diff --git a/src/MSBuild/ValidateMSBuildPackageDependencyVersions.cs b/src/MSBuild/ValidateMSBuildPackageDependencyVersions.cs
index 770dcb4fae8..af57996ef8d 100644
--- a/src/MSBuild/ValidateMSBuildPackageDependencyVersions.cs
+++ b/src/MSBuild/ValidateMSBuildPackageDependencyVersions.cs
@@ -87,21 +87,38 @@ public override bool Execute()
                         string assemblyVersion = AssemblyName.GetAssemblyName(path).Version.ToString();
                         if (!version.Equals(assemblyVersion))
                         {
-                            Log.LogError(
-                                subcategory: null,
-                                errorCode: null,
-                                helpKeyword: null,
-                                file: appConfigPath,
-                                lineNumber: bindingRedirectLineNumber,
-                                columnNumber: 0,
-                                endLineNumber: 0,
-                                endColumnNumber: 0,
-                                message: $"Binding redirect for '{name}' redirects to a different version ({version}) than MSBuild ships ({assemblyVersion}).");
-                            
+                            // Ensure that the binding redirect is to the GAC version, but
+                            // we still ship the version we explicitly reference to let
+                            // API consumers bind to it at runtime.
+                            // See https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild/issues/6976.
+                            if (String.Equals(name, "System.ValueTuple", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) &&
+                                String.Equals(version, "4.0.0.0") && String.Equals(assemblyVersion, "4.0.3.0"))
+                            {
+                                // foundSystemValueTuple = true;
+                            }
+                            else
+                            {
+                                Log.LogError(
+                                    subcategory: null,
+                                    errorCode: null,
+                                    helpKeyword: null,
+                                    file: appConfigPath,
+                                    lineNumber: bindingRedirectLineNumber,
+                                    columnNumber: 0,
+                                    endLineNumber: 0,
+                                    endColumnNumber: 0,
+                                    message: $"Binding redirect for '{name}' redirects to a different version ({version}) than MSBuild ships ({assemblyVersion}).");
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }
             }
+
+            // if (!foundSystemValueTuple)
+            // {
+            //     Log.LogError("Binding redirect for 'System.ValueTuple' missing.");
+            // }
+
             return !Log.HasLoggedErrors;
         }
     }