diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75a431a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<Project>
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <None Include="README.md" Pack="true" PackagePath="" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Moneta/Moneta.csproj b/src/Moneta/Moneta.csproj
index 0575836..f183876 100644
--- a/src/Moneta/Moneta.csproj
+++ b/src/Moneta/Moneta.csproj
@@ -30,9 +30,4 @@
         <RepositoryUrl>https://github.com/bogoware/moneta</RepositoryUrl>
         <RepositoryType>github</RepositoryType>
     </PropertyGroup>
-
-    <ItemGroup>
-        <None Include="README.md" Pack="true" PackagePath="" />
-    </ItemGroup>
-
 </Project>