diff --git a/src/Directory.Build.props b/src/Directory.Build.props
index 6bf853f6..101a5cfd 100644
--- a/src/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/src/Directory.Build.props
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@
     <PublishRepositoryUrl>true</PublishRepositoryUrl>
     <EmbedUntrackedSources>true</EmbedUntrackedSources>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  
-  <ItemGroup Label="Package References">
+
+  <!-- Allow folks to build with minimal dependencies (though they will need to provide their own Version data) -->
+  <ItemGroup Label="Build Tools Package References" Condition="'$(UseBuildTimeTools)' != 'false'">
     <PackageReference Include="MinVer" PrivateAssets="All" Version="4.2.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" PrivateAssets="All" Version="1.1.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="StyleCop.Analyzers" Version="1.2.0-beta.435">