diff --git a/scripts/mk_nuget_release.py b/scripts/mk_nuget_release.py
index ebd0e0ba7..d1033ae58 100644
--- a/scripts/mk_nuget_release.py
+++ b/scripts/mk_nuget_release.py
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ def unpack():
                     zip_ref.extract("%s/bin/%s" % (package_dir, b), "tmp")
                     shutil.move("tmp/%s/bin/%s" % (package_dir, b), "out/lib/netstandard1.4/%s" % b)
 
+def mk_targets():
+    shutil.copy("../src/api/dotnet/Microsoft.Z3.targets.in", "out/Microsoft.Z3.targets")
+    
 def create_nuget_spec():
     contents = """<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2010/07/nuspec.xsd">
@@ -164,6 +167,7 @@ def main():
     mk_dir("packages")
     download_installs()
     unpack()
+    mk_targets()
     create_nuget_spec()
     create_nuget_package()
     sign_nuget_package()
diff --git a/src/api/dotnet/Microsoft.Z3.targets.in b/src/api/dotnet/Microsoft.Z3.targets.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a5ff7b8aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/api/dotnet/Microsoft.Z3.targets.in
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <None Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\runtimes\win-$(PlatformTarget)\native\libz3.dll">
+            <Visible>false</Visible>
+            <Link>libz3.dll</Link>
+            <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+        </None>
+    </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
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