diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5ba628b2..effc64e7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -23,5 +23,6 @@ SIMPLSharpLogs/
 *.projectinfo
 essentials-framework/EssentialDMTestConfig/
 output/
+packages/
 
 PepperDashEssentials-0.0.0-buildType-test.zip
diff --git a/packages.config b/packages.config
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..11087174
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages.config
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<packages>
+  <package id="PepperDashCore" version="1.0.41" targetFramework="net35" allowedVersions="[1.0,1.1)"/>
+</packages>
\ No newline at end of file