diff --git a/Flow.Launcher/Flow.Launcher.csproj b/Flow.Launcher/Flow.Launcher.csproj
index f3885ccfd..910eb03bc 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher/Flow.Launcher.csproj
+++ b/Flow.Launcher/Flow.Launcher.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-  
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
     <TargetFramework>net5.0-windows10.0.19041.0</TargetFramework>
@@ -12,6 +11,8 @@
     <AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>false</AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath>
     <GenerateAssemblyInfo>false</GenerateAssemblyInfo>
     <SatelliteResourceLanguages>en</SatelliteResourceLanguages>
+    <NuspecFile>../Scripts/flowlauncher.nuspec</NuspecFile>
+    <NuspecProperties>version=$(PackageVersion)</NuspecProperties>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|AnyCPU'">
@@ -100,4 +101,4 @@
   <Target Name="PreBuild" BeforeTargets="PreBuildEvent">
     <Exec Command="taskkill /f /fi &quot;IMAGENAME eq Flow.Launcher.exe&quot;" />
   </Target>
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>
diff --git a/Scripts/flowlauncher.nuspec b/Scripts/flowlauncher.nuspec
index 8877bfbaf..d4dfa11df 100644
--- a/Scripts/flowlauncher.nuspec
+++ b/Scripts/flowlauncher.nuspec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <metadata>
     <id>FlowLauncher</id>
     <title>Flow Launcher</title>
-    <version>$version$</version>
+    <version>1.0.0</version>
     <authors>Flow-Launcher Team</authors>
     <projectUrl>https://github.com/Flow-Launcher/Flow.Launcher</projectUrl>
     <iconUrl>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Flow-Launcher/Flow.Launcher/master/Flow.Launcher/Images/app.png</iconUrl>
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
     <description>Flow Launcher - a launcher for windows</description>
   </metadata>
   <files>
-    <file src="**\*.*" target="lib\net5.0-windows\" exclude="Flow.Launcher.vshost.exe;Flow.Launcher.vshost.exe.config;Flow.Launcher.vshost.exe.manifest;*.nupkg;Setup.exe;RELEASES"/>
+    <file src="**\*.*" target="lib\net5.0\" exclude="Flow.Launcher.vshost.exe;Flow.Launcher.vshost.exe.config;Flow.Launcher.vshost.exe.manifest;*.nupkg;Setup.exe;RELEASES"/>
   </files>
 </package>
diff --git a/Scripts/post_build.ps1 b/Scripts/post_build.ps1
index 28d1d3c42..074538093 100644
--- a/Scripts/post_build.ps1
+++ b/Scripts/post_build.ps1
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ function Pack-Squirrel-Installer ($path, $version, $output) {
     Write-Host "Input path:  $input"
     # making version static as multiple versions can exist in the nuget folder and in the case a breaking change is introduced.
     New-Alias Nuget $env:USERPROFILE\.nuget\packages\NuGet.CommandLine\5.4.0\tools\NuGet.exe -Force
-    # TODO: can we use dotnet pack here?
-    nuget pack $spec -Version $version -BasePath $input -OutputDirectory $output -Properties Configuration=Release
+
+    dotnet pack "$path\Flow.Launcher\Flow.Launcher.csproj" -p:NuspecFile=$spec -p:NuspecBasePath="$path\Output\Release" -p:PackageVersion=$version -c Release --no-build --output $output
 
     $nupkg = "$output\FlowLauncher.$version.nupkg"
     Write-Host "nupkg path: $nupkg"
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ function Publish-Self-Contained ($p) {
 
     # we call dotnet publish on the main project. 
     # The other projects should have been built in Release at this point.
-    dotnet publish -c Release $csproj /p:PublishProfile=$profile
+    
+    # dotnet publish -c Release $csproj /p:PublishProfile=$profile
 }
 
 function Main {