diff --git a/src/Velopack.Packaging.Windows/CompatUtil.cs b/src/Velopack.Packaging.Windows/CompatUtil.cs
index 82e2d4b9..8de100b3 100644
--- a/src/Velopack.Packaging.Windows/CompatUtil.cs
+++ b/src/Velopack.Packaging.Windows/CompatUtil.cs
@@ -40,8 +40,12 @@ public class CompatUtil
             var result = SearchAssemblyForVelopackApp(mainModule);
             if (result == null) {
                 // if we've iterated the whole main assembly and not found the call, then the velopack builder is missing
-                throw new UserInfoException($"Unable to verify VelopackApp is called. " +
-                    "Please ensure that 'VelopackApp.Build().Run()' is present in your Program.Main().");
+                //throw new UserInfoException($"Unable to verify VelopackApp is called. " +
+                //    "Please ensure that 'VelopackApp.Build().Run()' is present in your Program.Main().");
+                _log.Error("Unable to verify VelopackApp is called. " +
+                    "Please ensure that 'VelopackApp.Build().Run()' is present in your Program.Main(). " +
+                    "[red underline]In a future version this will be a fatal error.[/]");
+                return;
             }
 
             result = _console.EscapeMarkup(result);
diff --git a/src/Velopack/packages.lock.json b/src/Velopack/packages.lock.json
index d267f317..3cc2ecd3 100644
--- a/src/Velopack/packages.lock.json
+++ b/src/Velopack/packages.lock.json
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@
         "contentHash": "dk9JPxTCIevS75HyEQ0E4OVAFhB2N+V9ShCXf8Q6FkUQZDkgLI12y679Nym1YqsiSysuQskT7Z+6nUf3yab6Vw=="
       }
     },
-    ".NETFramework,Version=v4.6.2/win-x64": {},
     ".NETFramework,Version=v4.8": {
       "Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions": {
         "type": "Direct",
@@ -108,7 +107,6 @@
         "contentHash": "dk9JPxTCIevS75HyEQ0E4OVAFhB2N+V9ShCXf8Q6FkUQZDkgLI12y679Nym1YqsiSysuQskT7Z+6nUf3yab6Vw=="
       }
     },
-    ".NETFramework,Version=v4.8/win-x64": {},
     "net6.0": {
       "Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions": {
         "type": "Direct",
@@ -149,7 +147,6 @@
         "contentHash": "dk9JPxTCIevS75HyEQ0E4OVAFhB2N+V9ShCXf8Q6FkUQZDkgLI12y679Nym1YqsiSysuQskT7Z+6nUf3yab6Vw=="
       }
     },
-    "net6.0/win-x64": {},
     "net8.0": {
       "Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions": {
         "type": "Direct",
@@ -197,7 +194,6 @@
         "resolved": "8.0.0",
         "contentHash": "dk9JPxTCIevS75HyEQ0E4OVAFhB2N+V9ShCXf8Q6FkUQZDkgLI12y679Nym1YqsiSysuQskT7Z+6nUf3yab6Vw=="
       }
-    },
-    "net8.0/win-x64": {}
+    }
   }
 }
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