diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Common/BizHawk.Common.csproj b/src/BizHawk.Common/BizHawk.Common.csproj
index 31c1155191..324c6a6d7c 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Common/BizHawk.Common.csproj
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Common/BizHawk.Common.csproj
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 		<PackageReference Include="Menees.Analyzers" Version="2.0.4" Condition=" '$(MachineRunAnalyzersDuringBuild)' != '' " />
 		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.FxCopAnalyzers" Version="3.3.0" Condition=" '$(MachineRunAnalyzersDuringBuild)' != '' " />
 		<PackageReference Include="StyleCop.Analyzers" Version="1.2.0-beta.205" Condition=" '$(MachineRunAnalyzersDuringBuild)' != '' " />
-		<ProjectReference Include="$(ProjectDir)../BizHawk.Version/BizHawk.Version.csproj" /><!-- generates VersionInfo.gen.cs -->
+		<ProjectReference Include="$(ProjectDir)../BizHawk.Version/BizHawk.Version.csproj" ReferenceOutputAssembly="false" /><!-- generates VersionInfo.gen.cs -->
 	</ItemGroup>
 	<ItemGroup>
 		<Compile Update="VersionInfo.gen.cs" DependentUpon="VersionInfo.cs" />
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Version/BizHawk.Version.csproj b/src/BizHawk.Version/BizHawk.Version.csproj
index 399c9300ca..2a0259a1e6 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Version/BizHawk.Version.csproj
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Version/BizHawk.Version.csproj
@@ -2,16 +2,13 @@
 	<PropertyGroup>
 		<TargetFramework>netstandard2.0</TargetFramework>
 	</PropertyGroup>
-	<Import Project="../MainSlnCommon.props" />
+	<Import Project="../../Common.props" />
 	<PropertyGroup>
-		<EnableDefaultCompileItems>false</EnableDefaultCompileItems>
+		<EnableDefaultCompileItems>false</EnableDefaultCompileItems><!-- no source files; VersionInfo.gen.cs is generated in BizHawk.Common -->
 		<NoWarn>$(NoWarn);CS2008</NoWarn>
 	</PropertyGroup>
 	<Target Name="PreBuild" AfterTargets="PreBuildEvent">
 		<Exec Condition=" '$(OS)' == 'Windows_NT' " Command='"$(ProjectDir)..\..\Build\BizHawk.Build.Tool.exe" GIT_REV --wc "$(ProjectDir).." --template "$(ProjectDir)VersionInfo.gen_template.cs" --out "$(ProjectDir)..\BizHawk.Common\VersionInfo.gen.cs"' />
 		<Exec Condition=" '$(OS)' != 'Windows_NT' " Command='"$(ProjectDir)../../Build/standin.sh" "$(ProjectDir)VersionInfo.gen_template.cs" "$(ProjectDir)..\BizHawk.Common\VersionInfo.gen.cs"' />
 	</Target>
-	<Target Name="PostBuild" AfterTargets="PostBuildEvent">
-		<Delete Files="$(OutputPath)BizHawk.Version.csproj" /><!-- no source files; VersionInfo.gen.cs is generated in BizHawk.Common -->
-	</Target>
 </Project>