diff --git a/Microsoft.Kiota.Abstractions.Tests/Microsoft.Kiota.Abstractions.Tests.csproj b/Microsoft.Kiota.Abstractions.Tests/Microsoft.Kiota.Abstractions.Tests.csproj
index 44585565..995a1345 100644
--- a/Microsoft.Kiota.Abstractions.Tests/Microsoft.Kiota.Abstractions.Tests.csproj
+++ b/Microsoft.Kiota.Abstractions.Tests/Microsoft.Kiota.Abstractions.Tests.csproj
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     environments https://github.com/microsoft/vstest/issues/2469-->
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