diff --git a/src/Directory.Build.props b/src/Directory.Build.props
index f184e51f..22bb0297 100644
--- a/src/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/src/Directory.Build.props
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="..\..\LICENSE.md" Pack="true" PackagePath=""/>
     <None Include="..\..\README.md" Pack="true" PackagePath=""/>
+    <None Include=".\build\**" Pack="true" PackagePath="build"/>
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/PepperDash.Essentials/build/PepperDash.Essentials.props b/src/PepperDash.Essentials/build/PepperDash.Essentials.props
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c34b2e79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/PepperDash.Essentials/build/PepperDash.Essentials.props
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<Project>
+  <EssentialsVersion>$(Version)</EssentialsVersion>
+</Project>