diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index dc4cb4ba1..a0624e74c 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     <Authors>.NET Foundation and Contributors</Authors>
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/reactiveui/refit</PackageProjectUrl>
     <PackageIcon>refit_logo.png</PackageIcon>
+    <PackageReadmeFile>README.md</PackageReadmeFile>
     <PackageLicenseExpression>MIT</PackageLicenseExpression>
     <DefaultLanguage>en-US</DefaultLanguage>
     <IsTestProject>$(MSBuildProjectName.Contains('Test'))</IsTestProject>
@@ -26,7 +27,8 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <None Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)refit_logo.png" Pack="true" PackagePath="\" />
+    <None Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)refit_logo.png" Pack="true" PackagePath="\" Visible="false"  />
+    <None Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)README.md" Pack="true" PackagePath="\" Visible="false"  />
   </ItemGroup>
   
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(IsTestProject)' != 'true'">