diff --git a/build/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Prepare.targets b/build/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Prepare.targets
index 1cc6e9468..d5311419d 100644
--- a/build/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Prepare.targets
+++ b/build/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Prepare.targets
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
           DependsOnTargets="BuildDotnetCliBuildFramework" >
 
     <!-- Current Runtime Information -->
-    <GetCurrentRuntimeInformation>
+    <GetCurrentRuntimeInformation OverrideRid="$(OverrideRid)">
       <Output TaskParameter="Rid" PropertyName="Rid" />
       <Output TaskParameter="Architecture" PropertyName="Architecture" />
       <Output TaskParameter="OSName" PropertyName="OSName" />
diff --git a/build_projects/dotnet-cli-build/GetCurrentRuntimeInformation.cs b/build_projects/dotnet-cli-build/GetCurrentRuntimeInformation.cs
index dbbeaa0de..76e10d8ab 100644
--- a/build_projects/dotnet-cli-build/GetCurrentRuntimeInformation.cs
+++ b/build_projects/dotnet-cli-build/GetCurrentRuntimeInformation.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Build
 {
     public class GetCurrentRuntimeInformation : Task
     {
+        public string OverrideRid { get; set; }
+
         [Output]
         public string Rid { get; set; }
 
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Build
 
         public override bool Execute()
         {
-            Rid = RuntimeEnvironment.GetRuntimeIdentifier();
+            Rid = string.IsNullOrEmpty(OverrideRid) ? RuntimeEnvironment.GetRuntimeIdentifier() : OverrideRid;
             Architecture = RuntimeEnvironment.RuntimeArchitecture;
             OSName = Monikers.GetOSShortName();
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index e63bf1ff6..7d41c16db 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 [assembly: InternalsVisibleTo("dotnet, PublicKey=0024000004800000940000000602000000240000525341310004000001000100f33a29044fa9d740c9b3213a93e57c84b472c84e0b8a0e1ae48e67a9f8f6de9d5f7f3d52ac23e48ac51801f1dc950abe901da34d2a9e3baadb141a17c77ef3c565dd5ee5054b91cf63bb3c6ab83f72ab3aafe93d0fc3c2348b764fafb0b1c0733de51459aeab46580384bf9d74c4e28164b7cde247f891ba07891c9d872ad2bb")]
 [assembly: InternalsVisibleTo("Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Test, PublicKey=0024000004800000940000000602000000240000525341310004000001000100f33a29044fa9d740c9b3213a93e57c84b472c84e0b8a0e1ae48e67a9f8f6de9d5f7f3d52ac23e48ac51801f1dc950abe901da34d2a9e3baadb141a17c77ef3c565dd5ee5054b91cf63bb3c6ab83f72ab3aafe93d0fc3c2348b764fafb0b1c0733de51459aeab46580384bf9d74c4e28164b7cde247f891ba07891c9d872ad2bb")]
 [assembly: InternalsVisibleTo("Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils.Tests, PublicKey=0024000004800000940000000602000000240000525341310004000001000100f33a29044fa9d740c9b3213a93e57c84b472c84e0b8a0e1ae48e67a9f8f6de9d5f7f3d52ac23e48ac51801f1dc950abe901da34d2a9e3baadb141a17c77ef3c565dd5ee5054b91cf63bb3c6ab83f72ab3aafe93d0fc3c2348b764fafb0b1c0733de51459aeab46580384bf9d74c4e28164b7cde247f891ba07891c9d872ad2bb")]
+[assembly: InternalsVisibleTo("Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Tests.Utilities, PublicKey=0024000004800000940000000602000000240000525341310004000001000100f33a29044fa9d740c9b3213a93e57c84b472c84e0b8a0e1ae48e67a9f8f6de9d5f7f3d52ac23e48ac51801f1dc950abe901da34d2a9e3baadb141a17c77ef3c565dd5ee5054b91cf63bb3c6ab83f72ab3aafe93d0fc3c2348b764fafb0b1c0733de51459aeab46580384bf9d74c4e28164b7cde247f891ba07891c9d872ad2bb")]
diff --git a/test/EndToEnd/EndToEndTest.cs b/test/EndToEnd/EndToEndTest.cs
index 99c3bb9a9..5904a7108 100644
--- a/test/EndToEnd/EndToEndTest.cs
+++ b/test/EndToEnd/EndToEndTest.cs
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Tests.EndToEnd
             TestProject = Path.Combine(TestDirectory, "project.json");
             OutputDirectory = Path.Combine(TestDirectory, s_outputdirName);
 
-            Rid = RuntimeEnvironmentRidExtensions.GetLegacyRestoreRuntimeIdentifier();
+            Rid = DotnetLegacyRuntimeIdentifiers.InferLegacyRestoreRuntimeIdentifier();
         }
 
         private static void SetupStaticTestProject()
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils.Tests/GivenAProjectDependencyCommandResolver.cs b/test/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils.Tests/GivenAProjectDependencyCommandResolver.cs
index b31838b92..3da4cab80 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils.Tests/GivenAProjectDependencyCommandResolver.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils.Tests/GivenAProjectDependencyCommandResolver.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.IO;
 using FluentAssertions;
+using Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils;
 using Microsoft.DotNet.InternalAbstractions;
 using Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel;
 using Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Test.Utilities;
@@ -227,8 +228,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils.Tests
             var projectContext = ProjectContext.Create(
                 testInstance.Path,
                 FrameworkConstants.CommonFrameworks.NetCoreApp10,
-                RuntimeEnvironmentRidExtensions.GetAllCandidateRuntimeIdentifiers());
-
+                DotnetRuntimeIdentifiers.InferCurrentRuntimeIdentifiers());
+            
             var depsFilePath =
                 projectContext.GetOutputPaths("Debug", outputPath: outputDir).RuntimeFiles.DepsJson;
 
@@ -267,7 +268,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils.Tests
             var projectContext = ProjectContext.Create(
                 testInstance.Path,
                 FrameworkConstants.CommonFrameworks.NetCoreApp10,
-                RuntimeEnvironmentRidExtensions.GetAllCandidateRuntimeIdentifiers());
+                DotnetRuntimeIdentifiers.InferCurrentRuntimeIdentifiers());
 
             var depsFilePath =
                 projectContext.GetOutputPaths("Debug", buildBasePath).RuntimeFiles.DepsJson;
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils.Tests/StreamForwarderTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils.Tests/StreamForwarderTests.cs
index b21bf321b..109d7dbf8 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils.Tests/StreamForwarderTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils.Tests/StreamForwarderTests.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace StreamForwarderTests
 {
     public class StreamForwarderTests : TestBase
     {
-        private static readonly string s_rid = RuntimeEnvironmentRidExtensions.GetLegacyRestoreRuntimeIdentifier();
+        private static readonly string s_rid = DotnetLegacyRuntimeIdentifiers.InferLegacyRestoreRuntimeIdentifier();
 
         public static void Main()
         {
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils.Tests/project.json b/test/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils.Tests/project.json
index dcbb34626..85120b8a8 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils.Tests/project.json
+++ b/test/Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils.Tests/project.json
@@ -9,8 +9,12 @@
         "../../TestAssets/TestProjects/TestAppWithArgs/*",
         "../../TestAssets/TestProjects/AppWithDirectAndToolDependency/**/*",
         "../../TestAssets/TestProjects/AppWithDirectDependency/**/*",
-        "../../TestAssets/TestProjects/AppWithToolDependency/**/*"
-      ]
+        "../../TestAssets/TestProjects/AppWithToolDependency/**/*",
+        "../../artifacts/*/stage2/sdk/*/.version"
+      ],
+      "mappings": {
+        ".version": "../../artifacts/*/stage2/sdk/*/.version"
+      }
     }
   },
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Tests.Utilities/Commands/PublishCommand.cs b/test/Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Tests.Utilities/Commands/PublishCommand.cs
index 0ea9d233b..f652c7a72 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Tests.Utilities/Commands/PublishCommand.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Tests.Utilities/Commands/PublishCommand.cs
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Test.Utilities
 
             if (!portable)
             {
-                var runtime = string.IsNullOrEmpty(_runtime) ? RuntimeEnvironmentRidExtensions.GetLegacyRestoreRuntimeIdentifier() : _runtime;
+                var runtime = string.IsNullOrEmpty(_runtime) ? 
+                    DotnetLegacyRuntimeIdentifiers.InferLegacyRestoreRuntimeIdentifier() : 
+                    _runtime;
                 return Path.Combine(config, framework, runtime, PublishSubfolderName);
             }
             else
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Tests.Utilities/DotnetLegacyRuntimeIdentifiers.cs b/test/Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Tests.Utilities/DotnetLegacyRuntimeIdentifiers.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d12593b21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Tests.Utilities/DotnetLegacyRuntimeIdentifiers.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// 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.Collections.Generic;
+using Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils;
+using Microsoft.DotNet.InternalAbstractions;
+using Microsoft.DotNet.PlatformAbstractions;
+
+namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Test.Utilities
+{
+    public static class DotnetLegacyRuntimeIdentifiers
+    {
+        public static string InferLegacyRestoreRuntimeIdentifier()
+        {
+            if (RuntimeEnvironment.OperatingSystemPlatform != Platform.Windows)
+            {
+                FrameworkDependencyFile fxDepsFile = new FrameworkDependencyFile();
+                return fxDepsFile.SupportsCurrentRuntime() ?
+                    RuntimeEnvironment.GetRuntimeIdentifier() :
+                    DotnetFiles.VersionFileObject.BuildRid;
+
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                var arch = RuntimeEnvironment.RuntimeArchitecture.ToLowerInvariant();
+                return "win7-" + arch;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/dotnet-compile.UnitTests/GivenThatICareAboutScriptVariablesFromAManagedCompiler.cs b/test/dotnet-compile.UnitTests/GivenThatICareAboutScriptVariablesFromAManagedCompiler.cs
index cd0f3eb70..d2cd9b000 100644
--- a/test/dotnet-compile.UnitTests/GivenThatICareAboutScriptVariablesFromAManagedCompiler.cs
+++ b/test/dotnet-compile.UnitTests/GivenThatICareAboutScriptVariablesFromAManagedCompiler.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ using FluentAssertions;
 using Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Utils;
 using Microsoft.DotNet.InternalAbstractions;
 using Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel;
+using Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Test.Utilities;
 using Moq;
 using NuGet.Frameworks;
 using Xunit;
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Compiler.Tests
         [Fact]
         public void It_passes_a_RuntimeOutputDir_variable_to_the_pre_compile_scripts_if_rid_is_set_in_the_ProjectContext()
         {
-            var rid = RuntimeEnvironmentRidExtensions.GetLegacyRestoreRuntimeIdentifier();
+            var rid = DotnetLegacyRuntimeIdentifiers.InferLegacyRestoreRuntimeIdentifier();
             var fixture = ScriptVariablesFixture.GetFixtureWithRids(rid);
             fixture.PreCompileScriptVariables.Should().ContainKey("compile:RuntimeOutputDir");
             fixture.PreCompileScriptVariables["compile:RuntimeOutputDir"].Should().Be(fixture.RuntimeOutputDir);
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Compiler.Tests
         [Fact]
         public void It_passes_a_RuntimeOutputDir_variable_to_the_post_compile_scripts_if_rid_is_set_in_the_ProjectContext()
         {
-            var rid = RuntimeEnvironmentRidExtensions.GetLegacyRestoreRuntimeIdentifier();
+            var rid = DotnetLegacyRuntimeIdentifiers.InferLegacyRestoreRuntimeIdentifier();
             var fixture = ScriptVariablesFixture.GetFixtureWithRids(rid);
             fixture.PostCompileScriptVariables.Should().ContainKey("compile:RuntimeOutputDir");
             fixture.PostCompileScriptVariables["compile:RuntimeOutputDir"].Should().Be(fixture.RuntimeOutputDir);
diff --git a/test/dotnet-compile.UnitTests/project.json b/test/dotnet-compile.UnitTests/project.json
index e6c63052f..30181887f 100644
--- a/test/dotnet-compile.UnitTests/project.json
+++ b/test/dotnet-compile.UnitTests/project.json
@@ -4,8 +4,12 @@
     "keyFile": "../../tools/Key.snk",
     "copyToOutput": {
       "include": [
-        "../../TestAssets/TestProjects/TestAppWithLibrary/**/*"
-      ]
+        "../../TestAssets/TestProjects/TestAppWithLibrary/**/*",
+        "../../artifacts/*/stage2/sdk/*/.version"
+      ],
+      "mappings": {
+        ".version": "../../artifacts/*/stage2/sdk/*/.version"
+      }
     }
   },
   "dependencies": {
@@ -29,6 +33,9 @@
     "Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel": {
       "target": "project"
     },
+    "Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Tests.Utilities": {
+      "target": "project"
+    },
     "xunit": "2.2.0-beta3-build3330",
     "dotnet-test-xunit": "1.0.0-rc2-350904-49",
     "moq.netcore": "4.4.0-beta8",
diff --git a/test/dotnet-publish.Tests/PublishDesktopTests.cs b/test/dotnet-publish.Tests/PublishDesktopTests.cs
index afea20671..272c2e3cf 100644
--- a/test/dotnet-publish.Tests/PublishDesktopTests.cs
+++ b/test/dotnet-publish.Tests/PublishDesktopTests.cs
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Publish.Tests
         [InlineData("KestrelDesktop", "http://localhost:20207", "win7-x86", "libuv.dll", false)]
         public async Task DesktopApp_WithKestrel_WorksWhenPublished(string project, string url, string runtime, string libuvName, bool forceRunnable)
         {
-            var runnable = forceRunnable || string.IsNullOrEmpty(runtime) || (RuntimeEnvironmentRidExtensions.GetLegacyRestoreRuntimeIdentifier().Contains(runtime));
+            var runnable = forceRunnable ||
+                string.IsNullOrEmpty(runtime) ||
+                (DotnetLegacyRuntimeIdentifiers.InferLegacyRestoreRuntimeIdentifier().Contains(runtime));
 
             var testInstance = GetTestInstance()
                 .WithLockFiles();
diff --git a/test/dotnet-publish.Tests/PublishTests.cs b/test/dotnet-publish.Tests/PublishTests.cs
index 8aaf45919..d6f355ae1 100644
--- a/test/dotnet-publish.Tests/PublishTests.cs
+++ b/test/dotnet-publish.Tests/PublishTests.cs
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Publish.Tests
                 {
                     new object[] { "1", "", "", "", "" },
                     new object[] { "2", "netcoreapp1.0", "", "", "" },
-                    new object[] { "3", "", RuntimeEnvironmentRidExtensions.GetLegacyRestoreRuntimeIdentifier(), "", "" },
+                    new object[] { "3", "", DotnetLegacyRuntimeIdentifiers.InferLegacyRestoreRuntimeIdentifier(), "", "" },
                     new object[] { "4", "", "", "Release", "" },
                     new object[] { "5", "", "", "", "some/dir"},
                     new object[] { "6", "", "", "", "some/dir/with spaces" },
-                    new object[] { "7", "netcoreapp1.0", RuntimeEnvironmentRidExtensions.GetLegacyRestoreRuntimeIdentifier(), "Debug", "some/dir" },
+                    new object[] { "7", "netcoreapp1.0", DotnetLegacyRuntimeIdentifiers.InferLegacyRestoreRuntimeIdentifier(), "Debug", "some/dir" },
                 };
             }
         }
@@ -221,7 +221,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Publish.Tests
             publishCommand.GetOutputDirectory().Should().HaveFile("Newtonsoft.Json.dll");
             publishCommand.GetOutputDirectory().Delete(true);
 
-            publishCommand = new PublishCommand(lesserTestProject, "netcoreapp1.0", RuntimeEnvironmentRidExtensions.GetLegacyRestoreRuntimeIdentifier());
+            publishCommand = new PublishCommand(
+                lesserTestProject,
+                "netcoreapp1.0",
+                DotnetLegacyRuntimeIdentifiers.InferLegacyRestoreRuntimeIdentifier());
             publishCommand.Execute().Should().Pass();
 
             publishCommand.GetOutputDirectory().Should().HaveFile("TestLibraryLesser.dll");
diff --git a/test/dotnet-publish.Tests/project.json b/test/dotnet-publish.Tests/project.json
index 96b9044db..e829f23fb 100644
--- a/test/dotnet-publish.Tests/project.json
+++ b/test/dotnet-publish.Tests/project.json
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 {
   "version": "1.0.0-*",
+  "buildOptions": {
+    "copyToOutput": {
+      "include": [
+        "../../artifacts/*/stage2/sdk/*/.version"
+      ],
+      "mappings": {
+        ".version": "../../artifacts/*/stage2/sdk/*/.version"
+      }
+    }
+  },
   "dependencies": {
     "Microsoft.NETCore.App": {
       "type": "platform",
diff --git a/test/dotnet-publish3.Tests/GivenDotnetPublish3PublishesProjects.cs b/test/dotnet-publish3.Tests/GivenDotnetPublish3PublishesProjects.cs
index 6d88fed0a..55e15c862 100644
--- a/test/dotnet-publish3.Tests/GivenDotnetPublish3PublishesProjects.cs
+++ b/test/dotnet-publish3.Tests/GivenDotnetPublish3PublishesProjects.cs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Publish3.Tests
                 .CreateTestInstance(testAppName);
 
             var testProjectDirectory = testInstance.TestRoot;
-            var rid = RuntimeEnvironment.GetRuntimeIdentifier();
+            var rid = DotnetLegacyRuntimeIdentifiers.InferLegacyRestoreRuntimeIdentifier();
 
             new Publish3Command()
                 .WithFramework("netcoreapp1.0")
diff --git a/test/dotnet-publish3.Tests/project.json b/test/dotnet-publish3.Tests/project.json
index 3ee83c3ca..4938f6a74 100644
--- a/test/dotnet-publish3.Tests/project.json
+++ b/test/dotnet-publish3.Tests/project.json
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 {
   "version": "1.0.0-*",
+  "buildOptions": {
+    "copyToOutput": {
+      "include": [
+        "../../artifacts/*/stage2/sdk/*/.version"
+      ],
+      "mappings": {
+        ".version": "../../artifacts/*/stage2/sdk/*/.version"
+      }
+    }
+  },
   "dependencies": {
     "Microsoft.NETCore.App": {
       "type": "platform",
diff --git a/test/dotnet-run.UnitTests/project.json b/test/dotnet-run.UnitTests/project.json
index 549a6ce2a..126e1d368 100644
--- a/test/dotnet-run.UnitTests/project.json
+++ b/test/dotnet-run.UnitTests/project.json
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 {
   "version": "1.0.0-*",
+  "buildOptions": {
+    "copyToOutput": {
+      "include": [
+        "../../artifacts/*/stage2/sdk/*/.version"
+      ],
+      "mappings": {
+        ".version": "../../artifacts/*/stage2/sdk/*/.version"
+      }
+    }
+  },
   "dependencies": {
     "Microsoft.NETCore.App": {
       "type": "platform",
diff --git a/test/dotnet.Tests/PackagedCommandTests.cs b/test/dotnet.Tests/PackagedCommandTests.cs
index 4670ee746..2d0a07722 100644
--- a/test/dotnet.Tests/PackagedCommandTests.cs
+++ b/test/dotnet.Tests/PackagedCommandTests.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Tests
         {
             get
             {
-                var rid = RuntimeEnvironmentRidExtensions.GetLegacyRestoreRuntimeIdentifier();
+                var rid = DotnetLegacyRuntimeIdentifiers.InferLegacyRestoreRuntimeIdentifier();
                 var projectOutputPath = $"AppWithDirectDepDesktopAndPortable\\bin\\Debug\\net451\\{rid}\\dotnet-desktop-and-portable.exe";
                 return new[]
                 {
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Tests
         {
             get
             {
-                var rid = RuntimeEnvironmentRidExtensions.GetLegacyRestoreRuntimeIdentifier();
+                var rid = DotnetLegacyRuntimeIdentifiers.InferLegacyRestoreRuntimeIdentifier();
                 var projectOutputPath = $"LibraryWithDirectDependencyDesktopAndPortable\\bin\\Debug\\net451\\dotnet-desktop-and-portable.exe";
                 return new[]
                 {