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galer

Could not load file or assembly on VS Code

Hello 👋 I'm facing the following error:

System: Macbook M1 Pro
Runtime: .NET 7.0
IDE: VS Code

Error message:
Unhandled exception. System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'RhinoCommon, Version=8.2.23346.13001, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=552281e97c755530'. The system cannot find the file specified.

File name: 'RhinoCommon, Version=8.2.23346.13001, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=552281e97c755530'
Unhandled exception. System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'RhinoCommon, Version=8.2.23346.13001, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=552281e97c755530'. The system cannot find the file specified.

File name: 'RhinoCommon, Version=8.2.23346.13001, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=552281e97c755530'


dotnet list package
dotnet list package
output:
   [net7.0]: 
   Top-level Package      Requested         Resolved       
> Grasshopper          8.2.23346.13001   8.2.23346.13001
> RhinoCommon          8.2.23346.13001   8.2.23346.13001
   [net7.0]: 
   Top-level Package      Requested         Resolved       
> Grasshopper          8.2.23346.13001   8.2.23346.13001
> RhinoCommon          8.2.23346.13001   8.2.23346.13001


My .csproj file:
<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">

  <PropertyGroup>
    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
    <NoWarn>NU1701</NoWarn>
  </PropertyGroup>


  <ItemGroup>
    <PackageReference Include="Grasshopper" Version="8.2.23346.13001" />
    <PackageReference Include="RhinoCommon" Version="8.2.23346.13001" />
  </ItemGroup>

</Project>
<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">

  <PropertyGroup>
    <TargetFramework>net7.0</TargetFramework>
    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
    <NoWarn>NU1701</NoWarn>
  </PropertyGroup>


  <ItemGroup>
    <PackageReference Include="Grasshopper" Version="8.2.23346.13001" />
    <PackageReference Include="RhinoCommon" Version="8.2.23346.13001" />
  </ItemGroup>

</Project>


What am I doing wrong? How can I debug this error?
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