diff --git a/dotnet/src/Microsoft.AutoGen/Core/Microsoft.AutoGen.Contracts.v3.ncrunchproject b/dotnet/src/Microsoft.AutoGen/Core/Microsoft.AutoGen.Contracts.v3.ncrunchproject
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7581712f54a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dotnet/src/Microsoft.AutoGen/Core/Microsoft.AutoGen.Contracts.v3.ncrunchproject
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<ProjectConfiguration>
+  <Settings>
+    <AdditionalFilesToIncludeForProject>
+      <Value>..\..\..\..\protos\**.*</Value>
+    </AdditionalFilesToIncludeForProject>
+  </Settings>
+</ProjectConfiguration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dotnet/test/Microsoft.AutoGen.Core.Tests/AgentMetadataTests.cs b/dotnet/test/Microsoft.AutoGen.Core.Tests/AgentMetadataTests.cs
index 1a767f97f300..94288396ca78 100644
--- a/dotnet/test/Microsoft.AutoGen.Core.Tests/AgentMetadataTests.cs
+++ b/dotnet/test/Microsoft.AutoGen.Core.Tests/AgentMetadataTests.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 // Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
 // AgentMetadataTests.cs
 
+using Xunit;
+
 namespace Microsoft.AutoGen.Core.Tests;
 
 public class AgentMetadataTests
diff --git a/dotnet/test/Microsoft.AutoGen.Core.Tests/Microsoft.AutoGen.Core.Tests.csproj b/dotnet/test/Microsoft.AutoGen.Core.Tests/Microsoft.AutoGen.Core.Tests.csproj
index f1b0168ad87b..f68bff14f809 100644
--- a/dotnet/test/Microsoft.AutoGen.Core.Tests/Microsoft.AutoGen.Core.Tests.csproj
+++ b/dotnet/test/Microsoft.AutoGen.Core.Tests/Microsoft.AutoGen.Core.Tests.csproj
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <IsTestProject>True</IsTestProject>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -11,7 +12,4 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\Microsoft.AutoGen\Microsoft.AutoGen.Core.Grpc\Microsoft.AutoGen.Core.Grpc.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <Using Include="Xunit" />
-  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>