diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index b886f35..5d697cc 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@
     <OkTargetsRoot>$(OkRoot)targets\</OkTargetsRoot>
 
     <!-- build -->
-    <OutputPath>$(OkRoot)artifacts\build\bin\$(MSBuildProjectName)\$(Configuration)</OutputPath>
-    <OkExeOutputPath>$(OkRoot)build\$(MSBuildProjectName)</OkExeOutputPath>
-    <OkExeOutputPath Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'">$(OkExeOutputPath)\$(Configuration)</OkExeOutputPath>
-    <OkExePublishDir>$(OkRoot)publish\$(MSBuildProjectName)</OkExePublishDir>
-    <OkExePublishDir Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'">$(OkExePublishDir)\$(Configuration)</OkExePublishDir>
+    <OutputPath>$(OkRoot)artifacts\build\bin\$(MSBuildProjectName)\$(Configuration)</OutputPath><!-- don't add trailing \ here -->
+    <OkOutputPath>$(OkRoot)build\$(MSBuildProjectName)\</OkOutputPath>
+    <OkOutputPath Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'">$(OkOutputPath)$(Configuration)\</OkOutputPath>
+    <OkPublishDir>$(OkRoot)publish\$(MSBuildProjectName)\</OkPublishDir>
+    <OkPublishDir Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'">$(OkPublishDir)$(Configuration)\</OkPublishDir>
     <BaseIntermediateOutputPath>$(OkRoot)artifacts\build\obj\$(MSBuildProjectName)\</BaseIntermediateOutputPath>
     <GenerateDependencyFile>false</GenerateDependencyFile>
 
diff --git a/src/Core/Core.csproj b/src/Core/Core.csproj
index eae206c..961ec3b 100644
--- a/src/Core/Core.csproj
+++ b/src/Core/Core.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup><OkFeatures>T4</OkFeatures></PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(OkTargetsRoot)Library.targets" />
 
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@
     <NoWarn>CS1591</NoWarn>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <!-- nuget -->
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <GeneratePackageOnBuild>$(_IsPublishing)</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
+    <Title>Some OK core utility functions</Title>
+    <RepositoryUrl>https://github.com/scottbilas/OkTools</RepositoryUrl>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="PInvoke.Kernel32" />
     <PackageReference Include="PInvoke.NTDll" />
diff --git a/targets/Exe.targets b/targets/Exe.targets
index 949c3db..dea0d4e 100644
--- a/targets/Exe.targets
+++ b/targets/Exe.targets
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <OutputPath>$(OkExeOutputPath)</OutputPath>
+    <OutputPath>$(OkOutputPath)</OutputPath>
     <RootNamespace />
 
     <!-- publishing defaults -->
-    <PublishDir>$(OkExePublishDir)</PublishDir>
+    <PublishDir>$(OkPublishDir)</PublishDir>
     <RuntimeIdentifier>win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
     <PublishSingleFile>false</PublishSingleFile>
     <SelfContained>false</SelfContained>
diff --git a/targets/Library.targets b/targets/Library.targets
index 8e653e2..1aaecf4 100644
--- a/targets/Library.targets
+++ b/targets/Library.targets
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 <Project>
 
+  <!-- global -->
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <PackageOutputPath>$(OkPublishDir)</PackageOutputPath>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
   <!-- debug support -->
 
   <PropertyGroup>