diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
index da745fd64..90ac0a9b7 100644
--- a/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <!-- MSBuild (Nuke.ProjectModel + Nuke.MSBuildTasks) -->
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Build.Locator" Version="1.7.8" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Build.Locator" Version="1.11.2" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Build" Version="18.0.2" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Build.Framework" Version="18.0.2" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Core" Version="18.0.2" />
diff --git a/build/_build.csproj b/build/_build.csproj
index 4dd3438b9..65f0bd42d 100644
--- a/build/_build.csproj
+++ b/build/_build.csproj
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
     <NukeTelemetryVersion>1</NukeTelemetryVersion>
     <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>false</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
+    <!-- https://github.com/microsoft/MSBuildLocator/blob/main/docs/diagnostics/MSBL001.md -->
+    <DisableMSBuildAssemblyCopyCheck>true</DisableMSBuildAssemblyCopyCheck>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <!-- Test properties for MSBuild integration -->
diff --git a/source/Directory.Build.props b/source/Directory.Build.props
index d4bbbd9d0..507444b12 100644
--- a/source/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/source/Directory.Build.props
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
     <DebugType>embedded</DebugType>
     <PublishRepositoryUrl>true</PublishRepositoryUrl>
     <EmbedUntrackedSources>true</EmbedUntrackedSources>
+    <!-- https://github.com/microsoft/MSBuildLocator/blob/main/docs/diagnostics/MSBL001.md -->
+    <DisableMSBuildAssemblyCopyCheck>true</DisableMSBuildAssemblyCopyCheck>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/source/Nuke.ProjectModel.Tests/ProjectModelTest.cs b/source/Nuke.ProjectModel.Tests/ProjectModelTest.cs
index 382f9e391..d658b402c 100644
--- a/source/Nuke.ProjectModel.Tests/ProjectModelTest.cs
+++ b/source/Nuke.ProjectModel.Tests/ProjectModelTest.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public void ProjectTest()
 
         project.GetTargetFrameworks().Should().Equal("net8.0", "net9.0", "net10.0");
         project.HasPackageReference("Microsoft.Build.Locator").Should().BeTrue();
-        project.GetPackageReferenceVersion("Microsoft.Build.Locator").Should().Be("1.7.8");
+        project.GetPackageReferenceVersion("Microsoft.Build.Locator").Should().Be("1.11.2");
         project.GetPackageReferenceVersion("Microsoft.Build").Should().Be("18.0.2");
     }
 
diff --git a/source/Nuke.ProjectModel/ProjectModelTasks.cs b/source/Nuke.ProjectModel/ProjectModelTasks.cs
index 9711e6a4e..4f60ccb82 100644
--- a/source/Nuke.ProjectModel/ProjectModelTasks.cs
+++ b/source/Nuke.ProjectModel/ProjectModelTasks.cs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static void TriggerAssemblyResolution()
             }
             catch (Exception)
             {
-                Log.Warning($"Attempting second-chance registration of MSBuild after {nameof(MSBuildLocator.RegisterDefaults)} failed");
+                Log.Debug($"Attempting second-chance registration of MSBuild after {nameof(MSBuildLocator.RegisterDefaults)} failed");
                 RegisterMSBuildFromDotNet();
             }