diff --git a/package/Microsoft.Z3.x64.nuspec b/package/Microsoft.Z3.x64.nuspec
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..95d594dfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/Microsoft.Z3.x64.nuspec
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2010/07/nuspec.xsd">
+    <metadata>
+        <id>Microsoft.Z3.x64</id>
+        <version>$(releaseVersion)</version>
+		<copyright>© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.</copyright>
+		<authors>Microsoft</authors>
+		<owners>Microsoft,Z3Prover</owners>
+		<iconUrl>$(iconUrlFromReleaseCommit)</iconUrl>
+		<projectUrl>https://github.com/Z3Prover/z3</projectUrl>
+		<licenseUrl>$(licenseUrlFromReleaseCommit)</licenseUrl>
+		<repository
+			type="git"
+			url="https://github.com/Z3Prover/z3.git"
+			branch="master"
+			commit="$(releaseCommitHash)"
+		/>
+		<requireLicenseAcceptance>true</requireLicenseAcceptance>
+		<description>Z3 is a constraint/SMT solver and theorem prover from Microsoft Research.</description>
+		<tags>smt constraint solver theorem prover</tags>
+    </metadata>
+</package>
diff --git a/package/Microsoft.Z3.x64.targets b/package/Microsoft.Z3.x64.targets
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..772ed2ff7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/Microsoft.Z3.x64.targets
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)libz3.dll">
+      <Visible>false</Visible>
+      <Link>libz3.dll</Link>
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </None>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  
+</Project>
diff --git a/package/PackageCreationDirections.md b/package/PackageCreationDirections.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..930ba14f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/PackageCreationDirections.md
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# Z3 NuGet packaging
+
+## Creation
+
+ 1. After tagging a commit for release, sign Microsoft.Z3.dll and libz3.dll (both x86 and x64 versions) with Microsoft's Authenticode certificate
+ 2. Test the signed DLLs with the `Get-AuthenticodeSignature` PowerShell commandlet
+ 3. Create the following directory structure for the x64 package (for x86, substitute the "x64" strings for "x86" and use x86 DLLs):
+ ```
+ +-- Microsoft.Z3.x64
+ |   +-- Microsoft.Z3.x64.nuspec
+ |   +-- lib
+ |       +-- net40
+ |           +-- Microsoft.Z3.dll
+ |   +-- build
+ |       +-- Microsoft.Z3.x64.targets
+ |       +-- libz3.dll
+ ```
+ 4. Open the nuspec file and fill in the appropriate macro values (note that for all URLs, preserve link integrity by linking to a specific commit):
+    * $(releaseVersion) - the Z3 version being released in this package
+    * $(iconUrlFromReleaseCommit) - URL for the Z3 icon file
+    * $(licenseUrlFromReleaseCommit) - URL for the Z3 repo license
+    * $(releaseCommitHash) - hash of the release commit
+ 5. Run `nuget pack Microsoft.Z3.x64\Microsoft.Z3.x64.nuspec`
+ 6. Test the resulting nupkg file (described below) then submit the package for signing before uploading to NuGet.org
+
+## Testing
+
+ 1. Create a directory on your machine at C:\nuget-test-source
+ 2. Put the Microsoft.Z3.x64.nupkg file in the directory
+ 3. Open Visual Studio 2017, create a new C# project, then right click the project and click "Manage NuGet packages"
+ 4. Add a new package source - your C:\nuget-test-source directory
+ 5. Find the Microsoft.Z3.x64 package, ensuring in preview window that icon is present and all fields correct
+ 6. Install the Microsoft.Z3.x64 package, ensuring you are asked to accept the license
+ 7. Build your project. Check the output directory to ensure both Microsoft.Z3.dll and libz3.dll are present
+ 8. Import Microsoft.Z3 to your project then add a simple line of code like `using (var ctx = new Context()) { }`; build then run your project to ensure the assemblies load properly
+ 
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diff --git a/scripts/mk_util.py b/scripts/mk_util.py
index ebe017739..471edd7cb 100644
--- a/scripts/mk_util.py
+++ b/scripts/mk_util.py
@@ -1668,9 +1668,6 @@ class DotNetDLLComponent(Component):
                                 '/noconfig',
                                 '/nostdlib+',
                                 '/reference:mscorlib.dll',
-                                # Under mono this isn't neccessary as mono will search the system
-                                # library paths for libz3.so
-                                '/linkresource:{}.dll'.format(get_component(Z3_DLL_COMPONENT).dll_name),
                                ]
                              )
 
diff --git a/src/api/dotnet/CMakeLists.txt b/src/api/dotnet/CMakeLists.txt
index 50f643c8d..20621e4fc 100644
--- a/src/api/dotnet/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/api/dotnet/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -147,11 +147,6 @@ if (DOTNET_TOOLCHAIN_IS_WINDOWS)
     "/nostdlib+"
     "/reference:mscorlib.dll"
   )
-  # FIXME: This flag only works when the working directory of csc.exe is
-  # the directory containing the ``libz3`` target. I can't get this to work
-  # correctly with multi-configuration generators (i.e. Visual Studio) so
-  # just don't set the flag for now.
-  #list(APPEND CSC_FLAGS "/linkresource:$<TARGET_FILE_NAME:libz3>")
 elseif (DOTNET_TOOLCHAIN_IS_MONO)
   # We need to give the assembly a strong name so that it can be installed
   # into the GAC.