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-          "Microsoft.NET.ILLink.Tasks": "[8.0.11, )",
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           "Semver": "[3.0.0, )",
@@ -1075,8 +1074,7 @@
       "Azure.Bicep.Decompiler": {
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         "dependencies": {
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-          "Microsoft.NET.ILLink.Tasks": "[8.0.11, )"
+          "Azure.Bicep.Core": "[1.0.0, )"
         }
       },
       "bicep.io": {