diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index a5e1ab8e..c584d224 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     <PackageIcon></PackageIcon>
     <PackageLicenseExpression>Apache-2.0</PackageLicenseExpression>
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/martincostello/xunit-logging</PackageProjectUrl>
+    <PackageReadmeFile>README.md</PackageReadmeFile>
     <PackageReleaseNotes>See $(PackageProjectUrl)/releases for details.</PackageReleaseNotes>
     <PackageRequireLicenseAcceptance>false</PackageRequireLicenseAcceptance>
     <PackageTags>xunit;logging</PackageTags>
@@ -47,6 +48,9 @@
   <ItemGroup Condition=" '$(PackageIcon)' != '' ">
     <None Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)$(PackageIcon)" Pack="True" PackagePath="" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup Condition=" '$(PackageReadmeFile)' != '' ">
+    <None Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)$(PackageReadmeFile)" Pack="True" PackagePath="" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(BuildingInsideVisualStudio)' != 'true' ">
     <CollectCoverage>true</CollectCoverage>
     <CoverletOutput Condition=" '$(OutputPath)' != '' ">$(OutputPath)/</CoverletOutput>