diff --git a/OpenRA.FileFormats/OpenRA.FileFormats.csproj b/OpenRA.FileFormats/OpenRA.FileFormats.csproj
index 3eee59f8e7..b43681e54b 100644
--- a/OpenRA.FileFormats/OpenRA.FileFormats.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.FileFormats/OpenRA.FileFormats.csproj
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@
     <Reference Include="System.Data" />
     <Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
     <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
-    <Reference Include="Tao.Sdl, Version=1.2.13.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=9c7a200e36c0094e, processorArchitecture=MSIL" />
+    <Reference Include="Tao.Sdl, Version=1.2.13.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=9c7a200e36c0094e, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+    </Reference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="AudLoader.cs" />
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/OpenRA.Game.csproj b/OpenRA.Game/OpenRA.Game.csproj
index fe3a253a0e..3b353527a3 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Game/OpenRA.Game.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/OpenRA.Game.csproj
@@ -65,8 +65,12 @@
     <Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
     <Reference Include="System.Windows.Forms" />
     <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
-    <Reference Include="Tao.FreeType, Version=2.3.5.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=e499629dc69cd531, processorArchitecture=MSIL" />
-    <Reference Include="Tao.OpenAl, Version=1.1.0.1, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=a7579dda88828311, processorArchitecture=MSIL" />
+    <Reference Include="Tao.FreeType, Version=2.3.5.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=e499629dc69cd531, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Tao.OpenAl, Version=1.1.0.1, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=a7579dda88828311, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+    </Reference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="Chat.cs" />
diff --git a/OpenRA.Gl/OpenRA.Gl.csproj b/OpenRA.Gl/OpenRA.Gl.csproj
index af1e386268..b6d9a0d220 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Gl/OpenRA.Gl.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Gl/OpenRA.Gl.csproj
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@
     <Reference Include="Tao.OpenGl, Version=2.1.0.12, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=1ca010269a4501ef, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="Tao.Sdl, Version=1.2.13.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=9c7a200e36c0094e, processorArchitecture=MSIL" />
+    <Reference Include="Tao.Sdl, Version=1.2.13.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=9c7a200e36c0094e, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+    </Reference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="GraphicsDevice.cs" />