diff --git a/src/Aspire.Hosting/Dcp/DcpDependencyCheck.cs b/src/Aspire.Hosting/Dcp/DcpDependencyCheck.cs
index 463e73b78c5..319a474608c 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Hosting/Dcp/DcpDependencyCheck.cs
+++ b/src/Aspire.Hosting/Dcp/DcpDependencyCheck.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 
 using System.Globalization;
+using System.Reflection;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
@@ -161,7 +162,8 @@ private static void EnsureDcpVersion(DcpInfo dcpInfo)
                 {
                     throw new DistributedApplicationException(string.Format(
                         CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
-                        Resources.DcpVersionCheckTooLowMessage
+                        Resources.DcpVersionCheckTooLowMessage,
+                        GetCurrentPackageVersion(typeof(DcpDependencyCheck).Assembly)
                     ));
                 }
 
@@ -174,6 +176,35 @@ private static void EnsureDcpVersion(DcpInfo dcpInfo)
         }
     }
 
+    private static string GetCurrentPackageVersion(Assembly assembly)
+    {
+        // The package version is stamped into the assembly's AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute at build time, followed by a '+' and
+        // the commit hash, e.g.:
+        // [assembly: AssemblyInformationalVersion("9.1.0-preview.1.25111.1+ad18db0213e9db8209bca0feb83fc801f34634f5)]
+
+        var version = assembly.GetCustomAttribute<AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute>()?.InformationalVersion;
+
+        if (version is not null)
+        {
+            var plusIndex = version.IndexOf('+');
+
+            if (plusIndex > 0)
+            {
+                return version[..plusIndex];
+            }
+
+            return version;
+        }
+
+        // Fallback to the first 3 parts of the assembly version
+        if (Version.TryParse(assembly.GetCustomAttribute<AssemblyVersionAttribute>()?.Version, out var assemblyVersion))
+        {
+            return assemblyVersion.ToString(3);
+        }
+
+        return "<unknown>";
+    }
+
     internal static void CheckDcpInfoAndLogErrors(ILogger logger, DcpOptions options, DcpInfo dcpInfo, bool throwIfUnhealthy = false)
     {
         var containerRuntime = options.ContainerRuntime;
diff --git a/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs b/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
index 306bc5a1039..22c24cca041 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
+++ b/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // <auto-generated>
 //     This code was generated by a tool.
 //     Runtime Version:4.0.30319.42000
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ internal static string DcpDependencyCheckFailedMessage {
         }
         
         /// <summary>
-        ///   Looks up a localized string similar to Newer version of .NET Aspire workload is required to run the application. Run &apos;dotnet workload update&apos; to get it..
+        ///   Looks up a localized string similar to Newer version of the Aspire.Hosting.AppHost package is required to run the application. Ensure you are referencing at least version &apos;{0}&apos;..
         /// </summary>
         internal static string DcpVersionCheckTooLowMessage {
             get {
diff --git a/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/Resources.resx b/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/Resources.resx
index 417b46e9f95..dded0025301 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/Resources.resx
+++ b/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/Resources.resx
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ See https://aka.ms/dotnet/aspire/containers for more details on supported contai
     <value>Application orchestrator dependency check returned an error: {0}</value>
   </data>
   <data name="DcpVersionCheckTooLowMessage" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Newer version of .NET Aspire workload is required to run the application. Run 'dotnet workload update' to get it.</value>
+    <value>Newer version of the Aspire.Hosting.AppHost package is required to run the application. Ensure you are referencing at least version '{0}'.</value>
   </data>
   <data name="LaunchSettingsFileDoesNotContainProfileExceptionMessage" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Launch settings file does not contain '{0}' profile.</value>
@@ -151,4 +151,4 @@ See https://aka.ms/dotnet/aspire/containers for more details on supported contai
   <data name="ProjectFileNotFoundExceptionMessage" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Project file '{0}' was not found.</value>
   </data>
-</root>
\ No newline at end of file
+</root>
diff --git a/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.cs.xlf b/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.cs.xlf
index d29bff7d602..0572e764af7 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.cs.xlf
+++ b/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.cs.xlf
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ Další podrobnosti o podporovaných modulech runtime kontejnerů najdete na htt
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="DcpVersionCheckTooLowMessage">
-        <source>Newer version of .NET Aspire workload is required to run the application. Run 'dotnet workload update' to get it.</source>
-        <target state="translated">Ke spuštění aplikace se vyžaduje novější verze úlohy .NET Aspire. Pokud ji chcete získat, spusťte příkaz dotnet workload update.</target>
+        <source>Newer version of the Aspire.Hosting.AppHost package is required to run the application. Ensure you are referencing at least version '{0}'.</source>
+        <target state="new">Newer version of the Aspire.Hosting.AppHost package is required to run the application. Ensure you are referencing at least version '{0}'.</target>
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="LaunchSettingsFileDoesNotContainProfileExceptionMessage">
diff --git a/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.de.xlf b/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.de.xlf
index a9f42548ac3..ce6bc93511f 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.de.xlf
+++ b/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.de.xlf
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ Weitere Informationen zu unterstützten Containerruntimes finden Sie unter „ht
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="DcpVersionCheckTooLowMessage">
-        <source>Newer version of .NET Aspire workload is required to run the application. Run 'dotnet workload update' to get it.</source>
-        <target state="translated">Zum Ausführen der Anwendung ist eine neuere Version der Workload ".NET Aspire" erforderlich. Führen Sie "dotnet workload update" aus, um es abzurufen.</target>
+        <source>Newer version of the Aspire.Hosting.AppHost package is required to run the application. Ensure you are referencing at least version '{0}'.</source>
+        <target state="new">Newer version of the Aspire.Hosting.AppHost package is required to run the application. Ensure you are referencing at least version '{0}'.</target>
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="LaunchSettingsFileDoesNotContainProfileExceptionMessage">
diff --git a/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.es.xlf b/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.es.xlf
index e8ee4ed1e9e..8d1248fc295 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.es.xlf
+++ b/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.es.xlf
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ Consulte https://aka.ms/dotnet/aspire/containers para obtener más información
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="DcpVersionCheckTooLowMessage">
-        <source>Newer version of .NET Aspire workload is required to run the application. Run 'dotnet workload update' to get it.</source>
-        <target state="translated">Se requiere una versión más reciente de la carga de trabajo de .NET Aspire para ejecutar la aplicación. Ejecute "dotnet workload update" para obtenerla.</target>
+        <source>Newer version of the Aspire.Hosting.AppHost package is required to run the application. Ensure you are referencing at least version '{0}'.</source>
+        <target state="new">Newer version of the Aspire.Hosting.AppHost package is required to run the application. Ensure you are referencing at least version '{0}'.</target>
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="LaunchSettingsFileDoesNotContainProfileExceptionMessage">
diff --git a/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.fr.xlf b/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.fr.xlf
index 4ef0d3df2d8..3b4229bc84c 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.fr.xlf
+++ b/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.fr.xlf
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ Pour plus d’informations sur les runtimes de conteneur pris en charge, consult
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="DcpVersionCheckTooLowMessage">
-        <source>Newer version of .NET Aspire workload is required to run the application. Run 'dotnet workload update' to get it.</source>
-        <target state="translated">Une version plus récente de la charge de travail .NET Aspire est nécessaire pour exécuter l’application. Exécutez « dotnet workload update » pour l’obtenir.</target>
+        <source>Newer version of the Aspire.Hosting.AppHost package is required to run the application. Ensure you are referencing at least version '{0}'.</source>
+        <target state="new">Newer version of the Aspire.Hosting.AppHost package is required to run the application. Ensure you are referencing at least version '{0}'.</target>
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="LaunchSettingsFileDoesNotContainProfileExceptionMessage">
diff --git a/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.it.xlf b/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.it.xlf
index aea8c37adcf..fbdccd6b04d 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.it.xlf
+++ b/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.it.xlf
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ Vedere https://aka.ms/dotnet/aspire/containers per altri dettagli sui runtime de
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="DcpVersionCheckTooLowMessage">
-        <source>Newer version of .NET Aspire workload is required to run the application. Run 'dotnet workload update' to get it.</source>
-        <target state="translated">Per eseguire l'applicazione, è necessaria una versione più recente del carico di lavoro di .NET Aspire. Per ottenerla, esegui "aggiornamento del carico di lavoro dotnet".</target>
+        <source>Newer version of the Aspire.Hosting.AppHost package is required to run the application. Ensure you are referencing at least version '{0}'.</source>
+        <target state="new">Newer version of the Aspire.Hosting.AppHost package is required to run the application. Ensure you are referencing at least version '{0}'.</target>
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="LaunchSettingsFileDoesNotContainProfileExceptionMessage">
diff --git a/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.ja.xlf b/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.ja.xlf
index fd8d8efa26e..d14df0a889f 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.ja.xlf
+++ b/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.ja.xlf
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ See https://aka.ms/dotnet/aspire/containers for more details on supported contai
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="DcpVersionCheckTooLowMessage">
-        <source>Newer version of .NET Aspire workload is required to run the application. Run 'dotnet workload update' to get it.</source>
-        <target state="translated">アプリケーションを実行するには、新しいバージョンの .NET Aspire ワークロードが必要です。'dotnet workload update' を実行して取得します。</target>
+        <source>Newer version of the Aspire.Hosting.AppHost package is required to run the application. Ensure you are referencing at least version '{0}'.</source>
+        <target state="new">Newer version of the Aspire.Hosting.AppHost package is required to run the application. Ensure you are referencing at least version '{0}'.</target>
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="LaunchSettingsFileDoesNotContainProfileExceptionMessage">
diff --git a/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.ko.xlf b/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.ko.xlf
index e0e98613558..0b0863c8139 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.ko.xlf
+++ b/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.ko.xlf
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ See https://aka.ms/dotnet/aspire/containers for more details on supported contai
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="DcpVersionCheckTooLowMessage">
-        <source>Newer version of .NET Aspire workload is required to run the application. Run 'dotnet workload update' to get it.</source>
-        <target state="translated">애플리케이션을 실행하려면 최신 버전의 .NET Aspire 워크로드가 필요합니다. 'dotnet 워크로드 업데이트'를 실행하여 가져옵니다.</target>
+        <source>Newer version of the Aspire.Hosting.AppHost package is required to run the application. Ensure you are referencing at least version '{0}'.</source>
+        <target state="new">Newer version of the Aspire.Hosting.AppHost package is required to run the application. Ensure you are referencing at least version '{0}'.</target>
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="LaunchSettingsFileDoesNotContainProfileExceptionMessage">
diff --git a/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.pl.xlf b/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.pl.xlf
index 01d03ea30b7..e1dd5c620a7 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.pl.xlf
+++ b/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.pl.xlf
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ Aby uzyskać więcej informacji o obsługiwanych środowiskach uruchomieniowych
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="DcpVersionCheckTooLowMessage">
-        <source>Newer version of .NET Aspire workload is required to run the application. Run 'dotnet workload update' to get it.</source>
-        <target state="translated">Do uruchomienia aplikacji jest wymagana nowsza wersja obciążenia programu .NET — Aspire. Uruchom polecenie „dotnet workload update”, aby ją pobrać.</target>
+        <source>Newer version of the Aspire.Hosting.AppHost package is required to run the application. Ensure you are referencing at least version '{0}'.</source>
+        <target state="new">Newer version of the Aspire.Hosting.AppHost package is required to run the application. Ensure you are referencing at least version '{0}'.</target>
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="LaunchSettingsFileDoesNotContainProfileExceptionMessage">
diff --git a/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.pt-BR.xlf b/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.pt-BR.xlf
index 8d41ac52404..6ab3163a517 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.pt-BR.xlf
+++ b/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.pt-BR.xlf
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ Consulte https://aka.ms/dotnet/aspire/containers para obter mais detalhes sobre
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="DcpVersionCheckTooLowMessage">
-        <source>Newer version of .NET Aspire workload is required to run the application. Run 'dotnet workload update' to get it.</source>
-        <target state="translated">A versão mais recente da carga de trabalho .NET Aspire é necessária para executar o aplicativo. Execute 'dotnet workload update' para obtê-la.</target>
+        <source>Newer version of the Aspire.Hosting.AppHost package is required to run the application. Ensure you are referencing at least version '{0}'.</source>
+        <target state="new">Newer version of the Aspire.Hosting.AppHost package is required to run the application. Ensure you are referencing at least version '{0}'.</target>
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="LaunchSettingsFileDoesNotContainProfileExceptionMessage">
diff --git a/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.ru.xlf b/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.ru.xlf
index f26fd09a858..f2997b77104 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.ru.xlf
+++ b/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.ru.xlf
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ See https://aka.ms/dotnet/aspire/containers for more details on supported contai
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="DcpVersionCheckTooLowMessage">
-        <source>Newer version of .NET Aspire workload is required to run the application. Run 'dotnet workload update' to get it.</source>
-        <target state="translated">Для запуска приложения требуется более новая версия рабочей нагрузки .NET Aspire. Чтобы получить ее, используйте команду "dotnet workload update".</target>
+        <source>Newer version of the Aspire.Hosting.AppHost package is required to run the application. Ensure you are referencing at least version '{0}'.</source>
+        <target state="new">Newer version of the Aspire.Hosting.AppHost package is required to run the application. Ensure you are referencing at least version '{0}'.</target>
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="LaunchSettingsFileDoesNotContainProfileExceptionMessage">
diff --git a/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.tr.xlf b/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.tr.xlf
index 9225935ae19..896974f6b27 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.tr.xlf
+++ b/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.tr.xlf
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ Desteklenen konteyner çalışma zamanları hakkında daha fazla ayrıntı için
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="DcpVersionCheckTooLowMessage">
-        <source>Newer version of .NET Aspire workload is required to run the application. Run 'dotnet workload update' to get it.</source>
-        <target state="translated">Uygulamayı çalıştırmak için .NET Aspire iş yükünün daha yeni bir sürümü gereklidir. Almak için 'dotnet iş yükü güncelleştirmesini' çalıştırın.</target>
+        <source>Newer version of the Aspire.Hosting.AppHost package is required to run the application. Ensure you are referencing at least version '{0}'.</source>
+        <target state="new">Newer version of the Aspire.Hosting.AppHost package is required to run the application. Ensure you are referencing at least version '{0}'.</target>
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="LaunchSettingsFileDoesNotContainProfileExceptionMessage">
diff --git a/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.zh-Hans.xlf b/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.zh-Hans.xlf
index e9e6426508c..0e07cbe580f 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.zh-Hans.xlf
+++ b/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.zh-Hans.xlf
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ See https://aka.ms/dotnet/aspire/containers for more details on supported contai
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="DcpVersionCheckTooLowMessage">
-        <source>Newer version of .NET Aspire workload is required to run the application. Run 'dotnet workload update' to get it.</source>
-        <target state="translated">运行应用程序需要较新版本的 .NET Aspire 工作负载。运行“dotnet 工作负载更新”以获取它。</target>
+        <source>Newer version of the Aspire.Hosting.AppHost package is required to run the application. Ensure you are referencing at least version '{0}'.</source>
+        <target state="new">Newer version of the Aspire.Hosting.AppHost package is required to run the application. Ensure you are referencing at least version '{0}'.</target>
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="LaunchSettingsFileDoesNotContainProfileExceptionMessage">
diff --git a/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.zh-Hant.xlf b/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.zh-Hant.xlf
index 75a2cc9d03d..e7d05e00357 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.zh-Hant.xlf
+++ b/src/Aspire.Hosting/Properties/xlf/Resources.zh-Hant.xlf
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ See https://aka.ms/dotnet/aspire/containers for more details on supported contai
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="DcpVersionCheckTooLowMessage">
-        <source>Newer version of .NET Aspire workload is required to run the application. Run 'dotnet workload update' to get it.</source>
-        <target state="translated">執行應用程式需要較新版本的 .NET Aspire 工作負載。執行 'dotnet workload update' 以取得它。</target>
+        <source>Newer version of the Aspire.Hosting.AppHost package is required to run the application. Ensure you are referencing at least version '{0}'.</source>
+        <target state="new">Newer version of the Aspire.Hosting.AppHost package is required to run the application. Ensure you are referencing at least version '{0}'.</target>
         <note />
       </trans-unit>
       <trans-unit id="LaunchSettingsFileDoesNotContainProfileExceptionMessage">