diff --git a/tests/BenchmarkDotNet.Tests/BenchmarkDotNet.Tests.csproj b/tests/BenchmarkDotNet.Tests/BenchmarkDotNet.Tests.csproj
index ff7b3e0c45..9d06c9ccbb 100755
--- a/tests/BenchmarkDotNet.Tests/BenchmarkDotNet.Tests.csproj
+++ b/tests/BenchmarkDotNet.Tests/BenchmarkDotNet.Tests.csproj
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
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