diff --git a/ReleaseNotes.md b/ReleaseNotes.md
index 18c0463..b34e11e 100644
--- a/ReleaseNotes.md
+++ b/ReleaseNotes.md
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 ### New in 0.0.1
 
-* Initial release
+* Initial alpha release
diff --git a/Rothko.nuspec b/Rothko.nuspec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b343fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Rothko.nuspec
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<package xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
+  <metadata xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2010/07/nuspec.xsd">
+    <id>@project@</id>
+    <version>@build.number@</version>
+    <authors>@authors@</authors>
+    <owners>@authors@</owners>
+    <summary>@summary@</summary>
+    <licenseUrl>https://github.com/haacked/rothko/blob/master/LICENSE.txt</licenseUrl>
+    <projectUrl>https://github.com/haacked/rothko</projectUrl>
+    <iconUrl>https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/19977/4635932/4483417a-53de-11e4-8aad-7f06b2d3c46a.png</iconUrl>
+    <requireLicenseAcceptance>false</requireLicenseAcceptance>
+    <description>@description@</description>
+    <releaseNotes>@releaseNotes@</releaseNotes>
+    <copyright>Copyright Phil Haack 2014</copyright>
+    <tags>dotnet abstractions</tags>
+  </metadata>
+</package>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Rothko.sln b/Rothko.sln
index 8cfe41f..a89fed0 100644
--- a/Rothko.sln
+++ b/Rothko.sln
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
 # Visual Studio 2013
-VisualStudioVersion = 12.0.21005.1
+VisualStudioVersion = 12.0.30723.0
 MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "Rothko", "src\Rothko.csproj", "{4A84E568-CA86-4510-8CD0-90D3EF9B65F9}"
 EndProject
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Meta", "Meta", "{1F038D9F-9
 		CodeAnalysisDictionary.xml = CodeAnalysisDictionary.xml
 		LICENSE-MIT.txt = LICENSE-MIT.txt
 		README.md = README.md
+		ReleaseNotes.md = ReleaseNotes.md
 		Rothko.ruleset = Rothko.ruleset
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Build", "Build", "{2DC1E33B
 	ProjectSection(SolutionItems) = preProject
 		script\build.cmd = script\build.cmd
 		script\build.fsx = script\build.fsx
+		Rothko.nuspec = Rothko.nuspec
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
 Global
diff --git a/packaging/LICENSE-MIT.txt b/packaging/LICENSE-MIT.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9c0293
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/LICENSE-MIT.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+Copyright (c) 2012 Phil Haack
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of 
+this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in 
+the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to 
+use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of 
+the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, 
+subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all 
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR 
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS 
+FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR 
+COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER 
+IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN 
+CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packaging/README.md b/packaging/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2354b3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# Rothko
+
+We all know the .NET Framework APIs for dealing with the file system are not 
+designed with testability in mind. Also, I wasn't happy with the existing 
+libraries for providing an abstraction for such things. I wanted one that was:
+
+* Modern - Included the `Enumerate*` methods for example.
+* Interface based - Using Abstract base classes as the abstraction is blech.
+* Easy to port to - So it had to follow the existing APIs closely.
+
+Rothko is this library. It provides abstractions for:
+
+* File system.
+* Registry
+* Environment.
+
+The starting point for Rothko is the `OperatingSystemFacade` class. From there 
+you can get to the other abstractions.
+
+* `IFileSystem`
+* `IEnvironment`
+* `IRegistry`
+
+# Goals
+
+The goal is to use this in GitHub for Windows as well as any other
+applications where testability is important.
+
+A secondary goal is to make it very easy to port code using the core .NET 
+Framework APIs to port over to Rothko. The interfaces map closely to the 
+.NET Framework's, except in a few places where I wouldn't be able to live with 
+myself if I didn't modernize the library. For example, I updated methods 
+that return arrays to return `IEnumerable` (or derived interface) instead.
+
+Once these low level abstractions are implemented, I plan to add a set of
+_Facade_ classes that provide a more usable API that we all wished had been
+there all along. These _Facade_ classes will simply delegate to the
+lower-level abstractions.
diff --git a/packaging/ReleaseNotes.md b/packaging/ReleaseNotes.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b34e11e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/ReleaseNotes.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+### New in 0.0.1
+
+* Initial alpha release
diff --git a/packaging/Rothko.0.0.1-alpha.nupkg b/packaging/Rothko.0.0.1-alpha.nupkg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8740ebc
Binary files /dev/null and b/packaging/Rothko.0.0.1-alpha.nupkg differ
diff --git a/packaging/lib/net45/rothko.dll b/packaging/lib/net45/rothko.dll
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc5b031
Binary files /dev/null and b/packaging/lib/net45/rothko.dll differ
diff --git a/script/build.fsx b/script/build.fsx
index cd1b5de..a8613cd 100644
--- a/script/build.fsx
+++ b/script/build.fsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ let projectSummary = projectDescription // TODO: write a summary
 
 // directories
 let buildDir = "./src/bin"
+let packagingDir = "./packaging/"
 let testResultsDir = "./testresults"
 
 RestorePackages()
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ let releaseNotes =
     |> ReleaseNotesHelper.parseReleaseNotes
 
 Target "Clean" (fun _ ->
-    CleanDirs [buildDir; testResultsDir]
+    CleanDirs [buildDir; packagingDir; testResultsDir]
 )
 
 open Fake.AssemblyInfoFile
@@ -44,6 +45,28 @@ Target "UnitTests" (fun _ ->
                 OutputDir = testResultsDir })
 )
 
+Target "CreatePackage" (fun _ ->
+    let net45Dir = packagingDir @@ "lib/net45/"
+    CleanDirs [net45Dir]
+
+    CopyFile net45Dir (buildDir @@ "Release/rothko.dll")
+    CopyFiles packagingDir ["LICENSE-MIT.txt"; "README.md"; "ReleaseNotes.md"]
+
+    NuGet (fun p -> 
+        {p with
+            Authors = authors
+            Project = projectName
+            Description = projectDescription                               
+            OutputPath = packagingDir
+            Summary = projectSummary
+            WorkingDir = packagingDir
+            Version = releaseNotes.AssemblyVersion
+            ReleaseNotes = toLines releaseNotes.Notes
+            AccessKey = getBuildParamOrDefault "nugetkey" ""
+            Publish = hasBuildParam "nugetkey" }) "Rothko.nuspec"
+)
+
+
 Target "Default" DoNothing
 
 "Clean"