Conflicting System.ComponentModel.Annotations package references references in 5.7.0

ServiceStack.OrmLite
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When my ServiceStack packages to from version 5.6.0 to version 5.7.0, I ran into a problem building my solution due to a conflict regarding references to the System.ComponentModel.Annotations .dll. The ServiceStack.OrmLite.Core project references System.ComponentModel.Annotations 4.5.0 in both 5.6.0 and 5.7.0 versions, while ServiceStack.Core 5.7.0 introduces a reference to System.ComponentModel.Annotations 4.4.1.

We were able to resolve this conflict by explicitly referencing System.ComponentModel.Annotations 4.5.0 in our projects that did not reference ServiceStack.OrmLite.Core or a package that references it, so our problem is already effectively solved.

I just wanted to check if the difference in that references is intentional or a possible bug? Are all of these packages meant to be referencing the same System.ComponentModel.Annotations .dll?

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I’ve gone through and consolidated the “System.ComponentModel.Annotations” package references to use the same latest 4.7.0 version for .NET Standard projects and used a Framework Reference for .NET Framework builds which should resolve the issue.

This change is available in the latest v5.7.1 that’s now available on MyGet.