diff --git a/lib/NuGet-Chocolatey/NuGet.Core.dll b/lib/NuGet-Chocolatey/NuGet.Core.dll
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5a425dc33c
Binary files /dev/null and b/lib/NuGet-Chocolatey/NuGet.Core.dll differ
diff --git a/lib/NuGet-Chocolatey/strongname.cmd b/lib/NuGet-Chocolatey/strongname.cmd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c902585d6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/NuGet-Chocolatey/strongname.cmd
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+@echo off
+SET DIR=%~d0%~p0%
+
+::%comspec% /k ""C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\vcvarsall.bat"" x86
+::no need to ildasm/al
+
+echo Make sure you have webtransform here for the merge. Continue?
+pause
+
+%DIR%..\ILMerge\ILMerge.exe NuGet.Core.dll /keyfile:%DIR%..\..\chocolatey.snk /out:%DIR%NuGet.Core.dll /targetplatform:v4 /log:%DIR%ILMerge.DELETE.log /ndebug /allowDup
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/chocolatey.console/chocolatey.console.csproj b/src/chocolatey.console/chocolatey.console.csproj
index 63483545a4..4c663d1e50 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey.console/chocolatey.console.csproj
+++ b/src/chocolatey.console/chocolatey.console.csproj
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.Web.XmlTransform">
       <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Web.Xdt.2.1.1\lib\net40\Microsoft.Web.XmlTransform.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="NuGet.Core">
+    <Reference Include="NuGet.Core, Version=2.8.2.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=fd112f53c3ab578c, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\packages\Nuget.Core.2.8.2\lib\net40-Client\NuGet.Core.dll</HintPath>
+      <HintPath>..\..\lib\NuGet-Chocolatey\NuGet.Core.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="SimpleInjector">
       <HintPath>..\packages\SimpleInjector.2.5.0\lib\net40-client\SimpleInjector.dll</HintPath>
diff --git a/src/chocolatey.tests.integration/chocolatey.tests.integration.csproj b/src/chocolatey.tests.integration/chocolatey.tests.integration.csproj
index 9e688e9abb..b2c8269cd6 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey.tests.integration/chocolatey.tests.integration.csproj
+++ b/src/chocolatey.tests.integration/chocolatey.tests.integration.csproj
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@
     <Reference Include="Moq">
       <HintPath>..\packages\Moq.4.2.1402.2112\lib\net40\Moq.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="NuGet.Core">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\NuGet.Core.2.8.2\lib\net40-Client\NuGet.Core.dll</HintPath>
+    <Reference Include="NuGet.Core, Version=2.8.2.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=fd112f53c3ab578c, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+      <HintPath>..\..\lib\NuGet-Chocolatey\NuGet.Core.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="nunit.framework, Version=2.6.4.14350, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=96d09a1eb7f44a77, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
diff --git a/src/chocolatey.tests/chocolatey.tests.csproj b/src/chocolatey.tests/chocolatey.tests.csproj
index 9033d98df5..fe703dc39f 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey.tests/chocolatey.tests.csproj
+++ b/src/chocolatey.tests/chocolatey.tests.csproj
@@ -42,8 +42,9 @@
     <Reference Include="Moq">
       <HintPath>..\packages\Moq.4.2.1402.2112\lib\net40\Moq.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="NuGet.Core">
-      <HintPath>..\packages\NuGet.Core.2.8.2\lib\net40-Client\NuGet.Core.dll</HintPath>
+    <Reference Include="NuGet.Core, Version=2.8.2.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=fd112f53c3ab578c, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
+      <HintPath>..\..\lib\NuGet-Chocolatey\NuGet.Core.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="nunit.framework, Version=2.6.4.14350, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=96d09a1eb7f44a77, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
diff --git a/src/chocolatey/chocolatey.csproj b/src/chocolatey/chocolatey.csproj
index 21367d6050..0765230bae 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/chocolatey.csproj
+++ b/src/chocolatey/chocolatey.csproj
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
       <HintPath>..\packages\Microsoft.Web.Xdt.2.1.1\lib\net40\Microsoft.Web.XmlTransform.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
-    <Reference Include="NuGet.Core">
+    <Reference Include="NuGet.Core, Version=2.8.2.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=fd112f53c3ab578c, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
       <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
-      <HintPath>..\packages\NuGet.Core.2.8.2\lib\net40-Client\NuGet.Core.dll</HintPath>
+      <HintPath>..\..\lib\NuGet-Chocolatey\NuGet.Core.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="Rhino.Licensing">
       <HintPath>..\..\lib\Rhino.Licensing\Rhino.Licensing.dll</HintPath>