diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index e69de29b..185e02f3 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[submodule "essentials-framework/pepperdashcore-builds"]
+	path = essentials-framework/pepperdashcore-builds
+	url = https://ndorin@bitbucket.org/Pepperdash_Products/pepperdashcore-builds.git
+	branch = development
diff --git a/PepperDashEssentials/PepperDashEssentials.csproj b/PepperDashEssentials/PepperDashEssentials.csproj
index 0a51e28e..6ef7e20f 100644
--- a/PepperDashEssentials/PepperDashEssentials.csproj
+++ b/PepperDashEssentials/PepperDashEssentials.csproj
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@
       <HintPath>..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\ProgramData\Crestron\SDK\SSPDevices\Crestron.SimplSharpPro.UI.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="mscorlib" />
-    <Reference Include="PepperDash_Core, Version=1.0.3.27452, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+    <Reference Include="PepperDash_Core, Version=1.0.26.30384, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\essentials-framework\references\PepperDash_Core.dll</HintPath>
+      <HintPath>..\essentials-framework\pepperdashcore-builds\PepperDash_Core.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="PepperDash_Essentials_DM, Version=1.0.0.19343, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
diff --git a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/PepperDash_Essentials_Core.csproj b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/PepperDash_Essentials_Core.csproj
index f564d970..9eca4e25 100644
--- a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/PepperDash_Essentials_Core.csproj	
+++ b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/PepperDash_Essentials_Core.csproj	
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@
       <HintPath>..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\ProgramData\Crestron\SDK\SSPDevices\Crestron.SimplSharpPro.UI.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="mscorlib" />
-    <Reference Include="PepperDash_Core, Version=1.0.1.26313, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+    <Reference Include="PepperDash_Core, Version=1.0.26.30384, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\..\references\PepperDash_Core.dll</HintPath>
+      <HintPath>..\..\pepperdashcore-builds\PepperDash_Core.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="SimplSharpCustomAttributesInterface, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=1099c178b3b54c3b, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
diff --git a/essentials-framework/Essentials DM/Essentials_DM/Essentials_DM.csproj b/essentials-framework/Essentials DM/Essentials_DM/Essentials_DM.csproj
index 721647ca..b66e5ab4 100644
--- a/essentials-framework/Essentials DM/Essentials_DM/Essentials_DM.csproj	
+++ b/essentials-framework/Essentials DM/Essentials_DM/Essentials_DM.csproj	
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@
       <HintPath>..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\ProgramData\Crestron\SDK\SSPDevices\Crestron.SimplSharpPro.UI.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="mscorlib" />
-    <Reference Include="PepperDash_Core, Version=1.0.4.20530, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+    <Reference Include="PepperDash_Core, Version=1.0.26.30384, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\..\references\PepperDash_Core.dll</HintPath>
+      <HintPath>..\..\pepperdashcore-builds\PepperDash_Core.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="SimplSharpCustomAttributesInterface, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=1099c178b3b54c3b, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
diff --git a/essentials-framework/Essentials Devices Common/Essentials Devices Common/Essentials Devices Common.csproj b/essentials-framework/Essentials Devices Common/Essentials Devices Common/Essentials Devices Common.csproj
index 04fd9f53..ec276366 100644
--- a/essentials-framework/Essentials Devices Common/Essentials Devices Common/Essentials Devices Common.csproj	
+++ b/essentials-framework/Essentials Devices Common/Essentials Devices Common/Essentials Devices Common.csproj	
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@
       <HintPath>..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\ProgramData\Crestron\SDK\SSPDevices\Crestron.SimplSharpPro.Lighting.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="mscorlib" />
-    <Reference Include="PepperDash_Core, Version=1.0.4.20530, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+    <Reference Include="PepperDash_Core, Version=1.0.26.30384, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\..\references\PepperDash_Core.dll</HintPath>
+      <HintPath>..\..\pepperdashcore-builds\PepperDash_Core.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="SimplSharpCustomAttributesInterface, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=1099c178b3b54c3b, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
diff --git a/essentials-framework/pepperdashcore-builds b/essentials-framework/pepperdashcore-builds
new file mode 160000
index 00000000..de8b9f59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/essentials-framework/pepperdashcore-builds
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit de8b9f592ee7918691ad3a88359c93ffe0ec39c5
diff --git a/essentials-framework/references/PepperDash_Core.dll b/essentials-framework/references/PepperDash_Core.dll
deleted file mode 100644
index 428b9249..00000000
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