diff --git a/csharp/autobuilder/Semmle.Autobuild.CSharp/DotNetRule.cs b/csharp/autobuilder/Semmle.Autobuild.CSharp/DotNetRule.cs
index a29079d205b..a396ab751ea 100644
--- a/csharp/autobuilder/Semmle.Autobuild.CSharp/DotNetRule.cs
+++ b/csharp/autobuilder/Semmle.Autobuild.CSharp/DotNetRule.cs
@@ -84,11 +84,7 @@ namespace Semmle.Autobuild.CSharp
             var temp = FileUtils.GetTemporaryWorkingDirectory(builder.Actions.GetEnvironmentVariable, builder.Options.Language.UpperCaseName, out var shouldCleanUp);
             return DotNet.WithDotNet(builder.Actions, builder.Logger, builder.Paths.Select(x => x.Item1), temp, shouldCleanUp, ensureDotNetAvailable, builder.Options.DotNetVersion, installDir =>
             {
-                var env = new Dictionary<string, string>
-                {
-                    { "DOTNET_SKIP_FIRST_TIME_EXPERIENCE", "true" },
-                    { "MSBUILDDISABLENODEREUSE", "1" }
-                };
+                var env = DotNet.MinimalEnvironment.ToDictionary();
                 if (installDir is not null)
                 {
                     // The installation succeeded, so use the newly installed .NET
diff --git a/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching/DotNet.cs b/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching/DotNet.cs
index 761062bd6af..7bc79238415 100644
--- a/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching/DotNet.cs
+++ b/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching/DotNet.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
@@ -140,6 +141,8 @@ namespace Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching
         // The version number should be kept in sync with the version .NET version used for building the application.
         public const string LatestDotNetSdkVersion = "9.0.300";
 
+        public static ReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> MinimalEnvironment => IDotNetCliInvoker.MinimalEnvironment;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns a script for downloading relevant versions of the
         /// .NET SDK. The SDK(s) will be installed at <code>installDir</code>
@@ -289,7 +292,7 @@ namespace Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching
                     };
                 }
 
-                var dotnetInfo = new CommandBuilder(actions).
+                var dotnetInfo = new CommandBuilder(actions, environment: MinimalEnvironment).
                     RunCommand(actions.PathCombine(path, "dotnet")).
                     Argument("--info").Script;
 
@@ -321,7 +324,7 @@ namespace Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching
 
         private static BuildScript GetInstalledSdksScript(IBuildActions actions)
         {
-            var listSdks = new CommandBuilder(actions, silent: true).
+            var listSdks = new CommandBuilder(actions, silent: true, environment: MinimalEnvironment).
                 RunCommand("dotnet").
                 Argument("--list-sdks");
             return listSdks.Script;
diff --git a/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching/DotNetCliInvoker.cs b/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching/DotNetCliInvoker.cs
index e3efce09481..45f69a1fdfc 100644
--- a/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching/DotNetCliInvoker.cs
+++ b/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching/DotNetCliInvoker.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using Semmle.Util;
 using Semmle.Util.Logging;
@@ -36,10 +37,12 @@ namespace Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching
             {
                 startInfo.WorkingDirectory = workingDirectory;
             }
-            // Set the .NET CLI language to English to avoid localized output.
-            startInfo.EnvironmentVariables["DOTNET_CLI_UI_LANGUAGE"] = "en";
-            startInfo.EnvironmentVariables["MSBUILDDISABLENODEREUSE"] = "1";
-            startInfo.EnvironmentVariables["DOTNET_SKIP_FIRST_TIME_EXPERIENCE"] = "true";
+
+            // Set minimal environment variables.
+            foreach (var kvp in IDotNetCliInvoker.MinimalEnvironment)
+            {
+                startInfo.EnvironmentVariables[kvp.Key] = kvp.Value;
+            }
 
             // Configure the proxy settings, if applicable.
             if (this.proxy != null)
diff --git a/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching/IDotNetCliInvoker.cs b/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching/IDotNetCliInvoker.cs
index 89631ffa861..6e80e1cb2bf 100644
--- a/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching/IDotNetCliInvoker.cs
+++ b/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching/IDotNetCliInvoker.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 
 namespace Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching
 {
@@ -9,6 +10,18 @@ namespace Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching
         /// </summary>
         string Exec { get; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// A minimal environment for running the .NET CLI.
+        /// 
+        /// The .NET CLI language is set to English to avoid localized output.
+        /// </summary>
+        static ReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> MinimalEnvironment { get; } = new(new Dictionary<string, string>
+        {
+            {"DOTNET_CLI_UI_LANGUAGE", "en"},
+            {"MSBUILDDISABLENODEREUSE", "1"},
+            {"DOTNET_SKIP_FIRST_TIME_EXPERIENCE", "true"}
+        });
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Execute `dotnet <paramref name="args"/>` and return true if the command succeeded, otherwise false.
         /// If `silent` is true the output of the command is logged as `debug` otherwise as `info`.