diff --git a/extensions/sql-database-projects/resources/templates/newSqlProjectTemplate.xml b/extensions/sql-database-projects/resources/templates/newSqlProjectTemplate.xml
index 7fa229f5b2..a7225684cb 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-database-projects/resources/templates/newSqlProjectTemplate.xml
+++ b/extensions/sql-database-projects/resources/templates/newSqlProjectTemplate.xml
@@ -58,4 +58,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <Folder Include="Properties" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Condition="'$(NetCoreBuild)' == 'true'" Include="Microsoft.NETFramework.ReferenceAssemblies" Version="1.0.0" PrivateAssets="All" />
+  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/test/baselines/newSqlProjectBaseline.xml b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/test/baselines/newSqlProjectBaseline.xml
index 3a0c9c0770..17fd60610b 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/test/baselines/newSqlProjectBaseline.xml
+++ b/extensions/sql-database-projects/src/test/baselines/newSqlProjectBaseline.xml
@@ -58,4 +58,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <Folder Include="Properties" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Condition="'$(NetCoreBuild)' == 'true'" Include="Microsoft.NETFramework.ReferenceAssemblies" Version="1.0.0" PrivateAssets="All" />
+  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>