diff --git a/examples/csharp/helloworld-from-cli/Greeter/project.json b/examples/csharp/helloworld-from-cli/Greeter/project.json
index e06854d122634ffd13f1b7a7cf11d4b75e0e1440..877494181001cd1c10b1cca7bd3e28788b42ea5e 100644
--- a/examples/csharp/helloworld-from-cli/Greeter/project.json
+++ b/examples/csharp/helloworld-from-cli/Greeter/project.json
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
       "frameworkAssemblies": {
         "System.Runtime": "",
         "System.IO": ""
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+	"Microsoft.NETCore.Platforms": "1.0.1" 
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/examples/csharp/helloworld-from-cli/GreeterClient/project.json b/examples/csharp/helloworld-from-cli/GreeterClient/project.json
index dc72a30eb81900a76b33c8840d15306b3f692a44..c2bf694cd86e3dc0ceed11c54cc2227f112d6fdb 100644
--- a/examples/csharp/helloworld-from-cli/GreeterClient/project.json
+++ b/examples/csharp/helloworld-from-cli/GreeterClient/project.json
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
       "frameworkAssemblies": {
         "System.Runtime": "",
         "System.IO": ""
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+	"Microsoft.NETCore.Platforms": "1.0.1" 
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/examples/csharp/helloworld-from-cli/GreeterServer/project.json b/examples/csharp/helloworld-from-cli/GreeterServer/project.json
index 4bf201bef38e7d9432197a09d1784bfacd389820..29a10670f4365dd7c13eb7ed66a46cc5e3f7bd76 100644
--- a/examples/csharp/helloworld-from-cli/GreeterServer/project.json
+++ b/examples/csharp/helloworld-from-cli/GreeterServer/project.json
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
       "frameworkAssemblies": {
         "System.Runtime": "",
         "System.IO": ""
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+	"Microsoft.NETCore.Platforms": "1.0.1" 
       }
     }
   }