diff --git a/src/NUnitEngine/nunit.engine.core/nunit.engine.core.csproj b/src/NUnitEngine/nunit.engine.core/nunit.engine.core.csproj
index ad931a802..ac5cc099a 100644
--- a/src/NUnitEngine/nunit.engine.core/nunit.engine.core.csproj
+++ b/src/NUnitEngine/nunit.engine.core/nunit.engine.core.csproj
@@ -22,11 +22,16 @@
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+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)'=='netcoreapp3.1' or '$(TargetFramework)'=='net5.0' or '$(TargetFramework)'=='net6.0' or '$(TargetFramework)'=='net7.0'">
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+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)'=='net8.0'">
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Win32.Registry" Version="4.3.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyModel" Version="8.0.2" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup>
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