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     </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="log4net">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\log4net.2.0.3\lib\net40-full\log4net.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Core">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Core.1.15.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Core.dll</HintPath>
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Core.1.16.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Core.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Zlib.Portable">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Zlib.Portable.Signed.1.11.0\lib\portable-net4+sl5+wp8+win8+wpa81+MonoTouch+MonoAndroid\Zlib.Portable.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Google.Apis">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.1.16.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.PlatformServices">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.1.16.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.PlatformServices.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.15.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.dll</HintPath>
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.16.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.15.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices.dll</HintPath>
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.16.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server/packages.config b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server/packages.config
index 738d3e6f3b6c8340fe60dbc80f99e83577d5aa15..11c6375c638d51d606fb23a2acf14d8dc54f8c1f 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server/packages.config
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server/packages.config
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
   <package id="BouncyCastle" version="1.7.0" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Google.Apis.Auth" version="1.15.0" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Google.Apis.Core" version="1.15.0" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Google.Apis" version="1.16.0" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Google.Apis.Auth" version="1.16.0" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Google.Apis.Core" version="1.16.0" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="log4net" version="2.0.3" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="7.0.1" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Zlib.Portable.Signed" version="1.11.0" targetFramework="net45" />
 </packages>
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diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server/project.json b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server/project.json
index 287950720fe6a6cc0e4c3360bc61beb1f5e1e5f9..e54b5bd29641aed130d7fb032f03b883686ece52 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server/project.json
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server/project.json
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@
     "net45": { },
     "netcoreapp1.0": {
       "imports": [
-        "portable-net45",
-        "net45"
+        "portable-net45"
       ],
       "dependencies": {
         "Microsoft.NETCore.App": "1.0.0",
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.StressClient/project.json b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.StressClient/project.json
index 287950720fe6a6cc0e4c3360bc61beb1f5e1e5f9..e54b5bd29641aed130d7fb032f03b883686ece52 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.StressClient/project.json
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.StressClient/project.json
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@
     "net45": { },
     "netcoreapp1.0": {
       "imports": [
-        "portable-net45",
-        "net45"
+        "portable-net45"
       ],
       "dependencies": {
         "Microsoft.NETCore.App": "1.0.0",
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/GeneratedClientTest.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/GeneratedClientTest.cs
index c17ede75610a60ef7fb54a4494b3419a530ff5c7..ac6c8d07401f392381e200dcf4fee9b666df962f 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/GeneratedClientTest.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/GeneratedClientTest.cs
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
     {
         TestService.TestServiceClient unimplementedClient = new UnimplementedTestServiceClient();
 
-        // TODO: replace Moq by some mocking library with CoreCLR support.
-#if !NETCOREAPP1_0
         [Test]
         public void ExpandedParamOverloadCanBeMocked()
         {
@@ -72,7 +70,6 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
 
             Assert.AreSame(expected, mockClient.Object.UnaryCall(new SimpleRequest(), new CallOptions()));
         }
-#endif
 
         [Test]
         public void DefaultMethodStubThrows_UnaryCall()
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.csproj b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.csproj
index e030b21eece8374b5d0b425f97a2e9b8080171e4..afd85fb48481235207727d3d958700c0894630f3 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.csproj
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.csproj
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@
     <AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>..\keys\Grpc.snk</AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <Reference Include="Moq">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Moq.4.2.1510.2205\lib\net40\Moq.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Net" />
     <Reference Include="System.Net.Http" />
@@ -48,9 +45,6 @@
     <Reference Include="BouncyCastle.Crypto">
       <HintPath>..\packages\BouncyCastle.1.7.0\lib\Net40-Client\BouncyCastle.Crypto.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Google.Protobuf">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Protobuf.3.0.0-beta3\lib\portable-net45+netcore45+wpa81+wp8\Google.Protobuf.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json">
       <HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.7.0.1\lib\net45\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
@@ -63,17 +57,38 @@
     <Reference Include="nunitlite">
       <HintPath>..\packages\NUnitLite.3.2.0\lib\net45\nunitlite.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="CommandLineParser.Unofficial">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\CommandLineParser.Unofficial.2.0.275\lib\net45\CommandLineParser.Unofficial.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="log4net">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\log4net.2.0.3\lib\net40-full\log4net.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Core">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Core.1.15.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Core.dll</HintPath>
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Core.1.16.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Core.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Zlib.Portable">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Zlib.Portable.Signed.1.11.0\lib\portable-net4+sl5+wp8+win8+wpa81+MonoTouch+MonoAndroid\Zlib.Portable.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Google.Apis">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.1.16.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Google.Apis.PlatformServices">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.1.16.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.PlatformServices.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.15.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.dll</HintPath>
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.16.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.15.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices.dll</HintPath>
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Apis.Auth.1.16.0\lib\net45\Google.Apis.Auth.PlatformServices.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="CommandLineParser.Unofficial">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\CommandLineParser.Unofficial.2.0.275\lib\net45\CommandLineParser.Unofficial.dll</HintPath>
+    <Reference Include="Google.Protobuf">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Google.Protobuf.3.0.0\lib\net45\Google.Protobuf.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Castle.Core">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Castle.Core.3.3.3\lib\net45\Castle.Core.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Moq">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Moq.4.6.38-alpha\lib\net45\Moq.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/packages.config b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/packages.config
index 8bf9dd49370f7557372d29a0d3e51d43b0f6eb6a..a39fb3a23e91c190be643b3782c0672628f9ad00 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/packages.config
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/packages.config
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
   <package id="BouncyCastle" version="1.7.0" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Castle.Core" version="3.3.3" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="CommandLineParser.Unofficial" version="2.0.275" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Google.Apis.Auth" version="1.15.0" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Google.Apis.Core" version="1.15.0" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Google.Protobuf" version="3.0.0-beta3" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="System.Interactive.Async" version="3.0.0" targetFramework="net45" />
-  <package id="Moq" version="4.2.1510.2205" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Google.Apis" version="1.16.0" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Google.Apis.Auth" version="1.16.0" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Google.Apis.Core" version="1.16.0" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Google.Protobuf" version="3.0.0" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="log4net" version="2.0.3" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Moq" version="4.6.38-alpha" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="7.0.1" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="NUnit" version="3.2.0" targetFramework="net45" />
   <package id="NUnitLite" version="3.2.0" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="System.Interactive.Async" version="3.0.0" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Zlib.Portable.Signed" version="1.11.0" targetFramework="net45" />
 </packages>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/project.json b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/project.json
index 9d706510b21c2a786fc7d9d61c83d817f9d35167..abc217b092a8bf6111c05e5a9105a424e413a40f 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/project.json
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/project.json
@@ -57,16 +57,14 @@
     "Grpc.Core": {
       "target": "project"
     },
-    "Google.Protobuf": "3.0.0-beta3",
+    "Google.Protobuf": "3.0.0",
     "CommandLineParser.Unofficial": "2.0.275",
+    "Moq": "4.6.38-alpha",
     "NUnit": "3.2.0",
     "NUnitLite": "3.2.0-*"
   },
   "frameworks": {
     "net45": {
-      "dependencies": {
-        "Moq": "4.2.1510.2205"
-      },
       "frameworkAssemblies": {
         "System.Runtime": "",
         "System.IO": ""
@@ -74,8 +72,7 @@
     },
     "netcoreapp1.0": {
       "imports": [
-        "portable-net45",
-        "net45"
+        "portable-net45"
       ],
       "dependencies": {
         "Microsoft.NETCore.App": "1.0.0",
diff --git a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/project.json.template b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/project.json.template
index 19d4b42cf06a04ac3da1f15f36b9dba448a603ca..939a0c8d280b4743947ce518b13bf40436862fbd 100644
--- a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/project.json.template
+++ b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Auth/project.json.template
@@ -25,18 +25,13 @@
     },
     "dependencies": {
       "Grpc.Core": "${settings.csharp_version}",
-      "Google.Apis.Auth": "1.15.0"
+      "Google.Apis.Auth": "1.16.0"
     },
     "frameworks": {
       "net45": { },
       "netstandard1.5": {
-        "imports": [
-          "portable-net45"
-        ],
         "dependencies": {
-          "Microsoft.NETCore.Portable.Compatibility": "1.0.1",
-          "NETStandard.Library": "1.6.0",
-          "System.Threading.Tasks": "4.0.11"
+          "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 e6f8290200eede9fe5d4f780395a130ad4cf1aa2..ed5d649936564d56d2f778d8cf7a93340835191d 100644
--- a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/project.json.template
+++ b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/project.json.template
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@
     "frameworks": {
       "net45": { },
       "netstandard1.5": {
-        "imports": [
-          "portable-net45"
-        ],
         "dependencies": {
           "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 67151dbcfa8eea2511a5c860bf1630d632d84381..f0fc4b97da71c793145215921f71ebfb21de0048 100644
--- a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathClient/project.json.template
+++ b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathClient/project.json.template
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@
     "frameworks": {
       "net45": { },
       "netcoreapp1.0": {
-        "imports": [
-          "portable-net45"
-        ],
         "dependencies": {
           "Microsoft.NETCore.App": "1.0.0",
           "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 67151dbcfa8eea2511a5c860bf1630d632d84381..f0fc4b97da71c793145215921f71ebfb21de0048 100644
--- a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathServer/project.json.template
+++ b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathServer/project.json.template
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@
     "frameworks": {
       "net45": { },
       "netcoreapp1.0": {
-        "imports": [
-          "portable-net45"
-        ],
         "dependencies": {
           "Microsoft.NETCore.App": "1.0.0",
           "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 117f842e01eb892c2c5a53f380349a038feec7ba..1e79c717101686acc123268fbc54da57a2dbae58 100644
--- a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/project.json.template
+++ b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/project.json.template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
       "Grpc.Core": {
         "target": "project"
       },
-      "Google.Protobuf": "3.0.0-beta3"
+      "Google.Protobuf": "3.0.0"
     },
     "frameworks": {
       "net45": {
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@
         }
       },
       "netcoreapp1.0": {
-        "imports": [
-          "portable-net45"
-        ],
         "dependencies": {
           "Microsoft.NETCore.App": "1.0.0",
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diff --git a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck/project.json.template b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck/project.json.template
index cd2da0089bbf3e83b957638a23bd19e700cd8682..46307dda002856e97ad56f4aa06fe69b5e68dd31 100644
--- a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck/project.json.template
+++ b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck/project.json.template
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     },
     "dependencies": {
       "Grpc.Core": "${settings.csharp_version}",
-      "Google.Protobuf": "3.0.0-beta3"
+      "Google.Protobuf": "3.0.0"
     },
     "frameworks": {
       "net45": {
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@
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       },
       "netstandard1.5": {
-        "imports": [
-          "portable-net45"
-        ],
         "dependencies": {
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diff --git a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client/project.json.template b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client/project.json.template
index 93151f2b89ebd9a814e5ecba59f9a1c8676bdef3..40300407ba2aafcf46c5410214273883f2925bbe 100644
--- a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client/project.json.template
+++ b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Client/project.json.template
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@
       "net45": { },
       "netcoreapp1.0": {
         "imports": [
-          "portable-net45",
-          "net45"
+          "portable-net45"
         ],
         "dependencies": {
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diff --git a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker/project.json.template b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker/project.json.template
index 93151f2b89ebd9a814e5ecba59f9a1c8676bdef3..40300407ba2aafcf46c5410214273883f2925bbe 100644
--- a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker/project.json.template
+++ b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.QpsWorker/project.json.template
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@
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       "netcoreapp1.0": {
         "imports": [
-          "portable-net45",
-          "net45"
+          "portable-net45"
         ],
         "dependencies": {
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diff --git a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server/project.json.template b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server/project.json.template
index 93151f2b89ebd9a814e5ecba59f9a1c8676bdef3..40300407ba2aafcf46c5410214273883f2925bbe 100644
--- a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server/project.json.template
+++ b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.Server/project.json.template
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@
       "net45": { },
       "netcoreapp1.0": {
         "imports": [
-          "portable-net45",
-          "net45"
+          "portable-net45"
         ],
         "dependencies": {
           "Microsoft.NETCore.App": "1.0.0",
diff --git a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.StressClient/project.json.template b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.StressClient/project.json.template
index 93151f2b89ebd9a814e5ecba59f9a1c8676bdef3..40300407ba2aafcf46c5410214273883f2925bbe 100644
--- a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.StressClient/project.json.template
+++ b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.StressClient/project.json.template
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@
       "net45": { },
       "netcoreapp1.0": {
         "imports": [
-          "portable-net45",
-          "net45"
+          "portable-net45"
         ],
         "dependencies": {
           "Microsoft.NETCore.App": "1.0.0",
diff --git a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/project.json.template b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/project.json.template
index 1cb5ca4ba37fabab4577ba771ab6adf9466f7764..6a32ddb2f33d00f6fe286aa77b273f710ee3de6a 100644
--- a/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/project.json.template
+++ b/templates/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/project.json.template
@@ -9,16 +9,14 @@
       "Grpc.Core": {
         "target": "project"
       },
-      "Google.Protobuf": "3.0.0-beta3",
+      "Google.Protobuf": "3.0.0",
       "CommandLineParser.Unofficial": "2.0.275",
+      "Moq": "4.6.38-alpha",
       "NUnit": "3.2.0",
       "NUnitLite": "3.2.0-*"
     },
     "frameworks": {
       "net45": {
-        "dependencies": {
-          "Moq": "4.2.1510.2205"
-        },
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           "System.IO": ""
@@ -26,8 +24,7 @@
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       "netcoreapp1.0": {
         "imports": [
-          "portable-net45",
-          "net45"
+          "portable-net45"
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