diff --git a/src/IKVM.Image/IKVM.Image.csproj b/src/IKVM.Image/IKVM.Image.csproj
index 17925f663..c4ee10efc 100644
--- a/src/IKVM.Image/IKVM.Image.csproj
+++ b/src/IKVM.Image/IKVM.Image.csproj
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
         <None Include="README.md" Pack="true" PackagePath="." />
         <None Include="buildTransitive\**\*" Pack="true" PackagePath="buildTransitive\%(RecursiveDir)%(Filename)%(Extension)" />
         <None Include="lib\**\*" Pack="true" PackagePath="lib\%(RecursiveDir)%(Filename)%(Extension)" />
-        <Content Include="ikvm.properties" Pack="true" CopyToOutputDirectory="PreserveNewest" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <Import Sdk="Microsoft.Build.NoTargets" Project="Sdk.targets" />
diff --git a/src/IKVM.Image/buildTransitive/IKVM.Image.targets b/src/IKVM.Image/buildTransitive/IKVM.Image.targets
index a326018b7..86e4ae4fc 100644
--- a/src/IKVM.Image/buildTransitive/IKVM.Image.targets
+++ b/src/IKVM.Image/buildTransitive/IKVM.Image.targets
@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@
         <IkvmImageAvailableRuntimeIdentifiers Include="win-x64;win-x86;win-arm64;linux-x64;linux-arm;linux-arm64;linux-musl-x64;linux-musl-arm;linux-musl-arm64;osx-x64;osx-arm64;android-arm64" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
+    <PropertyGroup>
+        <IkvmImageTargetPath Condition=" '$(IkvmImageTargetPath)' == '' ">ikvm</IkvmImageTargetPath>
+        <IkvmPropertiesFileName Condition=" '$(IkvmPropertiesFileName)' == '' ">ikvm.properties</IkvmPropertiesFileName>
+        <CopyIkvmImageItemToOutputDirectory Condition=" '$(CopyIkvmImageItemToOutputDirectory)' == '' ">PreserveNewest</CopyIkvmImageItemToOutputDirectory>
+        <CopyIkvmImageItemToPublishDirectory Condition=" '$(CopyIkvmImageItemToPublishDirectory)' == '' "></CopyIkvmImageItemToPublishDirectory>
+        <CopyIkvmPropertiesFileToOutputDirectory Condition=" '$(CopyIkvmImageItemToOutputDirectory)' == '' ">PreserveNewest</CopyIkvmPropertiesFileToOutputDirectory>
+        <CopyIkvmPropertiesFileToPublishDirectory Condition=" '$(CopyIkvmPropertiesFileToPublishDirectory)' == '' "></CopyIkvmPropertiesFileToPublishDirectory>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+
     <Choose>
         <When Condition="$([MSBuild]::IsTargetFrameworkCompatible('$(TargetFramework)', 'net461'))">
             <PropertyGroup>
@@ -102,9 +111,10 @@
         </_ExpandIkvmImageItems>
         <ItemGroup>
             <_IkvmImageItemExpanded Update="@(_IkvmImageItemExpanded)">
-                <TargetPath>ikvm\%(_IkvmImageItemExpanded.RuntimeIdentifier)\%(_IkvmImageItemExpanded.ImagePath)</TargetPath>
-                <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-                <Link>ikvm\%(_IkvmImageItemExpanded.RuntimeIdentifier)\%(_IkvmImageItemExpanded.ImagePath)</Link>
+                <TargetPath>$(IkvmImageTargetPath)\%(_IkvmImageItemExpanded.RuntimeIdentifier)\%(_IkvmImageItemExpanded.ImagePath)</TargetPath>
+                <CopyToOutputDirectory>$(CopyIkvmImageItemToOutputDirectory)</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+                <CopyToPublishDirectory>$(CopyIkvmImageItemToPublishDirectory)</CopyToPublishDirectory>
+                <Link>$(IkvmImageTargetPath)\%(_IkvmImageItemExpanded.RuntimeIdentifier)\%(_IkvmImageItemExpanded.ImagePath)</Link>
                 <Pack Condition=" '%(_IkvmImageItemExpanded.Pack)' == '' ">false</Pack>
             </_IkvmImageItemExpanded>
         </ItemGroup>
@@ -138,12 +148,13 @@
 
     <Target Name="GetIkvmImageItemsOutputItems" BeforeTargets="_GetPackageFiles;AssignLinkMetadata;AssignTargetPaths" DependsOnTargets="$(GetIkvmImageItemsOutputItemsDependsOn)">
         <_FilterIkvmImageItems Items="@(_IkvmImageItemExpanded)">
-            <Output TaskParameter="Items" ItemName="_SourceItemsToCopyToOutputDirectory" Condition=" '$(IkvmImageItemToNone)' != 'true' " />
-            <Output TaskParameter="Items" ItemName="_SourceItemsToCopyToPublishDirectory" Condition=" '$(IkvmImageItemToNone)' != 'true' " />
-            <Output TaskParameter="Items" ItemName="None" Condition=" '$(IkvmImageItemToNone)' == 'true' " />
+            <Output TaskParameter="Items" ItemName="_IkvmImageItemFiltered" />
         </_FilterIkvmImageItems>
         <ItemGroup>
             <_IkvmImageItemExpanded Remove="@(_IkvmImageItemExpanded)" />
+            <_SourceItemsToCopyToOutputDirectory Include="@(_IkvmImageItemFiltered)" Condition=" '$(IkvmImageItemToNone)' != 'true' " />
+            <_SourceItemsToCopyToPublishDirectory Include="@(_IkvmImageItemFiltered)" Condition=" '$(IkvmImageItemToNone)' != 'true' " />
+            <None Include="@(_IkvmImageItemFiltered)" ItemName="None" Condition=" '$(IkvmImageItemToNone)' == 'true' " />
         </ItemGroup>
     </Target>
 
@@ -154,18 +165,22 @@
         </GetIkvmImageItemsOutputItemsDependsOn>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
-    <Target Name="GetDefaultIkvmPropertiesFile" BeforeTargets="_GetPackageFiles;AssignLinkMetadata;AssignTargetPaths">
+    <Target Name="WriteIkvmPropertiesFile">
         <ItemGroup>
-            <None Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\content\ikvm.properties" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\content\ikvm.properties')">
-                <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-                <TargetPath>ikvm.properties</TargetPath>
-                <Link>ikvm.properties</Link>
-            </None>
+            <_IkvmPropertiesFileLine Include="ikvm.home.root=$(IkvmImageTargetPath)" />
         </ItemGroup>
+        <WriteLinesToFile Lines="@(_IkvmPropertiesFileLine)" File="$(IntermediateOutputPath)$(IkvmPropertiesFileName)" WriteOnlyWhenDifferent="true" />
     </Target>
 
-    <Target Name="CollectIkvmImageItemsOutputItems" BeforeTargets="_GetPackageFiles;AssignLinkMetadata;AssignTargetPaths" DependsOnTargets="$(CollectIkvmImageItemsOutputItemsDependsOn)">
-
+    <Target Name="IncludeIkvmPropertiesFile" DependsOnTargets="WriteIkvmPropertiesFile" BeforeTargets="_GetPackageFiles;AssignLinkMetadata;AssignTargetPaths">
+        <ItemGroup>
+            <None Include="$(IntermediateOutputPath)$(IkvmPropertiesFileName)" Condition="Exists('$(IntermediateOutputPath)$(IkvmPropertiesFileName)')">
+                <CopyToOutputDirectory>$(CopyIkvmPropertiesFileToOutputDirectory)</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+                <CopyToPublishDirectory>$(CopyIkvmPropertiesFileToPublishDirectory)</CopyToPublishDirectory>
+                <TargetPath>$(IkvmPropertiesFileName)</TargetPath>
+                <Link>$(IkvmPropertiesFileName)</Link>
+            </None>
+        </ItemGroup>
     </Target>
 
     <PropertyGroup>
@@ -176,10 +191,15 @@
         </CollectIkvmImageItemsOutputItemsDependsOn>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
+    <Target Name="CollectIkvmImageItemsOutputItems" BeforeTargets="_GetPackageFiles;AssignLinkMetadata;AssignTargetPaths" DependsOnTargets="$(CollectIkvmImageItemsOutputItemsDependsOn)">
+
+    </Target>
+
     <PropertyGroup>
         <AssignTargetPathsDependsOn>
             CollectIkvmImageItemsOutputItems;
-            GetDefaultIkvmPropertiesFile;
+            WriteIkvmPropertiesFile;
+            IncludeIkvmPropertiesFile;
             $(AssignTargetPathsDependsOn);
         </AssignTargetPathsDependsOn>
     </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/IKVM.Image/ikvm.properties b/src/IKVM.Image/ikvm.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index d4bc09c4c..000000000
--- a/src/IKVM.Image/ikvm.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-ikvm.home.root=ikvm
diff --git a/src/IKVM/buildTransitive/IKVM.IkvmReference.targets b/src/IKVM/buildTransitive/IKVM.IkvmReference.targets
index e145a2509..7cf880d4c 100644
--- a/src/IKVM/buildTransitive/IKVM.IkvmReference.targets
+++ b/src/IKVM/buildTransitive/IKVM.IkvmReference.targets
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
     <Target Name="ResolveIkvmFrameworkReferences" DependsOnTargets="$(ResolveIkvmFrameworkReferencesDependsOn);$(ResolveAssemblyReferencesDependsOn)">
         <ItemGroup>
-            <_IkvmFrameworkAssemblyReference Include="@(Reference)" Condition=" '%(Reference.NuGetIsFrameworkReference)' == 'true' Or '%(Reference.FrameworkFile)' == 'true' Or '%(Reference.ResolvedFrom)' == '{TargetFrameworkDirectory}' Or '%(Reference.IsImplicitlyDefined)' == 'true' Or '%(Reference.FrameworkReferenceName)' != '' Or '%(Reference.FrameworkReferenceVersion)' != '' Or '%(Reference.Identity)' == 'mscorlib' "/>
+            <_IkvmFrameworkAssemblyReference Include="@(Reference)" Condition=" '%(Reference.NuGetIsFrameworkReference)' == 'true' Or '%(Reference.FrameworkFile)' == 'true' Or '%(Reference.ResolvedFrom)' == '{TargetFrameworkDirectory}' Or '%(Reference.IsImplicitlyDefined)' == 'true' Or '%(Reference.FrameworkReferenceName)' != '' Or '%(Reference.FrameworkReferenceVersion)' != '' Or '%(Reference.Identity)' == 'mscorlib' Or '%(Reference.Identity)' == 'System' Or $([System.String]::new('%(Reference.Identity)').StartsWith('System.')) "/>
             <_IkvmFrameworkAssemblyReference Include="@(Reference)" Condition=" '%(Reference.Identity)' == 'IKVM.Runtime' Or '%(Reference.Filename)%(Reference.Extension)' == 'IKVM.Runtime.dll' " />
             <_IkvmFrameworkAssemblyReference Include="@(Reference)" Condition=" '%(Reference.Identity)' == 'IKVM.Java' Or '%(Reference.Filename)%(Reference.Extension)' == 'IKVM.Java.dll' " />
             <_IkvmReferenceInstalledAssemblyDirectory Include="$(TargetFrameworkDirectory)" />