diff --git a/src/cli/install-tool/index.ts b/src/cli/install-tool/index.ts
index 6619a1fc58..33fdf31d90 100644
--- a/src/cli/install-tool/index.ts
+++ b/src/cli/install-tool/index.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { DockerInstallService } from '../tools/docker';
 import { BuildxInstallService } from '../tools/docker/buildx';
 import { DockerComposeInstallService } from '../tools/docker/compose';
 import { DotnetInstallService } from '../tools/dotnet';
+import { PaketInstallService } from '../tools/dotnet/paket';
 import { ErlangInstallService } from '../tools/erlang';
 import { ElixirInstallService } from '../tools/erlang/elixir';
 import { FlutterInstallService } from '../tools/flutter';
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ async function prepareInstallContainer(): Promise<Container> {
   container.bind(INSTALL_TOOL_TOKEN).to(MavenInstallService);
   container.bind(INSTALL_TOOL_TOKEN).to(NixInstallService);
   container.bind(INSTALL_TOOL_TOKEN).to(NodeInstallService);
+  container.bind(INSTALL_TOOL_TOKEN).to(PaketInstallService);
   container.bind(INSTALL_TOOL_TOKEN).to(PhpInstallService);
   container.bind(INSTALL_TOOL_TOKEN).to(PixiInstallService);
   container.bind(INSTALL_TOOL_TOKEN).to(PowershellInstallService);
diff --git a/src/cli/tools/dotnet/paket.ts b/src/cli/tools/dotnet/paket.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e66bdc93a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/tools/dotnet/paket.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+import { execa } from 'execa';
+import { injectFromHierarchy, injectable } from 'inversify';
+import { BaseInstallService } from '../../install-tool/base-install.service';
+
+@injectable()
+@injectFromHierarchy()
+export class PaketInstallService extends BaseInstallService {
+  readonly name = 'paket';
+
+  override async install(version: string): Promise<void> {
+    const toolPath = this.pathSvc.toolPath(this.name);
+
+    const dotnet = join(this.pathSvc.toolPath('dotnet'), 'dotnet');
+    await execa(dotnet, [
+      'tool',
+      'install',
+      '--tool-path',
+      toolPath,
+      this.name,
+      '--version',
+      version,
+    ]);
+  }
+
+  override async link(_version: string): Promise<void> {
+    const src = this.pathSvc.toolPath(this.name);
+    await this.shellwrapper({ srcDir: src, extraToolEnvs: ['dotnet'] });
+  }
+
+  override async test(_version: string): Promise<void> {
+    await execa(this.name, ['--version'], { stdio: ['inherit', 'inherit', 1] });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/cli/tools/index.ts b/src/cli/tools/index.ts
index 7f901ebff8..e8a1752a22 100644
--- a/src/cli/tools/index.ts
+++ b/src/cli/tools/index.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export const NoPrepareTools = [
   'maven',
   'nix',
   'npm',
+  'paket',
   'pdm',
   'pip-tools',
   'pipenv',
diff --git a/test/dotnet/Dockerfile b/test/dotnet/Dockerfile
index a75c534bc1..f9d1a06a9e 100644
--- a/test/dotnet/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/dotnet/Dockerfile
@@ -129,6 +129,19 @@ RUN set -ex;  \
     dotnet add package Newtonsoft.Json --version 12.0.3; \
     dotnet restore --force-evaluate
 
+#--------------------------------------
+# test: paket
+#--------------------------------------
+FROM build AS test-others
+
+# renovate: datasource=nuget packageName=Paket
+RUN install-tool paket 9.0.2
+
+WORKDIR /test
+RUN set -ex; \
+  ls -la; env; \
+  paket init
+
 #--------------------------------------
 # final
 #--------------------------------------
@@ -138,3 +151,4 @@ COPY --from=testa /.dummy /.dummy
 COPY --from=testb /.dummy /.dummy
 COPY --from=testc /.dummy /.dummy
 COPY --from=testd /.dummy /.dummy
+COPY --from=test-others /.dummy /.dummy
diff --git a/test/dotnet/Dockerfile.arm64 b/test/dotnet/Dockerfile.arm64
index b7113c12b7..4eb8229bbd 100644
--- a/test/dotnet/Dockerfile.arm64
+++ b/test/dotnet/Dockerfile.arm64
@@ -40,9 +40,26 @@ FROM base AS test-dotnet
 # renovate: datasource=dotnet packageName=dotnet-sdk
 RUN install-tool dotnet 10.0.100
 
+#--------------------------------------
+# test: paket
+#--------------------------------------
+FROM base AS test-others
+
+# renovate: datasource=dotnet packageName=dotnet-sdk
+RUN install-tool dotnet 10.0.100
+
+# renovate: datasource=nuget packageName=Paket
+RUN install-tool paket 9.0.2
+
+WORKDIR /test
+RUN set -ex; \
+  ls -la; env; \
+  paket init
+
 #--------------------------------------
 # Image: final
 #--------------------------------------
 FROM base
 
 COPY --from=test-dotnet /.dummy /.dummy
+COPY --from=test-others /.dummy /.dummy