Requirements: Java developers can use dependencyManagement for package management in maven projects, and now .NET solutions also support package management. The same version is used when the project in the solution references the same package name.
Prerequisite, this feature is available for all NuGet integration tools, starting with the following versions.
- Visual Studio 2022 17.2
- .NET SDK 6.0.300
- nuget.exe 6.2.0
Create a new solution
Create a new solution, a console application, and a class library, all of which reference the same versionNewtonsoft.Jsonpackage, as follows:
Enable central package management
To get started with Central Package Management, you must create a Directory.Packages.props file in the root directory of the repository and set the MSBuild property ManagePackageVersionsCentrally to true.
Then, in it, define each corresponding package version required for the project using the <PackageVersion/> element that defines the package ID and version.
Then, define a <PackageReference/> for each item, but omit the Version property, as the version will be obtained from the corresponding <PackageVersion/> item.
Now you can use the central package management and manage your releases in one centralized location! As shown below:
dotnet-tocpm tool
Dotnet global tool for converting solutions to Nuget CPM. When it comes to large solutions with multiple projects, switching to Nuget CPM can be a pain. dotnet-tocpm is designed to do this in one simple step.
First, install the tool globally with the following command:
First, run the simulate command for a trial run, as follows:
After checking that there are no errors, use the execute command to enable central package management, as follows:
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