diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6e291ec94d..61c78d0c8b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -211,5 +211,8 @@ artifacts/
 #BenchmarkDotNet
 **/BenchmarkDotNet.Artifacts/
 
+# Build process
+*.csproj.bak
+
 #CodeCoverage
 **/CodeCoverage/*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build/Program.cs b/build/Program.cs
index a79743393c..6e04dc1df4 100644
--- a/build/Program.cs
+++ b/build/Program.cs
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ namespace ConsoleApplication
     using System.IO;
     using System.Linq;
     using System.Text;
-
+    using System.Xml;
     using LibGit2Sharp;
-    using Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel;
-    using Newtonsoft.Json;
+    using Microsoft.Build.Construction;
+    using Microsoft.Build.Evaluation;
     using NuGet.Versioning;
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -65,31 +65,29 @@ namespace ConsoleApplication
         {
             var resetmode = args.Contains("reset");
 
-            // Find the project root where glbal.json lives
-            var root = ProjectRootResolver.ResolveRootDirectory(".");
+            // Find the project root
+            var root = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(LibGit2Sharp.Repository.Discover("."), ".."));
 
             // Lets find the repo
             var repo = new LibGit2Sharp.Repository(root);
 
             // Lets find all the project.json files in the src folder (don't care about versioning `tests`)
-            var projectFiles = Directory.EnumerateFiles(Path.Combine(root, "src"), Project.FileName, SearchOption.AllDirectories);
+            var projectFiles = Directory.EnumerateFiles(Path.Combine(root, "src"), "*.csproj", SearchOption.AllDirectories);
+
+            ResetProject(projectFiles);
 
             // Open them and convert them to source projects
-            var projects = projectFiles.Select(x => ProjectReader.GetProject(x))
+            var projects = projectFiles.Select(x => ProjectRootElement.Open(x, ProjectCollection.GlobalProjectCollection, true))
                             .Select(x => new SourceProject(x, repo.Info.WorkingDirectory))
                             .ToList();
 
-            if (resetmode)
-            {
-                ResetProject(projects);
-            }
-            else
+            if (!resetmode)
             {
                 CaclulateProjectVersionNumber(projects, repo);
 
                 UpdateVersionNumbers(projects);
 
-                CreateBuildScript(projects);
+                CreateBuildScript(projects, root);
 
                 foreach (var p in projects)
                 {
@@ -98,12 +96,14 @@ namespace ConsoleApplication
             }
         }
 
-        private static void CreateBuildScript(IEnumerable<SourceProject> projects)
+        private static void CreateBuildScript(IEnumerable<SourceProject> projects, string root)
         {
+            var outputDir = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(root, @"artifacts\bin\ImageSharp"));
+
             var sb = new StringBuilder();
             foreach (var p in projects)
             {
-                sb.AppendLine($@"dotnet pack --configuration Release --output ""artifacts\bin\ImageSharp"" ""{p.ProjectFilePath}""");
+                sb.AppendLine($@"dotnet pack --configuration Release --output ""{outputDir}"" ""{p.ProjectFilePath}""");
             }
 
             File.WriteAllText("build-inner.cmd", sb.ToString());
@@ -113,17 +113,17 @@ namespace ConsoleApplication
         {
             foreach (var p in projects)
             {
-                // TODO force update of all dependent projects to point to the newest build.
-                // we skip the build number and standard CI prefix on first commits
-                var newVersion = p.FinalVersionNumber;
-
                 // create a backup file so we can rollback later without breaking formatting
                 File.Copy(p.FullProjectFilePath, $"{p.FullProjectFilePath}.bak", true);
+            }
 
-                dynamic projectFile = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(File.ReadAllText(p.FullProjectFilePath));
+            foreach (var p in projects)
+            {
+                // TODO force update of all dependent projects to point to the newest build.
+                // we skip the build number and standard CI prefix on first commits
+                var newVersion = p.FinalVersionNumber;
 
-                projectFile.version = $"{newVersion}-*";
-                File.WriteAllText(p.FullProjectFilePath, JsonConvert.SerializeObject(projectFile, Formatting.Indented));
+                p.UpdateVersion(newVersion);
             }
         }
 
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ namespace ConsoleApplication
             projects.ForEach(x => x.CalculateVersion(repo, branch));
         }
 
-        private static void ResetProject(List<SourceProject> projects)
+        private static void ResetProject(IEnumerable<string> projectPaths)
         {
             if (File.Exists("build-inner.cmd"))
             {
@@ -176,12 +176,12 @@ namespace ConsoleApplication
             }
 
             // revert the project.json change be reverting it but skipp all the git stuff as its not needed
-            foreach (var p in projects)
+            foreach (var p in projectPaths)
             {
-                if (File.Exists($"{p.FullProjectFilePath}.bak"))
+                if (File.Exists($"{p}.bak"))
                 {
-                    File.Copy($"{p.FullProjectFilePath}.bak", p.FullProjectFilePath, true);
-                    File.Delete($"{p.FullProjectFilePath}.bak");
+                    File.Copy($"{p}.bak", p, true);
+                    File.Delete($"{p}.bak");
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -192,21 +192,24 @@ namespace ConsoleApplication
         public class SourceProject
         {
             private readonly IEnumerable<string> dependencies;
+            private readonly ProjectRootElement project;
 
             /// <summary>
             /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="SourceProject"/> class.
             /// </summary>
             /// <param name="project">The project.</param>
             /// <param name="root">The root.</param>
-            public SourceProject(Project project, string root)
+            public SourceProject(ProjectRootElement project, string root)
             {
-                this.Name = project.Name;
-                this.ProjectDirectory = project.ProjectDirectory.Substring(root.Length);
-                this.ProjectFilePath = project.ProjectFilePath.Substring(root.Length);
-                this.FullProjectFilePath = project.ProjectFilePath;
-                this.Version = project.Version;
-                this.dependencies = project.Dependencies.Select(x => x.Name);
+                this.Name = project.Properties.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Name == "AssemblyTitle").Value;
+
+                this.ProjectDirectory = project.DirectoryPath.Substring(root.Length);
+                this.ProjectFilePath = project.ProjectFileLocation.File.Substring(root.Length);
+                this.FullProjectFilePath = Path.GetFullPath(project.ProjectFileLocation.File);
+                this.Version = new NuGetVersion(project.Properties.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Name == "VersionPrefix").Value);
+                this.dependencies = project.Items.Where(x => x.ItemType == "ProjectReference").Select(x => Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(project.DirectoryPath, x.Include)));
                 this.FinalVersionNumber = this.Version.ToFullString();
+                this.project = project;
             }
 
             /// <summary>
@@ -223,7 +226,7 @@ namespace ConsoleApplication
             /// <value>
             /// The version.
             /// </value>
-            public NuGetVersion Version { get; }
+            public NuGetVersion Version { get; private set; }
 
             /// <summary>
             /// Gets the dependent projects.
@@ -279,7 +282,18 @@ namespace ConsoleApplication
             /// <param name="projects">The projects.</param>
             public void PopulateDependencies(IEnumerable<SourceProject> projects)
             {
-                this.DependentProjects = projects.Where(x => this.dependencies.Contains(x.Name)).ToList();
+                this.DependentProjects = projects.Where(x => this.dependencies.Contains(x.FullProjectFilePath)).ToList();
+            }
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Update the version number in the project file
+            /// </summary>
+            /// <param name="versionnumber">the new version number to save.</param>
+            internal void UpdateVersion(string versionnumber)
+            {
+                this.project.AddProperty("VersionPrefix", versionnumber);
+                this.Version = new NuGetVersion(versionnumber);
+                this.project.Save();
             }
 
             /// <summary>
@@ -334,11 +348,15 @@ namespace ConsoleApplication
                         var blob = repo.Lookup<Blob>(projectFileChange.Oid);
                         using (var s = blob.GetContentStream())
                         {
-                            var project = new ProjectReader().ReadProject(s, this.Name, this.FullProjectFilePath, null);
-                            if (project.Version != this.Version)
+                            using (var reader = XmlReader.Create(s))
                             {
-                                // version changed
-                                return false;
+                                var proj = ProjectRootElement.Create(reader);
+                                var version = new NuGetVersion(proj.Properties.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Name == "VersionPrefix").Value);
+                                if (version != this.Version)
+                                {
+                                    // version changed
+                                    return false;
+                                }
                             }
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/build/build.csproj b/build/build.csproj
index 38e6415999..49f6489b4f 100644
--- a/build/build.csproj
+++ b/build/build.csproj
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <AdditionalFiles Include="..\src\Shared\stylecop.json" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel" Version="1.0.0-rc3-003121" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build" Version="15.1.0-preview-000523-01" />
     <PackageReference Include="LibGit2Sharp" Version="0.23.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="StyleCop.Analyzers" Version="1.1.0-beta001">
       <PrivateAssets>All</PrivateAssets>
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp.Drawing/ImageSharp.Drawing.csproj b/src/ImageSharp.Drawing/ImageSharp.Drawing.csproj
index fc36e7ed5f..d9688f242a 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp.Drawing/ImageSharp.Drawing.csproj
+++ b/src/ImageSharp.Drawing/ImageSharp.Drawing.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Description>A cross-platform library for the processing of image files; written in C#</Description>
     <AssemblyTitle>ImageSharp.Drawing</AssemblyTitle>
-    <VersionPrefix>1.0.0-alpha1</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>1.0.0-alpha2</VersionPrefix>
     <Authors>James Jackson-South and contributors</Authors>
     <TargetFrameworks>netstandard1.1;net45;net461</TargetFrameworks>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp.Formats.Bmp/ImageSharp.Formats.Bmp.csproj b/src/ImageSharp.Formats.Bmp/ImageSharp.Formats.Bmp.csproj
index 9caa41643a..6b741d32cf 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp.Formats.Bmp/ImageSharp.Formats.Bmp.csproj
+++ b/src/ImageSharp.Formats.Bmp/ImageSharp.Formats.Bmp.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Description>A cross-platform library for the processing of image files; written in C#</Description>
     <AssemblyTitle>ImageSharp.Formats.Bmp</AssemblyTitle>
-    <VersionPrefix>1.0.0-alpha1</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>1.0.0-alpha2</VersionPrefix>
     <Authors>James Jackson-South and contributors</Authors>
     <TargetFrameworks>netstandard1.1;net45;net461</TargetFrameworks>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp.Formats.Gif/ImageSharp.Formats.Gif.csproj b/src/ImageSharp.Formats.Gif/ImageSharp.Formats.Gif.csproj
index 2890e58a83..a7ee625f77 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp.Formats.Gif/ImageSharp.Formats.Gif.csproj
+++ b/src/ImageSharp.Formats.Gif/ImageSharp.Formats.Gif.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Description>A cross-platform library for the processing of image files; written in C#</Description>
     <AssemblyTitle>ImageSharp.Formats.Gif</AssemblyTitle>
-    <VersionPrefix>1.0.0-alpha1</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>1.0.0-alpha2</VersionPrefix>
     <Authors>James Jackson-South and contributors</Authors>
     <TargetFrameworks>netstandard1.1;net45;net461</TargetFrameworks>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg/ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg.csproj b/src/ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg/ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg.csproj
index e249c58f21..0b1888c278 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg/ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg.csproj
+++ b/src/ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg/ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Description>A cross-platform library for the processing of image files; written in C#</Description>
     <AssemblyTitle>ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg</AssemblyTitle>
-    <VersionPrefix>1.0.0-alpha1</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>1.0.0-alpha2</VersionPrefix>
     <Authors>James Jackson-South and contributors</Authors>
     <TargetFrameworks>netstandard1.1;net45;net461</TargetFrameworks>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp.Processing/ImageSharp.Processing.csproj b/src/ImageSharp.Processing/ImageSharp.Processing.csproj
index cd051d1b80..52794e5b36 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp.Processing/ImageSharp.Processing.csproj
+++ b/src/ImageSharp.Processing/ImageSharp.Processing.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Description>A cross-platform library for the processing of image files; written in C#</Description>
     <AssemblyTitle>ImageSharp.Processing</AssemblyTitle>
-    <VersionPrefix>1.0.0-alpha1</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>1.0.0-alpha2</VersionPrefix>
     <Authors>James Jackson-South and contributors</Authors>
     <TargetFrameworks>netstandard1.1;net45;net461</TargetFrameworks>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/ImageSharp.csproj b/src/ImageSharp/ImageSharp.csproj
index da8586a3e2..4ebfb9a4ad 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/ImageSharp.csproj
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/ImageSharp.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Description>A cross-platform library for the processing of image files; written in C#</Description>
     <AssemblyTitle>ImageSharp</AssemblyTitle>
-    <VersionPrefix>1.0.0-alpha1</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>1.0.0-alpha2</VersionPrefix>
     <Authors>James Jackson-South and contributors</Authors>
     <TargetFrameworks>netstandard1.1;net45;net461</TargetFrameworks>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Benchmarks/ImageSharp.Benchmarks.csproj b/tests/ImageSharp.Benchmarks/ImageSharp.Benchmarks.csproj
index 142825c55d..b4bedf8274 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Benchmarks/ImageSharp.Benchmarks.csproj
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Benchmarks/ImageSharp.Benchmarks.csproj
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <Prefer32Bit>false</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="BenchmarkDotNet.Diagnostics.Windows" Version="0.10.2.295" />
+    <PackageReference Include="BenchmarkDotNet.Diagnostics.Windows" Version="0.10.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Numerics.Vectors" Version="4.3.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>