From 3f8ec9a249cff70b22a81583a903135691b9019a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Charlie Poole <charliepoole@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:16:17 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Implement Central Package Management

---
 .github/workflows/NUnit.Engine.Api.CI.yml     | 12 +++++++++-
 Directory.Packages.props                      | 20 ++++++++++++++++
 NuGet.config                                  | 23 ++++++++++++++-----
 build.cake                                    |  6 ++---
 src/Directory.Build.props                     | 16 +++++--------
 .../NUnit.Engine.Api.Tests.csproj             |  4 ++--
 src/NUnit.Engine.Api/NUnit.Engine.Api.csproj  |  2 +-
 7 files changed, 60 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 Directory.Packages.props

diff --git a/.github/workflows/NUnit.Engine.Api.CI.yml b/.github/workflows/NUnit.Engine.Api.CI.yml
index b1f712d..a5c2673 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/NUnit.Engine.Api.CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/NUnit.Engine.Api.CI.yml
@@ -43,8 +43,18 @@ jobs:
     - name: 🛠️ Install dotnet tools
       run: dotnet tool restore
 
+    # For reasons I don't understand, the Cake script doesn't work in a workflow
+    # unless they are restored before the script runs, which this command does.  
+    - name: 🛠️ List Packages
+      run: dotnet list package --include-transitive
+
     - name: 🔨 Build, Test, Package and Publish (Cake script decides)
-      run: dotnet cake --target=ContinuousIntegration --configuration=Release #--verbosity=diagnostic
+      #run: dotnet cake --target=ContinuousIntegration --configuration=Release #--verbosity=diagnostic
+      uses: cake-build/cake-action@v3
+      with:
+        target: ContinuousIntegration
+        configuration: Release
+        #verbosity: diagnostic
 
     # Upload packages
     - name: 💾 Upload Packages
diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..787f040
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<Project>
+
+	<PropertyGroup>
+		<ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
+		<CentralPackageTransitiveVersionPinningEnabled>true</CentralPackageTransitiveVersionPinningEnabled>
+	</PropertyGroup>
+
+	<ItemGroup>
+	    <PackageVersion Include="CSharpIsNullAnalyzer" Version="0.1.593" />
+		<PackageVersion Include="IsExternalInit" Version="1.0.3" />
+		<PackageVersion Include="Nullable" Version="1.3.1" />
+		<PackageVersion Include="NUnit" Version="4.3.2" />
+		<PackageVersion Include="NUnitLite" Version="4.3.2" />
+		<PackageVersion Include="NUnit.Extensibility.Api" Version="4.0.0-beta.3" />
+		<PackageVersion Include="StyleCop.Analyzers.Unstable" Version="1.2.0.556" />
+		<PackageVersion Include="TunnelVisionLabs.ReferenceAssemblyAnnotator" Version="1.0.0-alpha.160" />
+	</ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>
+ 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/NuGet.config b/NuGet.config
index e34c2df..5a82da7 100644
--- a/NuGet.config
+++ b/NuGet.config
@@ -1,9 +1,20 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <configuration>
-  <packageSources>
-    <clear />
-    <add key="nuget" value="https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json" protocolVersion="3" />
-    <add key="NUnit MyGet Feed" value="https://www.myget.org/F/nunit/api/v3/index.json" />
-    <add key="Local Packages" value="C:\Users\charlie\dev\LocalPackages" />
-  </packageSources>
+	<packageSources>
+		<clear />
+		<add key="nuget" value="https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json" protocolVersion="3" />
+		<add key="myget" value="https://www.myget.org/F/nunit/api/v3/index.json" />
+		<add key="local" value="packages" />
+	</packageSources>
+	<packageSourceMapping>
+		<packageSource key="nuget">
+			<package pattern="*" />
+		</packageSource>
+		<packageSource key="myget">
+			<package pattern="NUnit.Cake.Recipe" />
+		</packageSource>
+		<packageSource key="local">
+			<package pattern="NUnit.Engine.Api" />
+		</packageSource>
+	</packageSourceMapping>
 </configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build.cake b/build.cake
index 1642846..0990694 100644
--- a/build.cake
+++ b/build.cake
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Load the recipe
-#load nuget:?package=NUnit.Cake.Recipe&version=2.0.0-beta.4.7
+#load nuget:?package=NUnit.Cake.Recipe&version=2.0.0-beta.4.8
 // Comment out above line and uncomment below for local tests of recipe changes
-//#load ../NUnit.Cake.Recipe/src/NUnit.Cake.Recipe/content/*.cake
+//#load ../NUnit.Cake.Recipe/recipe/*.cake
 
 // Initialize BuildSettings
 BuildSettings.Initialize(
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ BuildSettings.Packages.Add(new NuGetPackage(
         HasFile("LICENSE.txt"),
         HasDirectory("lib/net462").WithFile("nunit.engine.api.dll"),
         HasDirectory("lib/netstandard2.0").WithFile("nunit.engine.api.dll"),
-        HasDependency("NUnit.Extensibility.Api", "4.0.0-beta.2.2")
+        HasDependency("NUnit.Extensibility.Api", "4.0.0-beta.3")
     },
     symbols: new PackageCheck[] {
         HasDirectory("lib/net462").WithFile("nunit.engine.api.pdb"),
diff --git a/src/Directory.Build.props b/src/Directory.Build.props
index 74c2f6f..6c1d1d4 100644
--- a/src/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/src/Directory.Build.props
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@
         <!-- Debugging -->
         <DebugType>portable</DebugType>
         <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
-        <!-- Commonly Used Package Versions -->
-        <AnnotatedReferenceAssemblyVersion>8.0.0</AnnotatedReferenceAssemblyVersion>
-		<NUnitExtensibilityVersion>4.0.0-beta.2.2</NUnitExtensibilityVersion>
-		<NUnitFrameworkVersion>4.3.2</NUnitFrameworkVersion>
         <!-- Informational Settings -->
         <Company>NUnit Software</Company>
         <Product>NUnit 4 Runner and Engine</Product>
@@ -36,13 +32,13 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
 
 	<ItemGroup Condition="'$(ExposedInternals)' != 'true'">
-		<PackageReference Include="IsExternalInit" Version="1.0.3" PrivateAssets="all" />
-		<PackageReference Include="Nullable" Version="1.3.1" PrivateAssets="all" />
+		<PackageReference Include="IsExternalInit" PrivateAssets="all" />
+		<PackageReference Include="Nullable" PrivateAssets="all" />
 	</ItemGroup>
 
 	<ItemGroup Condition="$(TargetFramework.StartsWith('net4')) OR $(TargetFramework.StartsWith('netstandard'))">
-		<PackageDownload Include="Microsoft.NETCore.App.Ref" Version="[$(AnnotatedReferenceAssemblyVersion)]" />
-		<PackageReference Include="TunnelVisionLabs.ReferenceAssemblyAnnotator" Version="1.0.0-alpha.160" PrivateAssets="all" />
+		<PackageDownload Include="Microsoft.NETCore.App.Ref" Version="[8.0.0]" />
+		<PackageReference Include="TunnelVisionLabs.ReferenceAssemblyAnnotator" PrivateAssets="all" />
 	</ItemGroup>
 
 	<!-- Common package metadata, may be overridden in individual projects -->
@@ -72,9 +68,9 @@
 
     <!-- Code Style Analyzers -->
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="StyleCop.Analyzers.Unstable" Version="1.2.0.556" PrivateAssets="all" />
+        <PackageReference Include="StyleCop.Analyzers.Unstable" PrivateAssets="all" />
         <GlobalAnalyzerConfigFiles Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)/StyleCop.Analyzers.globalconfig" />
-        <PackageReference Include="CSharpIsNullAnalyzer" Version="0.1.593" PrivateAssets="all" />
+        <PackageReference Include="CSharpIsNullAnalyzer" PrivateAssets="all" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/NUnit.Engine.Api.Tests/NUnit.Engine.Api.Tests.csproj b/src/NUnit.Engine.Api.Tests/NUnit.Engine.Api.Tests.csproj
index 36f6a23..8e9a14a 100644
--- a/src/NUnit.Engine.Api.Tests/NUnit.Engine.Api.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/NUnit.Engine.Api.Tests/NUnit.Engine.Api.Tests.csproj
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	</ItemGroup>
 
 	<ItemGroup>
-		<PackageReference Include="NUnit" Version="$(NUnitFrameworkVersion)" />
-		<PackageReference Include="NUnitLite" Version="$(NUnitFrameworkVersion)" />
+		<PackageReference Include="NUnit" />
+		<PackageReference Include="NUnitLite" />
 	</ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/NUnit.Engine.Api/NUnit.Engine.Api.csproj b/src/NUnit.Engine.Api/NUnit.Engine.Api.csproj
index 39cea70..5b1ebfc 100644
--- a/src/NUnit.Engine.Api/NUnit.Engine.Api.csproj
+++ b/src/NUnit.Engine.Api/NUnit.Engine.Api.csproj
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="NUnit.Extensibility.Api" Version="$(NUnitExtensibilityVersion)" />
+    <PackageReference Include="NUnit.Extensibility.Api" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>

From 84bf8c88ac20219a979a006bb1abdbe5c3e270f3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Charlie Poole <charliepoole@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:29:42 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Alternate workflow for central package management

---
 .github/workflows/NUnit.Engine.Api.CI.yml | 7 +------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/NUnit.Engine.Api.CI.yml b/.github/workflows/NUnit.Engine.Api.CI.yml
index a5c2673..0dc9cad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/NUnit.Engine.Api.CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/NUnit.Engine.Api.CI.yml
@@ -49,12 +49,7 @@ jobs:
       run: dotnet list package --include-transitive
 
     - name: 🔨 Build, Test, Package and Publish (Cake script decides)
-      #run: dotnet cake --target=ContinuousIntegration --configuration=Release #--verbosity=diagnostic
-      uses: cake-build/cake-action@v3
-      with:
-        target: ContinuousIntegration
-        configuration: Release
-        #verbosity: diagnostic
+      run: dotnet cake --target=ContinuousIntegration --configuration=Release #--verbosity=diagnostic
 
     # Upload packages
     - name: 💾 Upload Packages