diff --git a/client/packages.config b/client/packages.config
deleted file mode 100644
index 6f7a878..0000000
--- a/client/packages.config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<packages>
-  <package id="ILRepack.Lib.MSBuild.Task" version="2.0.34.1" targetFramework="net472" developmentDependency="true" />
-  <package id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="13.0.3" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="System.Buffers" version="4.5.1" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="System.CodeDom" version="8.0.0" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="System.IO" version="4.3.0" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="System.IO.Compression.ZipFile" version="4.3.0" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="System.Management" version="8.0.0" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="System.Memory" version="4.5.5" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="System.Numerics.Vectors" version="4.5.0" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="System.Runtime" version="4.3.1" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe" version="6.0.0" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="System.Security.Cryptography.Algorithms" version="4.3.1" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="System.Security.Cryptography.Encoding" version="4.3.0" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="System.Security.Cryptography.Primitives" version="4.3.0" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates" version="4.3.2" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="System.Text.Encodings.Web" version="8.0.0" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="System.Threading.Tasks.Extensions" version="4.5.4" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="System.ValueTuple" version="4.5.0" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="TaskScheduler" version="2.11.0" targetFramework="net472" />
-  <package id="XamlAnimatedGif" version="2.3.0" targetFramework="net472" />
-</packages>
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diff --git a/client/specify_client.csproj b/client/specify_client.csproj
index d5e3bb9..9f6c651 100644
--- a/client/specify_client.csproj
+++ b/client/specify_client.csproj
@@ -63,40 +63,14 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" />
-    <Reference Include="Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler, Version=2.11.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=e25603a88b3aa7da, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>packages\TaskScheduler.2.11.0\lib\net45\Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json, Version=13.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>packages\Newtonsoft.Json.13.0.3\lib\net45\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
-    <Reference Include="System.CodeDom, Version=8.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>packages\System.CodeDom.8.0.0\lib\net462\System.CodeDom.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.ComponentModel.Composition" />
     <Reference Include="System.Core" />
     <Reference Include="System.Data" />
     <Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
     <Reference Include="System.IO.Compression" />
     <Reference Include="System.IO.Compression.FileSystem" />
-    <Reference Include="System.IO.Compression.ZipFile, Version=4.0.2.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>packages\System.IO.Compression.ZipFile.4.3.0\lib\net46\System.IO.Compression.ZipFile.dll</HintPath>
-      <Private>True</Private>
-      <Private>True</Private>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="System.Management" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Memory, Version=4.0.1.2, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>packages\System.Memory.4.5.5\lib\net461\System.Memory.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.Net.Http" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Runtime, Version=4.1.1.1, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>packages\System.Runtime.4.3.1\lib\net462\System.Runtime.dll</HintPath>
-      <Private>True</Private>
-      <Private>True</Private>
-    </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe, Version=6.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>packages\System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe.6.0.0\lib\net461\System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.Security.Cryptography.Algorithms, Version=4.2.1.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <HintPath>packages\System.Security.Cryptography.Algorithms.4.3.1\lib\net463\System.Security.Cryptography.Algorithms.dll</HintPath>
       <Private>True</Private>
@@ -107,9 +81,6 @@
       <Private>True</Private>
       <Private>True</Private>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="System.Text.Encodings.Web, Version=8.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>packages\System.Text.Encodings.Web.8.0.0\lib\net462\System.Text.Encodings.Web.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.Windows.Forms" />
     <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
     <Reference Include="System.Xaml">
@@ -118,9 +89,6 @@
     <Reference Include="WindowsBase" />
     <Reference Include="PresentationCore" />
     <Reference Include="PresentationFramework" />
-    <Reference Include="XamlAnimatedGif, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=20a987d8023d9690, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
-      <HintPath>packages\XamlAnimatedGif.2.3.0\lib\net45\XamlAnimatedGif.dll</HintPath>
-    </Reference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ApplicationDefinition Include="Frontend\App.xaml">
@@ -206,7 +174,6 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="App.config" />
-    <None Include="packages.config" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs">
       <SubType>Code</SubType>
     </Compile>
@@ -251,7 +218,70 @@
     <Resource Include="Frontend\Images\RunLoops\loop1.gif" />
     <Content Include="specify-client-favicon.ico" />
   </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup />
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="ILRepack.Lib.MSBuild.Task">
+      <Version>2.0.34.1</Version>
+      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
+      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+    </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json">
+      <Version>13.0.3</Version>
+    </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Buffers">
+      <Version>4.6.1</Version>
+    </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="System.CodeDom">
+      <Version>10.0.13</Version>
+    </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="System.IO">
+      <Version>4.3.0</Version>
+    </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="System.IO.Compression.ZipFile">
+      <Version>4.3.0</Version>
+    </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Management">
+      <Version>10.0.13</Version>
+    </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Memory">
+      <Version>4.6.3</Version>
+    </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Numerics.Vectors">
+      <Version>4.6.1</Version>
+    </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Runtime">
+      <Version>4.3.1</Version>
+    </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe">
+      <Version>6.1.2</Version>
+    </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Security.Cryptography.Algorithms">
+      <Version>4.3.1</Version>
+    </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Security.Cryptography.Encoding">
+      <Version>4.3.0</Version>
+    </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Security.Cryptography.Primitives">
+      <Version>4.3.0</Version>
+    </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates">
+      <Version>4.3.2</Version>
+    </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Encodings.Web">
+      <Version>10.0.13</Version>
+    </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Threading.Tasks.Extensions">
+      <Version>4.6.3</Version>
+    </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="System.ValueTuple">
+      <Version>4.6.2</Version>
+    </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="TaskScheduler">
+      <Version>2.11.0</Version>
+    </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="XamlAnimatedGif">
+      <Version>2.3.0</Version>
+    </PackageReference>
+  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <Target Name="ILRepack" AfterTargets="Build" Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Release'">
     <PropertyGroup>
@@ -263,11 +293,4 @@
     <Message Text="MERGING: @(InputAssemblies->'%(Filename)') into $(OutputAssembly)" Importance="High" />
     <ILRepack OutputFile="$(AssemblyName).exe" InputAssemblies="@(InputAssemblies)" WorkingDirectory="$(WorkingDirectory)" />
   </Target>
-  <Import Project="packages\ILRepack.Lib.MSBuild.Task.2.0.34.1\build\ILRepack.Lib.MSBuild.Task.targets" Condition="Exists('packages\ILRepack.Lib.MSBuild.Task.2.0.34.1\build\ILRepack.Lib.MSBuild.Task.targets')" />
-  <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
-    <PropertyGroup>
-      <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
-    </PropertyGroup>
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('packages\ILRepack.Lib.MSBuild.Task.2.0.34.1\build\ILRepack.Lib.MSBuild.Task.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', 'packages\ILRepack.Lib.MSBuild.Task.2.0.34.1\build\ILRepack.Lib.MSBuild.Task.targets'))" />
-  </Target>
-</Project>
+</Project>
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