/GivenDotnetPublishPublishesProjects.cs
index ba51449fe..cf4a29a33 100644
--- a/test/dotnet-publish.Tests/GivenDotnetPublishPublishesProjects.cs
+++ b/test/dotnet-publish.Tests/GivenDotnetPublishPublishesProjects.cs
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Publish.Tests
             var configuration = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("CONFIGURATION") ?? "Debug";
 
             var outputProgram = rootDir
-                .GetDirectory("bin", configuration, "netcoreapp2.1", "publish", $"{rootDir.Name}.dll")
+                .GetDirectory("bin", configuration, "netcoreapp2.2", "publish", $"{rootDir.Name}.dll")
                 .FullName;
 
             new TestCommand(outputProgram)
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Publish.Tests
             var configuration = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("CONFIGURATION") ?? "Debug";
 
             var outputProgram = rootDir
-                .GetDirectory("bin", configuration, "netcoreapp2.1", rid, "publish", $"{rootDir.Name}.dll")
+                .GetDirectory("bin", configuration, "netcoreapp2.2", rid, "publish", $"{rootDir.Name}.dll")
                 .FullName;
 
             new TestCommand(outputProgram)