diff --git a/korebuild-lock.txt b/korebuild-lock.txt
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/korebuild-lock.txt
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+version:2.1.0-rtm-15783
+commithash:5fc2b2f607f542a2ffde11c19825e786fc1a3774
diff --git a/korebuild.json b/korebuild.json
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+{
+  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aspnet/BuildTools/release/2.1/tools/korebuild.schema.json",
+  "channel": "release/2.1"
+}