diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
index 49b61b379..920c062d3 100644
--- a/config.json
+++ b/config.json
@@ -4323,7 +4323,7 @@
         "groupId": "com.google.mlkit",
         "artifactId": "barcode-scanning",
         "version": "17.3.0",
-        "nugetVersion": "117.3.0.8",
+        "nugetVersion": "117.3.0.9",
         "nugetId": "Xamarin.Google.MLKit.BarcodeScanning",
         "type": "xbd"
       },
diff --git a/source/XamarinBuildDownloadTargets.cshtml b/source/XamarinBuildDownloadTargets.cshtml
index 9d3b14fd9..7295a7a56 100644
--- a/source/XamarinBuildDownloadTargets.cshtml
+++ b/source/XamarinBuildDownloadTargets.cshtml
@@ -62,20 +62,7 @@
         <Sha256>@(xbdSha256)</Sha256>
       </XamarinBuildDownload>
     </ItemGroup>
-
-
     <ItemGroup>
-     <XamarinBuildDownloadAndroidAarLibrary Include="$(XamarinBuildDownloadDir)@(xbdAarPath)" />
-      @*
-      <!--
-      NOTE: 
-      Xamarin.Build.Download version set in GooglePlaySericesProjects.cshtml template is 
-      important for attributes in GooglePlaySericesTargets.cshtml template
-      
-      XamarinBuildDownloadAndroidAarLibrary   v >=  0.10.0
-      XamarinBuildDownloadRestoreAssemblyAar  v <   0.10.0
-      -->
-      *@
       <XamarinBuildDownloadAndroidAarLibrary Include="$(XamarinBuildDownloadDir)@(xbdAarPath)" />
     </ItemGroup>
   </Target>
diff --git a/source/_XBDProjectType.cshtml b/source/_XBDProjectType.cshtml
index 463342247..c364ef251 100644
--- a/source/_XBDProjectType.cshtml
+++ b/source/_XBDProjectType.cshtml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     @foreach (var art in @Model.MavenArtifacts) {
       if (art.MavenArtifactPackaging == "aar") {
         if ((System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("LOCAL_TEST_PKG") ?? "") == "true") {
-    <AndroidLibrary Include="..\..\externals\@(art.MavenGroupId)\@(art.MavenArtifactId).aar" />
+    <AndroidLibrary Include="..\..\externals\@(art.MavenGroupId)\@(art.MavenArtifactId).aar" Pack="false" />
 
         } else {
     <InputJar Include="..\..\externals\@(art.MavenGroupId)\@(art.MavenArtifactId)\classes.jar" />