diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 4c315660e6..b9439a50ea 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -49,4 +49,13 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <GitVersionBaseDirectory>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)</GitVersionBaseDirectory>
   </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <!-- Use version range on project references (to limit on major version in generated packages) -->
+  <Target Name="_GetProjectReferenceVersionRanges" AfterTargets="_GetProjectReferenceVersions">
+    <ItemGroup>
+      <_ProjectReferencesWithVersions Condition="'%(ProjectVersion)' != ''">
+        <ProjectVersion>[%(ProjectVersion), $([MSBuild]::Add($([System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex]::Match('%(ProjectVersion)', '^\d+').Value), 1)))</ProjectVersion>
+      </_ProjectReferencesWithVersions>
+    </ItemGroup>
+  </Target>
 </Project>