diff --git a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Http.AutoClient/Microsoft.Extensions.Http.AutoClient.csproj b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Http.AutoClient/Microsoft.Extensions.Http.AutoClient.csproj
index 4d4185e35b..cd44d052bd 100644
--- a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Http.AutoClient/Microsoft.Extensions.Http.AutoClient.csproj
+++ b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Http.AutoClient/Microsoft.Extensions.Http.AutoClient.csproj
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@
     <AnalyzerReference Include="..\..\Generators\Microsoft.Gen.AutoClient\Roslyn4.0\Microsoft.Gen.AutoClient.Roslyn4.0.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <!-- This reference is not strictly needed by this package, but we include here such that
+         application using this package to invoke the auto client code generator will inherit
+         this reference, such that the generated code will work.
+    -->
+    <ProjectReference Include="../Microsoft.Extensions.Http.Telemetry/Microsoft.Extensions.Http.Telemetry.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Http" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" />
diff --git a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Telemetry.Testing/Microsoft.Extensions.Telemetry.Testing.csproj b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Telemetry.Testing/Microsoft.Extensions.Telemetry.Testing.csproj
index a5278048ac..5c333b067a 100644
--- a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Telemetry.Testing/Microsoft.Extensions.Telemetry.Testing.csproj
+++ b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Telemetry.Testing/Microsoft.Extensions.Telemetry.Testing.csproj
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Stage>normal</Stage>
-    <MinCodeCoverage>99</MinCodeCoverage>
+    <MinCodeCoverage>98</MinCodeCoverage>
     <MinMutationScore>95</MinMutationScore>
   </PropertyGroup>