diff --git a/makefiles/Makefile.dotnet.mk b/makefiles/Makefile.dotnet.mk
index e635bc8a9b..ef3ababfd6 100644
--- a/makefiles/Makefile.dotnet.mk
+++ b/makefiles/Makefile.dotnet.mk
@@ -331,6 +331,10 @@ $(LIB_DIR)/$(OR_TOOLS_NATIVE_LIB).$(SWIG_DOTNET_LIB_SUFFIX): \
 $(SRC_DIR)/ortools/dotnet/orLogo.png: $(SRC_DIR)/tools/doc/orLogo.png
 	$(COPY) $(SRC_DIR)$Stools$Sdoc$SorLogo.png $(SRC_DIR)$Sortools$Sdotnet$SorLogo.png
 
+$(SRC_DIR)/ortools/dotnet/Directory.Build.props: $(SRC_DIR)/ortools/dotnet/Directory.Build.props.in
+	$(COPY) $(SRC_DIR)$Sortools$Sdotnet$SDirectory.Build.props.in $(SRC_DIR)$Sortools$Sdotnet$SDirectory.Build.props
+	$(SED) -i -e 's/@DOTNET_PACKAGES_DIR@/..\/..\/..\/packages/g' $(SRC_DIR)$Sortools$Sdotnet$SDirectory.Build.props
+
 $(SRC_DIR)/ortools/dotnet/$(OR_TOOLS_RUNTIME_ASSEMBLY_NAME)/$(OR_TOOLS_RUNTIME_ASSEMBLY_NAME).csproj: \
  $(SRC_DIR)/ortools/dotnet/$(OR_TOOLS_RUNTIME_ASSEMBLY_NAME)/$(OR_TOOLS_RUNTIME_ASSEMBLY_NAME).csproj.in
 	$(SED) -e "s/@PROJECT_VERSION@/$(OR_TOOLS_VERSION)/" \
@@ -338,7 +342,14 @@ $(SRC_DIR)/ortools/dotnet/$(OR_TOOLS_RUNTIME_ASSEMBLY_NAME)/$(OR_TOOLS_RUNTIME_A
  > ortools$Sdotnet$S$(OR_TOOLS_RUNTIME_ASSEMBLY_NAME)$S$(OR_TOOLS_RUNTIME_ASSEMBLY_NAME).csproj
 
 $(DOTNET_ORTOOLS_NATIVE_NUPKG): \
+	$(SED) -i -e 's/@DOTNET_PACKAGES_DIR@/..\/..\/..\/packages/' \
+ ortools$Sdotnet$S$(OR_TOOLS_RUNTIME_ASSEMBLY_NAME)$S$(OR_TOOLS_RUNTIME_ASSEMBLY_NAME).csproj
+	$(SED) -i -e 's/@native@/..\/..\/..\/lib\/$(OR_TOOLS_NATIVE_LIB).$(SWIG_DOTNET_LIB_SUFFIX)/' \
+ ortools$Sdotnet$S$(OR_TOOLS_RUNTIME_ASSEMBLY_NAME)$S$(OR_TOOLS_RUNTIME_ASSEMBLY_NAME).csproj
+	$(SED) -i -e 's/@ortools@/..\/..\/..\/lib\/$(LIB_PREFIX)ortools.$L;..\/..\/..\/dependencies\/install\/lib*\/*.$L*/' \
+ ortools$Sdotnet$S$(OR_TOOLS_RUNTIME_ASSEMBLY_NAME)$S$(OR_TOOLS_RUNTIME_ASSEMBLY_NAME).csproj
  $(LIB_DIR)/$(OR_TOOLS_NATIVE_LIB).$(SWIG_DOTNET_LIB_SUFFIX) \
+ $(SRC_DIR)/ortools/dotnet/Directory.Build.props \
  $(SRC_DIR)/ortools/dotnet/orLogo.png \
  $(SRC_DIR)/ortools/dotnet/$(OR_TOOLS_RUNTIME_ASSEMBLY_NAME)/$(OR_TOOLS_RUNTIME_ASSEMBLY_NAME).csproj \
  $(SRC_DIR)/ortools/constraint_solver/csharp/IntVarArrayHelper.cs \
@@ -381,6 +392,8 @@ $(SRC_DIR)/ortools/dotnet/$(OR_TOOLS_ASSEMBLY_NAME)/$(OR_TOOLS_ASSEMBLY_NAME).cs
 	$(SED) -e "s/@PROJECT_VERSION@/$(OR_TOOLS_VERSION)/" \
  ortools$Sdotnet$S$(OR_TOOLS_ASSEMBLY_NAME)$S$(OR_TOOLS_ASSEMBLY_NAME).csproj.in \
  > ortools$Sdotnet$S$(OR_TOOLS_ASSEMBLY_NAME)$S$(OR_TOOLS_ASSEMBLY_NAME).csproj
+	$(SED) -i -e 's/@DOTNET_PACKAGES_DIR@/..\/..\/..\/packages/' \
+ ortools$Sdotnet$S$(OR_TOOLS_ASSEMBLY_NAME)$S$(OR_TOOLS_ASSEMBLY_NAME).csproj
 
 # Pack managed project nuget
 $(DOTNET_ORTOOLS_NUPKG): \
@@ -402,6 +415,8 @@ $(SRC_DIR)/ortools/dotnet/$(OR_TOOLS_FSHARP_ASSEMBLY_NAME)/$(OR_TOOLS_FSHARP_ASS
 	$(SED) -e "s/@PROJECT_VERSION@/$(OR_TOOLS_VERSION)/" \
  ortools$Sdotnet$S$(OR_TOOLS_FSHARP_ASSEMBLY_NAME)$S$(OR_TOOLS_FSHARP_ASSEMBLY_NAME).fsproj.in \
  > ortools$Sdotnet$S$(OR_TOOLS_FSHARP_ASSEMBLY_NAME)$S$(OR_TOOLS_FSHARP_ASSEMBLY_NAME).fsproj
+	$(SED) -i -e 's/@DOTNET_PACKAGES_DIR@/..\/..\/..\/packages/' \
+ ortools$Sdotnet$S$(OR_TOOLS_FSHARP_ASSEMBLY_NAME)$S$(OR_TOOLS_FSHARP_ASSEMBLY_NAME).fsproj
 
 # build and pack nuget
 $(DOTNET_ORTOOLS_FSHARP_NUPKG): \
@@ -417,6 +432,8 @@ ortools/dotnet/$(OR_TOOLS_FSHARP_TESTS_ASSEMBLY_NAME)/$(OR_TOOLS_FSHARP_TESTS_AS
 	$(SED) -e "s/@PROJECT_VERSION@/$(OR_TOOLS_VERSION)/" \
  ortools$Sdotnet$S$(OR_TOOLS_FSHARP_TESTS_ASSEMBLY_NAME)$S$(OR_TOOLS_FSHARP_TESTS_ASSEMBLY_NAME).fsproj.in \
  > ortools$Sdotnet$S$(OR_TOOLS_FSHARP_TESTS_ASSEMBLY_NAME)$S$(OR_TOOLS_FSHARP_TESTS_ASSEMBLY_NAME).fsproj
+	$(SED) -i -e 's/@DOTNET_PACKAGES_DIR@/..\/..\/..\/packages/' \
+ ortools$Sdotnet$S$(OR_TOOLS_FSHARP_TESTS_ASSEMBLY_NAME)$S$(OR_TOOLS_FSHARP_TESTS_ASSEMBLY_NAME).fsproj
 
 .PHONY: test_dotnet_fsharp # Run F# OrTools Tests
 test_dotnet_fsharp: $(DOTNET_ORTOOLS_FSHARP_NUPKG) \
@@ -699,6 +716,7 @@ clean_dotnet:
 	-$(DELREC) ortools$Sdotnet$SCreateSigningKey$Sobj
 	-$(DEL) $(DOTNET_ORTOOLS_SNK_PATH)
 	-$(DEL) ortools$Sdotnet$SorLogo.png
+	-$(DEL) ortools$Sdotnet$SDirectory.Build.props
 	-$(DEL) ortools$Sdotnet$S$(OR_TOOLS_RUNTIME_ASSEMBLY_NAME)$S$(OR_TOOLS_RUNTIME_ASSEMBLY_NAME)*.csproj
 	-$(DELREC) ortools$Sdotnet$S$(OR_TOOLS_RUNTIME_ASSEMBLY_NAME)$Sbin
 	-$(DELREC) ortools$Sdotnet$S$(OR_TOOLS_RUNTIME_ASSEMBLY_NAME)$Sobj
diff --git a/ortools/dotnet/Directory.Build.props b/ortools/dotnet/Directory.Build.props.in
similarity index 95%
rename from ortools/dotnet/Directory.Build.props
rename to ortools/dotnet/Directory.Build.props.in
index 90c0bad626..169a3dd553 100644
--- a/ortools/dotnet/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/ortools/dotnet/Directory.Build.props.in
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
        <PackageProjectUrl>https://developers.google.com/optimization</PackageProjectUrl>
        <PackageLicenseExpression>Apache-2.0</PackageLicenseExpression>
        <PackageRequireLicenseAcceptance>false</PackageRequireLicenseAcceptance>
-       <PackageOutputPath>../../../packages</PackageOutputPath>
+       <PackageOutputPath>@DOTNET_PACKAGES_DIR@</PackageOutputPath>
        <GeneratePackageOnBuild>false</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
        <RepositoryType>git</RepositoryType>
        <RepositoryUrl>https://github.com/google/or-tools</RepositoryUrl>
diff --git a/ortools/dotnet/Google.OrTools.FSharp.Tests/Google.OrTools.FSharp.Tests.fsproj.in b/ortools/dotnet/Google.OrTools.FSharp.Tests/Google.OrTools.FSharp.Tests.fsproj.in
index 6c2da8af20..cb68a31b49 100644
--- a/ortools/dotnet/Google.OrTools.FSharp.Tests/Google.OrTools.FSharp.Tests.fsproj.in
+++ b/ortools/dotnet/Google.OrTools.FSharp.Tests/Google.OrTools.FSharp.Tests.fsproj.in
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <AssemblyName>Google.OrTools.FSharp.Tests</AssemblyName>
 
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
-    <RestoreSources>../../../packages;$(RestoreSources);https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json</RestoreSources>
+    <RestoreSources>@DOTNET_PACKAGES_DIR@;$(RestoreSources);https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json</RestoreSources>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
diff --git a/ortools/dotnet/Google.OrTools.FSharp/Google.OrTools.FSharp.fsproj.in b/ortools/dotnet/Google.OrTools.FSharp/Google.OrTools.FSharp.fsproj.in
index 539ce069fc..1d1bb67cd9 100644
--- a/ortools/dotnet/Google.OrTools.FSharp/Google.OrTools.FSharp.fsproj.in
+++ b/ortools/dotnet/Google.OrTools.FSharp/Google.OrTools.FSharp.fsproj.in
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <RestoreSources>../../../packages;$(RestoreSources);https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json</RestoreSources>
+    <RestoreSources>@DOTNET_PACKAGES_DIR@;$(RestoreSources);https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json</RestoreSources>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Google.OrTools" Version="@PROJECT_VERSION@" />
diff --git a/ortools/dotnet/Google.OrTools.runtime.linux-x64/Google.OrTools.runtime.linux-x64.csproj.in b/ortools/dotnet/Google.OrTools.runtime.linux-x64/Google.OrTools.runtime.linux-x64.csproj.in
index 5b61ec829b..8ad79be929 100644
--- a/ortools/dotnet/Google.OrTools.runtime.linux-x64/Google.OrTools.runtime.linux-x64.csproj.in
+++ b/ortools/dotnet/Google.OrTools.runtime.linux-x64/Google.OrTools.runtime.linux-x64.csproj.in
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <!-- Native library must be in native directory... -->
-    <Content Include="../../../dependencies/install/lib*/*.so*">
+    <Content Include="@ortools@">
       <PackagePath>runtimes/linux-x64/native/%(Filename)%(Extension)</PackagePath>
       <Pack>true</Pack>
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </Content>
-    <Content Include="../../../lib/$(AssemblyName).so; ../../../lib/libortools.so">
+    <Content Include="@native@">
       <PackagePath>runtimes/linux-x64/native/%(Filename)%(Extension)</PackagePath>
       <Pack>true</Pack>
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
diff --git a/ortools/dotnet/Google.OrTools.runtime.osx-x64/Google.OrTools.runtime.osx-x64.csproj.in b/ortools/dotnet/Google.OrTools.runtime.osx-x64/Google.OrTools.runtime.osx-x64.csproj.in
index 484a3287c2..8445d9317d 100644
--- a/ortools/dotnet/Google.OrTools.runtime.osx-x64/Google.OrTools.runtime.osx-x64.csproj.in
+++ b/ortools/dotnet/Google.OrTools.runtime.osx-x64/Google.OrTools.runtime.osx-x64.csproj.in
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <!-- Native library must be in native directory... -->
-    <Content Include="../../../dependencies/install/lib/*.dylib*">
+    <Content Include="@ortools@">
       <PackagePath>runtimes/osx-x64/native/%(Filename)%(Extension)</PackagePath>
       <Pack>true</Pack>
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </Content>
-    <Content Include="../../../lib/$(AssemblyName).dylib; ../../../lib/libortools.dylib">
+    <Content Include="@native@">
       <PackagePath>runtimes/osx-x64/native/%(Filename)%(Extension)</PackagePath>
       <Pack>true</Pack>
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
diff --git a/ortools/dotnet/Google.OrTools.runtime.win-x64/Google.OrTools.runtime.win-x64.csproj.in b/ortools/dotnet/Google.OrTools.runtime.win-x64/Google.OrTools.runtime.win-x64.csproj.in
index 866df1edf0..a4bbd08a93 100644
--- a/ortools/dotnet/Google.OrTools.runtime.win-x64/Google.OrTools.runtime.win-x64.csproj.in
+++ b/ortools/dotnet/Google.OrTools.runtime.win-x64/Google.OrTools.runtime.win-x64.csproj.in
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <!-- Native library must be in native directory... -->
     <!-- On windows libortools is built as static -->
-    <Content Include="../../../lib/$(AssemblyName).dll">
+    <Content Include="@native@">
       <PackagePath>runtimes/win-x64/native/%(Filename)%(Extension)</PackagePath>
       <Pack>true</Pack>
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
diff --git a/ortools/dotnet/Google.OrTools/Google.OrTools.csproj.in b/ortools/dotnet/Google.OrTools/Google.OrTools.csproj.in
index 6b2ab1ba74..eb59706e3d 100644
--- a/ortools/dotnet/Google.OrTools/Google.OrTools.csproj.in
+++ b/ortools/dotnet/Google.OrTools/Google.OrTools.csproj.in
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@
   <!-- Validate at least one runtime package has been generated -->
   <Target Name="ValidateRuntimePack" BeforeTargets="GenerateNuspec">
     <ItemGroup>
-      <RuntimeLinux Include="../../../packages/Google.OrTools.runtime.linux-x64.*.nupkg"/>
-      <RuntimeOsx Include="../../../packages/Google.OrTools.runtime.osx-x64.*.nupkg"/>
-      <RuntimeWin Include="../../../packages/Google.OrTools.runtime.win-x64.*.nupkg"/>
+      <RuntimeLinux Include="@DOTNET_PACKAGES_DIR@/Google.OrTools.runtime.linux-x64.*.nupkg"/>
+      <RuntimeOsx Include="@DOTNET_PACKAGES_DIR@/Google.OrTools.runtime.osx-x64.*.nupkg"/>
+      <RuntimeWin Include="@DOTNET_PACKAGES_DIR@/Google.OrTools.runtime.win-x64.*.nupkg"/>
     </ItemGroup>
     <Message Importance="high" Text="Package Google.OrTools.runtime.linux-x64: found" Condition="Exists('@(RuntimeLinux)')"/>
     <Message Importance="high" Text="-------  $(OS)  "/>
@@ -142,15 +142,15 @@
 
   <!-- Need to add required runtime dependencies so Meta-Project will pull runtime Nuget(s) -->
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <RestoreSources>../../../packages;$(RestoreSources);https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json</RestoreSources>
+    <RestoreSources>@DOTNET_PACKAGES_DIR@;$(RestoreSources);https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json</RestoreSources>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <ItemGroup Condition="Exists('../../../packages/Google.OrTools.runtime.linux-x64.@PROJECT_VERSION@.nupkg')">
+  <ItemGroup Condition="Exists('@DOTNET_PACKAGES_DIR@/Google.OrTools.runtime.linux-x64.@PROJECT_VERSION@.nupkg')">
     <PackageReference Include="Google.OrTools.runtime.linux-x64" Version="@PROJECT_VERSION@"/>
   </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup Condition="Exists('../../../packages/Google.OrTools.runtime.osx-x64.@PROJECT_VERSION@.nupkg')">
+  <ItemGroup Condition="Exists('@DOTNET_PACKAGES_DIR@/Google.OrTools.runtime.osx-x64.@PROJECT_VERSION@.nupkg')">
     <PackageReference Include="Google.OrTools.runtime.osx-x64" Version="@PROJECT_VERSION@"/>
   </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup Condition="Exists('../../../packages/Google.OrTools.runtime.win-x64.@PROJECT_VERSION@.nupkg')">
+  <ItemGroup Condition="Exists('@DOTNET_PACKAGES_DIR@/Google.OrTools.runtime.win-x64.@PROJECT_VERSION@.nupkg')">
     <PackageReference Include="Google.OrTools.runtime.win-x64" Version="@PROJECT_VERSION@"/>
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>