diff --git a/.github/scripts/ZipBuildOutput.ps1 b/.github/scripts/ZipBuildOutput.ps1
index bf3c9d94..dfc6480d 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/ZipBuildOutput.ps1
+++ b/.github/scripts/ZipBuildOutput.ps1
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ $destination = "$($Env:GITHUB_HOME)\output"
 New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path ($destination)
 Get-ChildItem ($destination)
 $exclusions = @(git submodule foreach --quiet 'echo $name')
+$exclusions += "Newtonsoft.Compact.Json.dll"
 # Trying to get any .json schema files (not currently working)
 # Gets any files with the listed extensions.
 Get-ChildItem -recurse -Path "$($Env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE)" -include "*.clz", "*.cpz", "*.cplz", "*.dll", "*.nuspec" | ForEach-Object {
diff --git a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/PepperDash_Essentials_Core.nuspec b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/PepperDash_Essentials_Core.nuspec
index e736dcbf..c2394428 100644
--- a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/PepperDash_Essentials_Core.nuspec	
+++ b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/PepperDash_Essentials_Core.nuspec	
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <tags>crestron 3series 4series</tags>
     <repository type="git" url="https://github.com/PepperDash/Essentials"/>
     <dependencies>
-      <dependency id="PepperDashCore" version="[1.0.45, 1.1.0)"/>
+      <dependency id="PepperDashCore" version="[1.0.45, 2.0.0)"/>
     </dependencies>
   </metadata>
   <files>