### Microsoft.AspNetCore dependency downgraded in this release
Existing applications may throw a `FileLoadException` after the 2.1.8 release is installed. The stack trace below is
common.
```
Unhandled Exception: System.IO.FileLoadException: Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.AspNetCore, Version=2.1.7.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=adb9793829ddae60'. The located assembly's manifest definition does not match the assembly reference. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131040)
at Program.CreateWebHostBuilder(String[] args)
```
#### Workarounds
If this issue affects your application, update the project in one of the following ways: