diff --git a/Velopack.sln b/Velopack.sln
index f86afbaa..5bb0dff0 100644
--- a/Velopack.sln
+++ b/Velopack.sln
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "SolutionLevel", "SolutionLe
 		nuget.config = nuget.config
 		README.md = README.md
 		Velopack.entitlements = Velopack.entitlements
+		src\SelfContained.targets = src\SelfContained.targets
 		version.json = version.json
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
diff --git a/src/Directory.Build.props b/src/Directory.Build.props
index d5c9d9a4..201018a5 100644
--- a/src/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/src/Directory.Build.props
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     <OutputPath>$(BaseOutputPath)$(Configuration)\</OutputPath>
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>true</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
     <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
+    <BeforeTargetFrameworkInferenceTargets>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)SelfContained.targets</BeforeTargetFrameworkInferenceTargets>
 
     <SatelliteResourceLanguages>en</SatelliteResourceLanguages>
     <DebugType>embedded</DebugType>
diff --git a/src/Directory.Build.targets b/src/Directory.Build.targets
index 5573fd45..fb1b2c24 100644
--- a/src/Directory.Build.targets
+++ b/src/Directory.Build.targets
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project>
-  
-  <!-- Automatically add all NuGet related properties if VelopackPackageId is set -->
+
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(VelopackPackageId)' != '' ">
     <PackageRequireLicenseAcceptance>false</PackageRequireLicenseAcceptance>
     <Copyright>Copyright © Velopack Ltd. All rights reserved.</Copyright>
@@ -79,5 +78,5 @@
     <Exec Command='rd "$(HttpNuGetCache)" /q /s' Condition="'$(OS)' == 'Windows_NT'" />
     <Exec Command='rm -rf "$(HttpNuGetCache)"' Condition="'$(OS)' != 'Windows_NT'" />
   </Target>
-  
+
 </Project>
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diff --git a/src/SelfContained.targets b/src/SelfContained.targets
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5856c0d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/SelfContained.targets
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project>
+  
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(VelopackPackageSelfContained)' == 'true' ">
+    <!-- Include all project/package dependencies in produced NuGet package -->
+    <IncludeBuildOutput>false</IncludeBuildOutput>
+    <TargetsForTfmSpecificContentInPackage>$(TargetsForTfmSpecificContentInPackage);IncludeTfmDependenciesInPackage</TargetsForTfmSpecificContentInPackage>
+    <!-- https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/project-sdk/msbuild-props?WT.mc_id=DT-MVP-5003472#copylocallockfileassemblies -->
+    <CopyLocalLockFileAssemblies>true</CopyLocalLockFileAssemblies>
+    <SuppressDependenciesWhenPacking>true</SuppressDependenciesWhenPacking>
+    <OutputPath>$(BaseOutputPath)$(Configuration)\$(ProjectName)\</OutputPath>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <Target Name="IncludeTfmDependenciesInPackage">
+    <ItemGroup>
+      <TfmSpecificPackageFile Include="$(TargetDir)**/*.*">
+        <PackagePath>build\$(TargetFramework)</PackagePath>
+      </TfmSpecificPackageFile>
+    </ItemGroup>
+  </Target>
+  
+</Project>
diff --git a/src/Velopack.Build/Velopack.Build.csproj b/src/Velopack.Build/Velopack.Build.csproj
index 810068ae..9968b184 100644
--- a/src/Velopack.Build/Velopack.Build.csproj
+++ b/src/Velopack.Build/Velopack.Build.csproj
@@ -11,34 +11,22 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <VelopackPackageId>Velopack.Build</VelopackPackageId>
     <VelopackPackageVendorLibs>true</VelopackPackageVendorLibs>
+    <VelopackPackageSelfContained>true</VelopackPackageSelfContained>
     <DevelopmentDependency>true</DevelopmentDependency>
-    <!-- Include all project/package dependencies in produced NuGet package -->
-    <IncludeBuildOutput>false</IncludeBuildOutput>
-    <TargetsForTfmSpecificContentInPackage>$(TargetsForTfmSpecificContentInPackage);IncludeTfmDependenciesInPackage</TargetsForTfmSpecificContentInPackage>
-    <!-- https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/project-sdk/msbuild-props?WT.mc_id=DT-MVP-5003472#copylocallockfileassemblies -->
-    <CopyLocalLockFileAssemblies>true</CopyLocalLockFileAssemblies>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\Velopack.Packaging.Unix\Velopack.Packaging.Unix.csproj" PrivateAssets="all" />
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\Velopack.Packaging.Windows\Velopack.Packaging.Windows.csproj" PrivateAssets="all" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\Velopack.Packaging.Unix\Velopack.Packaging.Unix.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\Velopack.Packaging.Windows\Velopack.Packaging.Windows.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core" Version="17.9.5" PrivateAssets="all" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Riok.Mapperly" Version="3.3.0" PrivateAssets="all" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core" Version="17.9.5" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Riok.Mapperly" Version="3.3.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="Velopack.Build.targets" Pack="true" PackagePath="build/Velopack.Build.targets" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
-  <Target Name="IncludeTfmDependenciesInPackage">
-    <ItemGroup>
-      <TfmSpecificPackageFile Include="$(TargetDir)*.*">
-        <PackagePath>build\$(TargetFramework)</PackagePath>
-      </TfmSpecificPackageFile>
-    </ItemGroup>
-  </Target>
-
 </Project>
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