diff --git a/NiftyPerforce/NiftyPerforce.csproj b/NiftyPerforce/NiftyPerforce.csproj
index 245a15c..9636150 100644
--- a/NiftyPerforce/NiftyPerforce.csproj
+++ b/NiftyPerforce/NiftyPerforce.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project ToolsVersion="14.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
-  <Import Project="..\packages\Microsoft.VSSDK.BuildTools.14.0.23107\build\Microsoft.VSSDK.BuildTools.props" Condition="Exists('..\packages\Microsoft.VSSDK.BuildTools.14.0.23107\build\Microsoft.VSSDK.BuildTools.props')" />
+  <Import Project="..\packages\Microsoft.VSSDK.BuildTools.16.4.21\build\Microsoft.VSSDK.BuildTools.props" Condition="Exists('..\packages\Microsoft.VSSDK.BuildTools.16.4.21\build\Microsoft.VSSDK.BuildTools.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup>
     <MinimumVisualStudioVersion>14.0</MinimumVisualStudioVersion>
     <VSToolsPath Condition="'$(VSToolsPath)' == ''">$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v$(VisualStudioVersion)</VSToolsPath>
@@ -238,10 +238,10 @@
     <PropertyGroup>
       <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
     </PropertyGroup>
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\packages\Microsoft.VSSDK.BuildTools.14.0.23107\build\Microsoft.VSSDK.BuildTools.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\packages\Microsoft.VSSDK.BuildTools.14.0.23107\build\Microsoft.VSSDK.BuildTools.props'))" />
-    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\packages\Microsoft.VSSDK.BuildTools.14.0.23107\build\Microsoft.VSSDK.BuildTools.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\packages\Microsoft.VSSDK.BuildTools.14.0.23107\build\Microsoft.VSSDK.BuildTools.targets'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\packages\Microsoft.VSSDK.BuildTools.16.4.21\build\Microsoft.VSSDK.BuildTools.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\packages\Microsoft.VSSDK.BuildTools.16.4.21\build\Microsoft.VSSDK.BuildTools.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\packages\Microsoft.VSSDK.BuildTools.16.4.21\build\Microsoft.VSSDK.BuildTools.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\packages\Microsoft.VSSDK.BuildTools.16.4.21\build\Microsoft.VSSDK.BuildTools.targets'))" />
   </Target>
-  <Import Project="..\packages\Microsoft.VSSDK.BuildTools.14.0.23107\build\Microsoft.VSSDK.BuildTools.targets" Condition="Exists('..\packages\Microsoft.VSSDK.BuildTools.14.0.23107\build\Microsoft.VSSDK.BuildTools.targets')" />
+  <Import Project="..\packages\Microsoft.VSSDK.BuildTools.16.4.21\build\Microsoft.VSSDK.BuildTools.targets" Condition="Exists('..\packages\Microsoft.VSSDK.BuildTools.16.4.21\build\Microsoft.VSSDK.BuildTools.targets')" />
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
        Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
   <Target Name="BeforeBuild">
diff --git a/NiftyPerforce/NiftyPerforcePackage.cs b/NiftyPerforce/NiftyPerforcePackage.cs
index abaa984..fcf5524 100644
--- a/NiftyPerforce/NiftyPerforcePackage.cs
+++ b/NiftyPerforce/NiftyPerforcePackage.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
 using Aurora;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
 
+using System.Threading;
+using Task = System.Threading.Tasks.Task;
+
 namespace NiftyPerforce
 {
 	/// <summary>
@@ -39,13 +42,13 @@ namespace NiftyPerforce
 	/// To get loaded into VS, the package must be referred by &lt;Asset Type="Microsoft.VisualStudio.VsPackage" ...&gt; in .vsixmanifest file.
 	/// </para>
 	/// </remarks>
-	[PackageRegistration(UseManagedResourcesOnly = true)]
+	[PackageRegistration(UseManagedResourcesOnly = true, AllowsBackgroundLoading = true)]
 	[InstalledProductRegistration("#110", "#112", "1.0", IconResourceID = 400)] // Info on this package for Help/About
-	[ProvideAutoLoad(Microsoft.VisualStudio.VSConstants.UICONTEXT.NoSolution_string)] // Note: the package must be loaded on startup to create and bind commands
+	[ProvideAutoLoad(Microsoft.VisualStudio.VSConstants.UICONTEXT.NoSolution_string, PackageAutoLoadFlags.BackgroundLoad)] // Note: the package must be loaded on startup to create and bind commands
 	[Guid(NiftyPerforcePackage.PackageGuidString)]
 	[SuppressMessage("StyleCop.CSharp.DocumentationRules", "SA1650:ElementDocumentationMustBeSpelledCorrectly", Justification = "pkgdef, VS and vsixmanifest are valid VS terms")]
-	public sealed class NiftyPerforcePackage : Package
-	{
+	public sealed class NiftyPerforcePackage : AsyncPackage
+    {
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Package GUID string.
 		/// </summary>
@@ -69,18 +72,21 @@ public NiftyPerforcePackage()
 		/// Initialization of the package; this method is called right after the package is sited, so this is the place
 		/// where you can put all the initialization code that rely on services provided by VisualStudio.
 		/// </summary>
-		protected override void Initialize()
+		protected override async Task InitializeAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken, IProgress<ServiceProgressData> progress)
 		{
-			base.Initialize();
+			await base.InitializeAsync(cancellationToken, progress);
 
-			// Load up the options from file.
-			string optionsFileName = Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location), "NiftyPerforce.xml");
-			Config options = Config.Load(optionsFileName);
+            // Every plugin needs a command bar.
+            DTE2 application = await base.GetServiceAsync(typeof(DTE)).ConfigureAwait(false) as DTE2;
+            IVsProfferCommands3 profferCommands3 = await base.GetServiceAsync(typeof(SVsProfferCommands)) as IVsProfferCommands3;
+			OleMenuCommandService oleMenuCommandService = await GetServiceAsync(typeof(IMenuCommandService)) as OleMenuCommandService;
 
-			// Every plugin needs a command bar.
-			DTE2 application = GetGlobalService(typeof(DTE)) as DTE2;
-			IVsProfferCommands3 profferCommands3 = base.GetService(typeof(SVsProfferCommands)) as IVsProfferCommands3;
-			OleMenuCommandService oleMenuCommandService = GetService(typeof(IMenuCommandService)) as OleMenuCommandService;
+            // Switches to the UI thread in order to consume some services used in command initialization
+            await JoinableTaskFactory.SwitchToMainThreadAsync(cancellationToken);
+
+            // Load up the options from file.
+            string optionsFileName = Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location), "NiftyPerforce.xml");
+			Config options = Config.Load(optionsFileName);
 
 			ImageList icons = new ImageList();
 			icons.Images.AddStrip(Properties.Resources.Icons);
@@ -176,7 +182,7 @@ protected override void Initialize()
 		/// </summary>
 		private void Cleanup()
 		{
-			IVsProfferCommands3 profferCommands3 = base.GetService(typeof(SVsProfferCommands)) as IVsProfferCommands3;
+			IVsProfferCommands3 profferCommands3 = base.GetServiceAsync(typeof(SVsProfferCommands)) as IVsProfferCommands3;
 			RemoveCommandBar("NiftyPerforceCmdBar", profferCommands3);
 			RemoveCommandBar("NiftyPerforce", profferCommands3);
 
diff --git a/NiftyPerforce/packages.config b/NiftyPerforce/packages.config
index 5ec9974..f85f9f4 100644
--- a/NiftyPerforce/packages.config
+++ b/NiftyPerforce/packages.config
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@
   <package id="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading" version="14.0.50702" targetFramework="net452" />
   <package id="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Utilities" version="14.0.23107" targetFramework="net452" />
   <package id="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Validation" version="14.0.50702" targetFramework="net452" />
-  <package id="Microsoft.VSSDK.BuildTools" version="14.0.23107" targetFramework="net452" developmentDependency="true" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.VSSDK.BuildTools" version="16.4.21" targetFramework="net452" developmentDependency="true" />
 </packages>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/NiftyPerforce/source.extension.vsixmanifest b/NiftyPerforce/source.extension.vsixmanifest
index a7c3ee0..7239264 100644
--- a/NiftyPerforce/source.extension.vsixmanifest
+++ b/NiftyPerforce/source.extension.vsixmanifest
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <PackageManifest Version="2.0.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/vsx-schema/2011" xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/vsx-schema-design/2011">
   <Metadata>
-    <Identity Id="NiftyPerforce.Tilander.eb29cef1-a8b5-41b1-922d-6ba8cec91ef4" Version="2.0.2" Language="en-US" Publisher="Jim Tilander" />
+    <Identity Id="NiftyPerforce.Tilander.eb29cef1-a8b5-41b1-922d-6ba8cec91ef4" Version="2.0.3" Language="en-US" Publisher="Jim Tilander" />
     <DisplayName>NiftyPerforce</DisplayName>
     <Description xml:space="preserve">Simple Perforce integration for Visual Studio</Description>
     <MoreInfo>https://github.com/jtilander/niftyplugins</MoreInfo>
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
     <Tags>perforce</Tags>
   </Metadata>
   <Installation>
-    <InstallationTarget Id="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Community" Version="[11.0,15.0]" />
-    <InstallationTarget Version="[11.0,15.0)" Id="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Pro" />
+    <InstallationTarget Id="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Community" Version="[11.0,17.0]" />
+    <InstallationTarget Version="[11.0,17.0)" Id="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Pro" />
   </Installation>
   <Dependencies>
     <Dependency Id="Microsoft.Framework.NDP" DisplayName="Microsoft .NET Framework" d:Source="Manual" Version="[4.5,)" />
@@ -18,4 +18,7 @@
   <Assets>
     <Asset Type="Microsoft.VisualStudio.VsPackage" d:Source="Project" d:ProjectName="%CurrentProject%" Path="|%CurrentProject%;PkgdefProjectOutputGroup|" />
   </Assets>
+  <Prerequisites>
+    <Prerequisite Id="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.CoreEditor" Version="[11.0,17.0)" DisplayName="Visual Studio core editor" />
+  </Prerequisites>
 </PackageManifest>