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Microsoft.Build.Runtime

v17.14.28

This package delivers a complete executable copy of MSBuild. Reference this package only if your application needs to load projects or execute in-process builds without requiring installation of MSBuild. Successfully evaluating projects using this package requires aggregating additional components (like the compilers) into an application directory.

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MSBuild
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Total Downloads
72.6M
72,558,167
Published
Oct 14, 2025
Latest stable version

Install

.NET CLI
dotnet add package Microsoft.Build.Runtime --version 17.14.28
Package Manager Console
Install-Package Microsoft.Build.Runtime -Version 17.14.28
PackageReference
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build.Runtime" Version="17.14.28" />

Frameworks

.NETFramework4.7.2 net9.0

Dependencies

Microsoft.Build
.NETFramework4.7.2
[17.14.28, )
Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Core
.NETFramework4.7.2
[17.14.28, )
Microsoft.IO.Redist
.NETFramework4.7.2
[6.1.0, )
System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager
.NETFramework4.7.2
[9.0.0, )
System.Diagnostics.DiagnosticSource
.NETFramework4.7.2
[9.0.0, )
System.Collections.Immutable
.NETFramework4.7.2
[9.0.0, )
System.Formats.Nrbf
.NETFramework4.7.2
[9.0.0, )
System.Memory
.NETFramework4.7.2
[4.6.0, )
System.Reflection.Metadata
.NETFramework4.7.2
[9.0.0, )
System.Reflection.MetadataLoadContext
.NETFramework4.7.2
[9.0.0, )
System.Resources.Extensions
.NETFramework4.7.2
[9.0.0, )
System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe
.NETFramework4.7.2
[6.1.0, )
System.Security.Principal.Windows
.NETFramework4.7.2
[5.0.0, )
System.Text.Json
.NETFramework4.7.2
[9.0.0, )
System.Threading.Tasks.Dataflow
.NETFramework4.7.2
[9.0.0, )
System.Threading.Tasks.Extensions
.NETFramework4.7.2
[4.6.0, )
Microsoft.Build
net9.0
[17.14.28, )
Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Core
net9.0
[17.14.28, )
System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager
net9.0
[9.0.0, )
System.Diagnostics.DiagnosticSource
net9.0
[9.0.0, )
System.CodeDom
net9.0
[9.0.0, )
System.Collections.Immutable
net9.0
[9.0.0, )
System.Diagnostics.EventLog
net9.0
[9.0.0, )
System.Formats.Nrbf
net9.0
[9.0.0, )

Adoption guide

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Compatibility metadata lists 2 target frameworks; confirm the exact target used by your application.

The published metadata declares 29 direct dependency entries across framework groups. Inspect the resolved dependency graph for your target framework.

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