diff --git a/Build/Src/Directory.Packages.props b/Build/Src/Directory.Packages.props
index c2cceed0d7..0c038be2f9 100644
--- a/Build/Src/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/Build/Src/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -1,12 +1,26 @@
 <Project>
+	<!--
+		Build/Src uses the repo root CPM file as its baseline, then layers only the
+		few build-tool-specific deltas that genuinely differ from application code.
+		NuGet auto-imports only the nearest Directory.Packages.props, so parent CPM
+		settings must be imported manually.
+	-->
 	<PropertyGroup>
-		<!--
-			Build infrastructure projects (FwBuildTasks, NativeBuild) manage their own
-			package versions independently. They do not contribute assemblies to the
-			shared Output/ directory, so CPM transitive pinning does not apply here.
-			FwBuildTasks also requires different versions of test infrastructure packages
-			(NUnit3TestAdapter 5.2.0, SIL.TestUtilities 12.0.0-*) than the main codebase.
-		-->
-		<ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>false</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
+		<RootDirectoryPackagesProps>$([MSBuild]::GetPathOfFileAbove('Directory.Packages.props', '$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..'))</RootDirectoryPackagesProps>
 	</PropertyGroup>
+
+	<Import Project="$(RootDirectoryPackagesProps)" Condition="Exists('$(RootDirectoryPackagesProps)')" />
+
+	<Target Name="EnsureRootDirectoryPackagesPropsExists" BeforeTargets="CollectPackageReferences" Condition="'$(RootDirectoryPackagesProps)' == '' Or !Exists('$(RootDirectoryPackagesProps)')">
+		<Error Text="Unable to locate the repo root Directory.Packages.props for Build/Src. Expected to find a parent Directory.Packages.props above '$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)'. Ensure the root CPM file exists and has not been renamed or omitted from the current source checkout." />
+	</Target>
+
+	<!-- Use Update for root-pinned packages and Include for build-only packages absent from the root CPM file. -->
+	<ItemGroup Label="Build Tool Package Versions">
+		<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core" Version="18.4.0" />
+		<PackageVersion Update="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyModel" Version="2.1.0" />
+		<PackageVersion Update="NUnit3TestAdapter" Version="5.2.0" />
+		<PackageVersion Include="SIL.BuildTasks" Version="3.2.0" />
+		<PackageVersion Update="SIL.TestUtilities" Version="12.0.1" />
+	</ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/Build/Src/FwBuildTasks/FwBuildTasks.csproj b/Build/Src/FwBuildTasks/FwBuildTasks.csproj
index 724cf4a7ab..01e247d214 100644
--- a/Build/Src/FwBuildTasks/FwBuildTasks.csproj
+++ b/Build/Src/FwBuildTasks/FwBuildTasks.csproj
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@
     <Prefer32Bit>false</Prefer32Bit>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core" Version="18.4.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyModel" Version="2.1.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="NUnit" Version="3.14.0" PrivateAssets="All" />
-    <PackageReference Include="NUnit3TestAdapter" Version="5.2.0" PrivateAssets="All" />
-    <PackageReference Include="SIL.BuildTasks" Version="3.2.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="SIL.TestUtilities" Version="12.0.1" PrivateAssets="All" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Reflection.Metadata" Version="9.0.14" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Resources.Extensions" Version="9.0.14" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyModel" />
+    <PackageReference Include="NUnit" PrivateAssets="All" />
+    <PackageReference Include="NUnit3TestAdapter" PrivateAssets="All" />
+    <PackageReference Include="SIL.BuildTasks" />
+    <PackageReference Include="SIL.TestUtilities" PrivateAssets="All" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Reflection.Metadata" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Resources.Extensions" />
     <Reference Include="netstandard" />
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.Build.Framework" />
     <Reference Include="System.IO.Compression" />
diff --git a/Build/Src/NativeBuild/NativeBuild.csproj b/Build/Src/NativeBuild/NativeBuild.csproj
index 5ace008eea..6a9b837345 100644
--- a/Build/Src/NativeBuild/NativeBuild.csproj
+++ b/Build/Src/NativeBuild/NativeBuild.csproj
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Platform Condition="'$(Platform)'==''">x64</Platform>
     <Configuration Condition="'$(Configuration)'==''">Debug</Configuration>
+    <!-- NativeBuild keeps explicit package versions because it is a traditional MSBuild project. -->
+    <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>false</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
     <!-- Set fwrt early so NuGet package restore can find packages -->
     <fwrt>$([System.IO.Path]::GetFullPath('$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\..\..'))</fwrt>
     <!--