diff --git a/NuGet.config b/NuGet.config
index 21b746fb5ac..6121320ea65 100644
--- a/NuGet.config
+++ b/NuGet.config
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@
       <package pattern="*" />
     </packageSource>
   </packageSourceMapping>
+  <auditSources>
+    <clear />
+    <add key="nuget.org" value="https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json" />
+  </auditSources>
   <disabledPackageSources>
     <clear />
     <!--Begin: Package sources managed by Dependency Flow automation. Do not edit the sources below.-->
diff --git a/benchmark/Directory.Packages.props b/benchmark/Directory.Packages.props
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7d6fb856d91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<Project>
+  <Import Project="..\Directory.Packages.props" />
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <!-- dependencies only used in benchmarks -->
+    <PackageVersion Include="BenchmarkDotNet" Version="0.13.5" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsConfigurationVersion)" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.EnvironmentVariables" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsConfigurationEnvironmentVariablesVersion)" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsConfigurationJsonVersion)" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/Directory.Packages.props b/test/Directory.Packages.props
index 2a459e1776c..aa5a1eb3f5a 100644
--- a/test/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/test/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.OData" Version="8.2.5" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsConfigurationVersion)" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.EnvironmentVariables" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsConfigurationEnvironmentVariablesVersion)" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsConfigurationJsonVersion)" />    
-    <PackageVersion Include="BenchmarkDotNet" Version="0.13.5" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsConfigurationJsonVersion)" />
     <PackageVersion Include="IdentityServer4.EntityFramework" Version="4.1.2" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Grpc.AspNetCore" Version="2.59.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="NetTopologySuite.IO.GeoJSON" Version="4.0.0" />