diff --git a/build.cake b/build.cake
index 3c64c10a8..24848675c 100644
--- a/build.cake
+++ b/build.cake
@@ -217,10 +217,6 @@ FilePath[] AGENT_PDB_FILES = {
         "nunit-agent.pdb", "nunit-agent-x86.pdb", "nunit.engine.core.pdb", "nunit.engine.api.pdb"};
 FilePath[] AGENT_PDB_FILES_NETCORE = {
         "nunit-agent.pdb", "nunit.engine.core.pdb", "nunit.engine.api.pdb"};
-FilePath[] CONSOLE_FILES = {
-        "nunit3-console.exe", "nunit3-console.exe.config" };
-FilePath[] CONSOLE_FILES_NETCORE = {
-        "nunit3-console.exe", "nunit3-console.dll" };
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // INDIVIDUAL PACKAGE DEFINITIONS
@@ -241,7 +237,7 @@ BuildSettings.Packages.AddRange(new PackageDefinition[] {
         source: BuildSettings.NuGetDirectory + "runners/nunit.console-runner.nuspec",
         checks: new PackageCheck[] {
             HasFiles("LICENSE.txt", "NOTICES.txt"),
-            HasDirectory("tools").WithFiles(CONSOLE_FILES).AndFiles(ENGINE_FILES).AndFile("nunit.console.nuget.addins"),
+            HasDirectory("tools").WithFiles("nunit3-console.exe", "nunit3-console.exe.config", "nunit.console.nuget.addins").AndFiles(ENGINE_FILES),
             HasDirectory("tools/agents/net462").WithFiles(AGENT_FILES).AndFile("nunit.console.nuget.agent.addins"),
             HasDirectory("tools/agents/netcoreapp3.1").WithFiles(AGENT_FILES_NETCORE).AndFile("nunit.console.nuget.agent.addins"),
             HasDirectory("tools/agents/net6.0").WithFiles(AGENT_FILES_NETCORE).AndFile("nunit.console.nuget.agent.addins"),
@@ -266,25 +262,19 @@ BuildSettings.Packages.AddRange(new PackageDefinition[] {
         source: BuildSettings.NuGetDirectory + "runners/nunit.console-runner-with-extensions.nuspec",
         checks: new PackageCheck[] { HasFile("LICENSE.txt") }),
 
-    NUnitConsoleRunnerNetCorePackage = new NuGetPackage(
+    NUnitConsoleRunnerNetCorePackage = new DotNetToolPackage(
         id: "NUnit.ConsoleRunner.NetCore",
         source: BuildSettings.NuGetDirectory + "runners/nunit.console-runner.netcore.nuspec",
-        checks: new PackageCheck[] {
-            HasFiles("LICENSE.txt", "NOTICES.txt"),
-            HasDirectory("tools/net6.0").WithFiles(CONSOLE_FILES_NETCORE).AndFiles(ENGINE_CORE_FILES).AndFile("nunit.console.nuget.addins")
-        },
-        symbols: new PackageCheck[] {
-            HasDirectory("tools/net6.0").WithFile("nunit3-console.pdb").AndFiles(ENGINE_PDB_FILES)
-        },
+        checks: new PackageCheck[] { HasFiles("nunit.exe") },
         testRunner: new ConsoleRunnerSelfTester(BuildSettings.NuGetTestDirectory 
-            + $"NUnit.ConsoleRunner.NetCore.{BuildSettings.PackageVersion}/tools/net6.0/nunit3-console.exe"),
+            + $"NUnit.ConsoleRunner.NetCore.{BuildSettings.PackageVersion}/nunit.exe"),
         tests: NetCoreRunnerTests),
 
     NUnitConsoleRunnerChocolateyPackage = new ChocolateyPackage(
         id: "nunit-console-runner",
         source: BuildSettings.ChocolateyDirectory + "nunit-console-runner.nuspec",
         checks: new PackageCheck[] {
-            HasDirectory("tools").WithFiles("LICENSE.txt", "NOTICES.txt", "VERIFICATION.txt").AndFiles(CONSOLE_FILES).AndFiles(ENGINE_FILES).AndFile("nunit.console.choco.addins"),
+            HasDirectory("tools").WithFiles("LICENSE.txt", "NOTICES.txt", "VERIFICATION.txt", "nunit3-console.exe", "nunit3-console.exe.config", "nunit.console.choco.addins").AndFiles(ENGINE_FILES),
             HasDirectory("tools/agents/net462").WithFiles(AGENT_FILES).AndFile("nunit.console.choco.agent.addins"),
             HasDirectory("tools/agents/netcoreapp3.1").WithFiles(AGENT_FILES_NETCORE).AndFile("nunit.console.choco.agent.addins"),
             HasDirectory("tools/agents/net6.0").WithFiles(AGENT_FILES_NETCORE).AndFile("nunit.console.choco.agent.addins"),
@@ -300,7 +290,7 @@ BuildSettings.Packages.AddRange(new PackageDefinition[] {
         source: BuildSettings.ZipImageDirectory,
         checks: new PackageCheck[] {
             HasFiles("LICENSE.txt", "NOTICES.txt", "CHANGES.txt"),
-            HasDirectory("bin/net462").WithFiles(CONSOLE_FILES).AndFiles(ENGINE_FILES).AndFile("nunit3-console.pdb").AndFiles(ENGINE_PDB_FILES),
+            HasDirectory("bin/net462").WithFiles("nunit3-console.exe", "nunit3-console.exe.config", "nunit3-console.pdb").AndFiles(ENGINE_FILES).AndFiles(ENGINE_PDB_FILES),
             HasDirectory("bin/netstandard2.0").WithFiles(ENGINE_FILES).AndFiles(ENGINE_PDB_FILES),
             HasDirectory("bin/netcoreapp3.1").WithFiles(ENGINE_CORE_FILES).AndFiles(ENGINE_CORE_PDB_FILES),
             HasDirectory("bin/agents/net462").WithFiles(AGENT_FILES).AndFiles(AGENT_PDB_FILES),
@@ -392,6 +382,29 @@ public class ConsoleRunnerSelfTester : TestRunner, IPackageTestRunner
 	}
 }
 
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// DOTNET TOOL PACKAGE
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+// TODO: Temporary custom package class to be moved into the recipe
+
+public class DotNetToolPackage : NuGetPackage
+{
+    public DotNetToolPackage(string id, string source, string basePath = null,
+        IPackageTestRunner testRunner = null, TestRunnerSource testRunnerSource = null,
+        PackageCheck[] checks = null, PackageCheck[] symbols = null, IEnumerable<PackageTest> tests = null)
+    : base(id, source, basePath: basePath, testRunner: testRunner, testRunnerSource: testRunnerSource,
+        checks: checks, symbols: symbols, tests: tests) { }
+
+    public override void InstallPackage()
+    {
+        var arguments = $"tool install {PackageId} --version {BuildSettings.PackageVersion} " + 
+            $"--add-source \"{BuildSettings.PackageDirectory}\" --tool-path \"{PackageTestDirectory}\"";
+        Console.WriteLine($"Executing dotnet {arguments}");
+        _context.StartProcess("dotnet", arguments);
+    }
+}
+
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // ADDITIONAL TARGETS USED FOR RECOVERY AND DEBUGGING
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/nuget/runners/nunit.console-runner.netcore.nuspec b/nuget/runners/nunit.console-runner.netcore.nuspec
index 35dfac8d4..e297d4524 100644
--- a/nuget/runners/nunit.console-runner.netcore.nuspec
+++ b/nuget/runners/nunit.console-runner.netcore.nuspec
@@ -21,29 +21,32 @@
     <releaseNotes>https://docs.nunit.org/articles/nunit/release-notes/console-and-engine.html</releaseNotes>
     <language>en-US</language>
     <tags>nunit test testing tdd runner</tags>
-    <copyright>Copyright (c) 2021 Charlie Poole, Rob Prouse</copyright>
+    <copyright>Copyright (c) 2021-2024 Charlie Poole, Rob Prouse</copyright>
+    <packageTypes>
+      <packageType name="DotnetTool" />
+    </packageTypes>
   </metadata>
   <files>
     <file src="../../LICENSE.txt" />
     <file src="../../NOTICES.txt" />
     
-    <file src="net6.0/nunit3-console.exe" target="tools/net6.0/" />
-    <file src="net6.0/nunit3-console.pdb" target="tools/net6.0/" />
-    <file src="net6.0/nunit3-console.dll" target="tools/net6.0/" />
-    <file src="net6.0/nunit3-console.dll.config" target="tools/net6.0" />
-    <file src="net6.0/nunit3-console.deps.json" target="tools/net6.0" />
-    <file src="net6.0/nunit3-console.runtimeconfig.json" target="tools/net6.0" />
-    <file src="net6.0/nunit.engine.core.dll" target="tools/net6.0" />
-    <file src="net6.0/nunit.engine.core.pdb" target="tools/net6.0" />
-    <file src="net6.0/nunit.engine.dll" target="tools/net6.0" />
-    <file src="net6.0/nunit.engine.pdb" target="tools/net6.0" />
-    <file src="net6.0/nunit.engine.api.dll" target="tools/net6.0" />
-    <file src="net6.0/nunit.engine.api.pdb" target="tools/net6.0" />
-    <file src="net6.0/nunit.engine.api.xml" target="tools/net6.0" />
-    <file src="net6.0/testcentric.engine.metadata.dll" target="tools/net6.0" />
-    <file src="net6.0/Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyModel.dll" target="tools/net6.0" />
-    <file src="../../nuget/runners/nunit.console.nuget.addins" target="tools/net6.0"/>
-    <file src="../../nuget/runners/DotnetToolSettings.xml" target="tools/net6.0"/>
+    <file src="net6.0/nunit3-console.exe" target="tools/net6.0/any" />
+    <file src="net6.0/nunit3-console.pdb" target="tools/net6.0/any" />
+    <file src="net6.0/nunit3-console.dll" target="tools/net6.0/any" />
+    <file src="net6.0/nunit3-console.dll.config" target="tools/net6.0/any" />
+    <file src="net6.0/nunit3-console.deps.json" target="tools/net6.0/any" />
+    <file src="net6.0/nunit3-console.runtimeconfig.json" target="tools/net6.0/any" />
+    <file src="net6.0/nunit.engine.core.dll" target="tools/net6.0/any" />
+    <file src="net6.0/nunit.engine.core.pdb" target="tools/net6.0/any" />
+    <file src="net6.0/nunit.engine.dll" target="tools/net6.0/any" />
+    <file src="net6.0/nunit.engine.pdb" target="tools/net6.0/any" />
+    <file src="net6.0/nunit.engine.api.dll" target="tools/net6.0/any" />
+    <file src="net6.0/nunit.engine.api.pdb" target="tools/net6.0/any" />
+    <file src="net6.0/nunit.engine.api.xml" target="tools/net6.0/any" />
+    <file src="net6.0/testcentric.engine.metadata.dll" target="tools/net6.0/any" />
+    <file src="net6.0/Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyModel.dll" target="tools/net6.0/any" />
+    <file src="../../nuget/runners/nunit.console.nuget.addins" target="tools/net6.0/any"/>
+    <file src="../../nuget/runners/DotnetToolSettings.xml" target="tools/net6.0/any"/>
    
     <file src="../../nunit_256.png" target="images"/>
   </files>
diff --git a/src/NUnitConsole/nunit3-console/nunit3-console.csproj b/src/NUnitConsole/nunit3-console/nunit3-console.csproj
index 5b76fa1e9..28d9448f3 100644
--- a/src/NUnitConsole/nunit3-console/nunit3-console.csproj
+++ b/src/NUnitConsole/nunit3-console/nunit3-console.csproj
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
     <AssemblyName>nunit3-console</AssemblyName>
     <TargetFrameworks>net462;net6.0;net8.0</TargetFrameworks>
     <RollForward>Major</RollForward>
+    <DebugType>portable</DebugType>
+    <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup>