error APPX0002: Task 'WinAppSdkGenerateAppxManifest' failed. Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.Cci, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.

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Describe the bug

This has happened multiple times after changing the wasdk version in nuget package manager. Restart Visual Studio usually fixed it, but it's annoying.

Build log

1>------ Build started: Project: ListViewSelectedIndex-WinUI, Configuration: Debug x64 ------
1>ListViewSelectedIndex-WinUI.vcxproj -> D:\WinUI-Bug\19-ListViewSelectedIndex\x64\Debug\ListViewSelectedIndex-WinUI\ListViewSelectedIndex_WinUI.exe
1>D:\WinUI-Bug\19-ListViewSelectedIndex\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.6.240531000-experimental1\build\Microsoft.Build.Msix.Packaging.targets(928,5): error APPX0002: Task 'WinAppSdkGenerateAppxManifest' failed. Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.Cci, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.
1>D:\WinUI-Bug\19-ListViewSelectedIndex\packages\Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.1.6.240531000-experimental1\build\Microsoft.Build.Msix.Packaging.targets(928,5): error APPX0002:
1>Done building project "ListViewSelectedIndex-WinUI.vcxproj" -- FAILED.
========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========
========== Build completed at 1:23 and took 02.039 seconds ==========
========== Deploy: 0 succeeded, 0 failed, 0 skipped ==========
========== Deploy completed at 1:23 and took 02.039 seconds ==========

It seems to happen right before deploying.

Steps to reproduce the bug

1. Create a packaged winui3 app (C++)
2. Build once.
3. Upgrade the wasdk package to a newer version.
4. Build again.

Expected behavior

No response

Screenshots

I am upgrading from the default 1.5.2 something to this version:

NuGet package version

None

Packaging type

Packaged (MSIX)

Windows version

No response

IDE

Visual Studio 2022

Additional context

No response