diff --git a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj
index c8985cf8171..fd4a254b6ff 100644
--- a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj
+++ b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj
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diff --git a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj.filters b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj.filters
index 4e8997dc40c..f053b98ab4d 100644
--- a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj.filters
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