diff --git a/packaging/nuget/NServiceBus.SqlServer.nuspec b/packaging/nuget/NServiceBus.SqlServer.nuspec
index 71c8a30f4..990b22a99 100644
--- a/packaging/nuget/NServiceBus.SqlServer.nuspec
+++ b/packaging/nuget/NServiceBus.SqlServer.nuspec
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
     <releaseNotes></releaseNotes>
     <tags>nservicebus servicebus msmq cqrs publish subscribe</tags>
     <dependencies>
+      <dependency id="NServiceBus" version="[4.4.8.0, 5.0.0.0)" />
+      <dependency id="NServiceBus.Interfaces" version="[4.4.8.0, 5.0.0.0)" />
     </dependencies>
   </metadata>
   <files>
diff --git a/src/NServiceBus.SqlServer/NServiceBus.SqlServer.csproj b/src/NServiceBus.SqlServer/NServiceBus.SqlServer.csproj
index e1fdd968b..563c08c9d 100644
--- a/src/NServiceBus.SqlServer/NServiceBus.SqlServer.csproj
+++ b/src/NServiceBus.SqlServer/NServiceBus.SqlServer.csproj
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
     <SignAssembly>true</SignAssembly>
     <AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>$(SolutionDir)NServiceBus.snk</AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>
-    <NuGetPackageImportStamp>a65d899d</NuGetPackageImportStamp>
+    <NuGetPackageImportStamp>
+    </NuGetPackageImportStamp>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
@@ -42,12 +43,12 @@
       <Private>False</Private>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" />
-    <Reference Include="NServiceBus, Version=4.7.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=9fc386479f8a226c, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\NServiceBus.Interfaces.4.7.5\lib\net40\NServiceBus.dll</HintPath>
+    <Reference Include="NServiceBus, Version=4.4.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=9fc386479f8a226c, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\NServiceBus.Interfaces.4.4.8\lib\net40\NServiceBus.dll</HintPath>
       <Private>True</Private>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="NServiceBus.Core, Version=4.7.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=9fc386479f8a226c, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\NServiceBus.4.7.5\lib\net40\NServiceBus.Core.dll</HintPath>
+    <Reference Include="NServiceBus.Core, Version=4.4.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=9fc386479f8a226c, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\NServiceBus.4.4.8\lib\net40\NServiceBus.Core.dll</HintPath>
       <Private>True</Private>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
@@ -78,18 +79,20 @@
     </Content>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <None Include="packages.config" />
+    <None Include="packages.config">
+      <SubType>Designer</SubType>
+    </None>
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
-  <Import Project="..\packages\Fody.1.28.3\build\Fody.targets" Condition="Exists('..\packages\Fody.1.28.3\build\Fody.targets')" />
   <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
     <PropertyGroup>
       <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Enable NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
     </PropertyGroup>
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\packages\Fody.1.28.3\build\Fody.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\packages\Fody.1.28.3\build\Fody.targets'))" />
     <Error Condition="!Exists('..\packages\GitVersionTask.2.0.1\Build\GitVersionTask.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\packages\GitVersionTask.2.0.1\Build\GitVersionTask.targets'))" />
     <Error Condition="!Exists('..\packages\NuGetPackager.0.5.5\build\NuGetPackager.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\packages\NuGetPackager.0.5.5\build\NuGetPackager.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\packages\Fody.1.29.3\build\portable-net+sl+win+wpa+wp\Fody.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\packages\Fody.1.29.3\build\portable-net+sl+win+wpa+wp\Fody.targets'))" />
   </Target>
   <Import Project="..\packages\GitVersionTask.2.0.1\Build\GitVersionTask.targets" Condition="Exists('..\packages\GitVersionTask.2.0.1\Build\GitVersionTask.targets')" />
   <Import Project="..\packages\NuGetPackager.0.5.5\build\NuGetPackager.targets" Condition="Exists('..\packages\NuGetPackager.0.5.5\build\NuGetPackager.targets')" />
+  <Import Project="..\packages\Fody.1.29.3\build\portable-net+sl+win+wpa+wp\Fody.targets" Condition="Exists('..\packages\Fody.1.29.3\build\portable-net+sl+win+wpa+wp\Fody.targets')" />
 </Project>
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diff --git a/src/NServiceBus.SqlServer/SqlServerMessageSender.cs b/src/NServiceBus.SqlServer/SqlServerMessageSender.cs
index 5156dff94..4a0672feb 100644
--- a/src/NServiceBus.SqlServer/SqlServerMessageSender.cs
+++ b/src/NServiceBus.SqlServer/SqlServerMessageSender.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     using Serializers.Json;
     using Unicast.Queuing;
     using System.Collections.Generic;
+    using NServiceBus.Pipeline;
 
     /// <summary>
     ///     SqlServer implementation of <see cref="ISendMessages" />.
@@ -28,7 +29,9 @@ public class SqlServerMessageSender : ISendMessages
         public Dictionary<string, string> SchemaNameCollection { get; set; }
 
         public UnitOfWork UnitOfWork { get; set; }
-        
+
+        public PipelineExecutor PipelineExecutor { get; set; }
+
         public SqlServerMessageSender()
         {
             ConnectionStringCollection = new Dictionary<string, string>(StringComparer.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase);
@@ -61,7 +64,9 @@ public void Send(TransportMessage message, Address address)
                     schemaName = SchemaNameCollection[ address.Queue ];
                 }
 
-                if (UnitOfWork.HasActiveTransaction(queueConnectionString))
+                bool suppressNativeTransactions;
+                PipelineExecutor.CurrentContext.TryGet("do-not-enlist-in-native-transaction", out suppressNativeTransactions);
+                if (UnitOfWork.HasActiveTransaction(queueConnectionString) && !suppressNativeTransactions)
                 {
                     //if there is an active transaction for the connection, we can use the same native transaction
                     var transaction = UnitOfWork.GetTransaction(queueConnectionString);
diff --git a/src/NServiceBus.SqlServer/SqlServerTransport.cs b/src/NServiceBus.SqlServer/SqlServerTransport.cs
index a9460ecfb..fb6a6fe6e 100644
--- a/src/NServiceBus.SqlServer/SqlServerTransport.cs
+++ b/src/NServiceBus.SqlServer/SqlServerTransport.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ protected override string ExampleConnectionStringForErrorMessage
 
         protected override void InternalConfigure(Configure config)
         {
-            
+            // required for TimeoutPersistenceVersionCheck on NSB.Core
+            SettingsHolder.Set("NServiceBus.Transport.SupportsNativeTransactionSuppression", true);
+
             Enable<SqlServerTransport>();
             Enable<MessageDrivenSubscriptions>();
         }
diff --git a/src/NServiceBus.SqlServer/packages.config b/src/NServiceBus.SqlServer/packages.config
index bb0c9e1a2..1af0a64af 100644
--- a/src/NServiceBus.SqlServer/packages.config
+++ b/src/NServiceBus.SqlServer/packages.config
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-  <package id="Fody" version="1.28.3" targetFramework="net40" developmentDependency="true" />
+  <package id="Fody" version="1.29.3" targetFramework="net4" developmentDependency="true" />
   <package id="GitVersionTask" version="2.0.1" targetFramework="net40" developmentDependency="true" />
   <package id="Janitor.Fody" version="1.1.1.0" targetFramework="net40" developmentDependency="true" />
-  <package id="NServiceBus" version="4.7.5" targetFramework="net40" />
-  <package id="NServiceBus.Interfaces" version="4.7.5" targetFramework="net40" />
+  <package id="NServiceBus" version="4.4.8" targetFramework="net4" />
+  <package id="NServiceBus.Interfaces" version="4.4.8" targetFramework="net4" />
   <package id="NuGetPackager" version="0.5.5" targetFramework="net40" developmentDependency="true" />
 </packages>
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