diff --git a/sample/src/Atc.Azure.Iot.Certificate.Sample/Atc.Azure.Iot.Certificate.Sample.csproj b/sample/src/Atc.Azure.Iot.Certificate.Sample/Atc.Azure.Iot.Certificate.Sample.csproj
index a269962..12013c5 100644
--- a/sample/src/Atc.Azure.Iot.Certificate.Sample/Atc.Azure.Iot.Certificate.Sample.csproj
+++ b/sample/src/Atc.Azure.Iot.Certificate.Sample/Atc.Azure.Iot.Certificate.Sample.csproj
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+    <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/sample/src/Atc.Azure.Iot.Sample.Modules.Contracts/Atc.Azure.Iot.Sample.Modules.Contracts.csproj b/sample/src/Atc.Azure.Iot.Sample.Modules.Contracts/Atc.Azure.Iot.Sample.Modules.Contracts.csproj
index 58990cd..9e38ebd 100644
--- a/sample/src/Atc.Azure.Iot.Sample.Modules.Contracts/Atc.Azure.Iot.Sample.Modules.Contracts.csproj
+++ b/sample/src/Atc.Azure.Iot.Sample.Modules.Contracts/Atc.Azure.Iot.Sample.Modules.Contracts.csproj
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+    <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/sample/src/IoTEdgeModules/modules/opcpublishernodemanagermodule/OpcPublisherNodeManagerModule.csproj b/sample/src/IoTEdgeModules/modules/opcpublishernodemanagermodule/OpcPublisherNodeManagerModule.csproj
index b5197bb..df8e410 100644
--- a/sample/src/IoTEdgeModules/modules/opcpublishernodemanagermodule/OpcPublisherNodeManagerModule.csproj
+++ b/sample/src/IoTEdgeModules/modules/opcpublishernodemanagermodule/OpcPublisherNodeManagerModule.csproj
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <DockerDefaultTargetOS>Linux</DockerDefaultTargetOS>
+    <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/sample/src/IoTEdgeModules/modules/simulationmodule/SimulationModule.csproj b/sample/src/IoTEdgeModules/modules/simulationmodule/SimulationModule.csproj
index 64c31ed..158cad1 100644
--- a/sample/src/IoTEdgeModules/modules/simulationmodule/SimulationModule.csproj
+++ b/sample/src/IoTEdgeModules/modules/simulationmodule/SimulationModule.csproj
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
     <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <DockerDefaultTargetOS>Linux</DockerDefaultTargetOS>
+    <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Atc.Azure.IoT.CLI/Atc.Azure.IoT.CLI.csproj b/src/Atc.Azure.IoT.CLI/Atc.Azure.IoT.CLI.csproj
index 81392b0..6d035b6 100644
--- a/src/Atc.Azure.IoT.CLI/Atc.Azure.IoT.CLI.csproj
+++ b/src/Atc.Azure.IoT.CLI/Atc.Azure.IoT.CLI.csproj
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
     <PackageReadmeFile>README.md</PackageReadmeFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="..\..\README.md" Link="README.md" Pack="true" PackagePath="\" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Atc" Version="2.0.469" />
     <PackageReference Include="Atc.Console.Spectre" Version="2.0.469" />