diff --git a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/project.json.template b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/project.json.template
index d91bd8ce1df5d254a34a20255443a4b07b40b7b9..b3244e4d3c94e80be862ba9934180572c12f50d7 100644
--- a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/project.json.template
+++ b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/project.json.template
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@
           "net45"
         ],
         "dependencies": {
-          "Microsoft.NETCore.Portable.Compatibility": "1.0.1-rc2-24027",
-          "NETStandard.Library": "1.5.0-rc2-24027",
-          "System.Threading.Tasks": "4.0.11-rc2-24027"
+          "Microsoft.NETCore.Portable.Compatibility": "1.0.1",
+          "NETStandard.Library": "1.6.0",
+          "System.Threading.Tasks": "4.0.11"
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/project.json.template b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/project.json.template
index bc9fa3e63a9b5d381c08f31fe7ed79f849546416..004265e19d54fd6a0fa27b6a9cd5f11b2c619e0a 100644
--- a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/project.json.template
+++ b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Core.Tests/project.json.template
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
           "portable-net45"
         ],
         "dependencies": {
-          "NETStandard.Library": "1.5.0-rc2-24027"
+          "NETStandard.Library": "1.6.0"
         }
       }
     },
diff --git a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/project.json.template b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/project.json.template
index 6355db53892e2872e2b45558ae2d1bcb0f8db8ff..bd0e8b2c138670d73162e32219c09d517c61f453 100644
--- a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/project.json.template
+++ b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/project.json.template
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@
           "portable-net45"
         ],
         "dependencies": {
-          "NETStandard.Library": "1.5.0-rc2-24027",
-          "System.Threading.Thread": "4.0.0-rc2-24027"
+          "NETStandard.Library": "1.6.0",
+          "System.Threading.Thread": "4.0.0"
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathClient/project.json.template b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathClient/project.json.template
index fba401c3a4725f4408a52c1ab492ff8f80d7da61..194c1a3798a334ff4242d405a9fc9d0b6e268bb2 100644
--- a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathClient/project.json.template
+++ b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathClient/project.json.template
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
           "portable-net45"
         ],
         "dependencies": {
-          "NETStandard.Library": "1.5.0-rc2-24027"
+          "NETStandard.Library": "1.6.0"
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathServer/project.json.template b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathServer/project.json.template
index fba401c3a4725f4408a52c1ab492ff8f80d7da61..194c1a3798a334ff4242d405a9fc9d0b6e268bb2 100644
--- a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathServer/project.json.template
+++ b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathServer/project.json.template
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
           "portable-net45"
         ],
         "dependencies": {
-          "NETStandard.Library": "1.5.0-rc2-24027"
+          "NETStandard.Library": "1.6.0"
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.Tests/project.json.template b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.Tests/project.json.template
index 21765f0565c9e2d99d02c01a28526f6d1d2c0327..eb6bc5dde783a9b63f771be0f7e3bcd7fcc83606 100644
--- a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.Tests/project.json.template
+++ b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.Tests/project.json.template
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
           "portable-net45"
         ],
         "dependencies": {
-          "NETStandard.Library": "1.5.0-rc2-24027"
+          "NETStandard.Library": "1.6.0"
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/project.json.template b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/project.json.template
index 715fc08725615af4a84c7034e7a73e3dbc06933e..d5d63f658e499a446844937a9f8a5fcf07df369f 100644
--- a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/project.json.template
+++ b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/project.json.template
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
           "portable-net45"
         ],
         "dependencies": {
-          "NETStandard.Library": "1.5.0-rc2-24027"
+          "NETStandard.Library": "1.6.0"
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck.Tests/project.json.template b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck.Tests/project.json.template
index 79e67226cb4ae68953f7b3341deb6da373d01a5e..5fb1c024fb847ed5d30d3bdc1c31333b2b2217f7 100644
--- a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck.Tests/project.json.template
+++ b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck.Tests/project.json.template
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
           "portable-net45"
         ],
         "dependencies": {
-          "NETStandard.Library": "1.5.0-rc2-24027"
+          "NETStandard.Library": "1.6.0"
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck/project.json.template b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck/project.json.template
index 264ed292050c768134416e7263992fec8af70187..cd2da0089bbf3e83b957638a23bd19e700cd8682 100644
--- a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck/project.json.template
+++ b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck/project.json.template
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
           "portable-net45"
         ],
         "dependencies": {
-          "NETStandard.Library": "1.5.0-rc2-24027"
+          "NETStandard.Library": "1.6.0"
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client/project.json.template b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client/project.json.template
index 10ed5493477ad92978c8109266f402a27d9259f6..7709c60241c13c901cbba6aae61e8eab8d921305 100644
--- a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client/project.json.template
+++ b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client/project.json.template
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
           "net45"
         ],
         "dependencies": {
-          "NETStandard.Library": "1.5.0-rc2-24027"
+          "NETStandard.Library": "1.6.0"
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker/project.json.template b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker/project.json.template
index 10ed5493477ad92978c8109266f402a27d9259f6..7709c60241c13c901cbba6aae61e8eab8d921305 100644
--- a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker/project.json.template
+++ b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker/project.json.template
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
           "net45"
         ],
         "dependencies": {
-          "NETStandard.Library": "1.5.0-rc2-24027"
+          "NETStandard.Library": "1.6.0"
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server/project.json.template b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server/project.json.template
index 10ed5493477ad92978c8109266f402a27d9259f6..7709c60241c13c901cbba6aae61e8eab8d921305 100644
--- a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server/project.json.template
+++ b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server/project.json.template
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
           "net45"
         ],
         "dependencies": {
-          "NETStandard.Library": "1.5.0-rc2-24027"
+          "NETStandard.Library": "1.6.0"
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.StressClient/project.json.template b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.StressClient/project.json.template
index 10ed5493477ad92978c8109266f402a27d9259f6..7709c60241c13c901cbba6aae61e8eab8d921305 100644
--- a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.StressClient/project.json.template
+++ b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.StressClient/project.json.template
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
           "net45"
         ],
         "dependencies": {
-          "NETStandard.Library": "1.5.0-rc2-24027"
+          "NETStandard.Library": "1.6.0"
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/project.json.template b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/project.json.template
index 3181511485703ef8ed14de737ccd8ea6d03b3a97..f446fac7efb3ef74136edc8e37bc5e2c860d7c72 100644
--- a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/project.json.template
+++ b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/project.json.template
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
           "net45"
         ],
         "dependencies": {
-          "NETStandard.Library": "1.5.0-rc2-24027",
-          "System.Linq.Expressions": "4.0.11-rc2-24027"
+          "NETStandard.Library": "1.6.0",
+          "System.Linq.Expressions": "4.1.0"
         }
       }
     }