diff --git a/src/log4net.Tests/log4net.Tests.csproj b/src/log4net.Tests/log4net.Tests.csproj
index 29d62a6e..dfd50f41 100644
--- a/src/log4net.Tests/log4net.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/log4net.Tests/log4net.Tests.csproj
@@ -1,51 +1,18 @@
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   <PropertyGroup>
+    <IsTestProject>true</IsTestProject>
     <TargetFrameworks>net462;net8.0</TargetFrameworks>
     <NoWarn>NETSDK1138;CS1701</NoWarn>
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-    <DefaultHTMLPageLayout>Grid</DefaultHTMLPageLayout>
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-    <DelaySign>false</DelaySign>
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-    <PublishUrl>publish\</PublishUrl>
-    <Install>true</Install>
-    <InstallFrom>Disk</InstallFrom>
-    <UpdateEnabled>false</UpdateEnabled>
-    <UpdateMode>Foreground</UpdateMode>
-    <UpdateInterval>7</UpdateInterval>
-    <UpdateIntervalUnits>Days</UpdateIntervalUnits>
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-    <UpdateRequired>false</UpdateRequired>
-    <MapFileExtensions>true</MapFileExtensions>
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     <OutputPath>bin\$(Configuration)</OutputPath>
     <Configurations>Debug;Release</Configurations>
     <Platforms>AnyCPU</Platforms>
     <Deterministic>true</Deterministic>
+    <GenerateAssemblyInfo>false</GenerateAssemblyInfo>
+    <DefineConstants>TRACE;DEBUG;$(DefineConstants)</DefineConstants>
     <!-- suppress analyzer mismatch warning -->
     <NoWarn>CS8032</NoWarn>
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-  <PropertyGroup>
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-    <FileAlignment>4096</FileAlignment>
-    <RegisterForComInterop>false</RegisterForComInterop>
-    <RemoveIntegerChecks>false</RemoveIntegerChecks>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)'=='Debug' ">
-    <DefineConstants>TRACE;DEBUG;$(DefineConstants)</DefineConstants>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)'=='Release' ">
-    <DefineConstants>TRACE;DEBUG;$(DefineConstants)</DefineConstants>
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     <ProjectReference Include="..\log4net\log4net.csproj" />
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@@ -55,6 +22,7 @@
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
     <PackageReference Include="NUnit" Version="3.14.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="NUnit3TestAdapter" Version="4.5.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Quackers.TestLogger" Version="1.0.24" />
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   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)'=='net462'">
@@ -62,7 +30,6 @@
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   <Import Project="../MonoForFramework.targets" />