diff --git a/Couchbase.Analytics.sln b/Couchbase.Analytics.sln
index 3263e60..cce85eb 100644
--- a/Couchbase.Analytics.sln
+++ b/Couchbase.Analytics.sln
@@ -68,4 +68,4 @@ Global
 		{0B9D51A9-E71B-4151-A177-73BE3BE34FCD}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
 		{0B9D51A9-E71B-4151-A177-73BE3BE34FCD}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 	EndGlobalSection
-EndGlobal
\ No newline at end of file
+EndGlobal
diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
index 7334b57..e405eb1 100644
--- a/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="Grpc.AspNetCore" Version="2.71.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Grpc.Net.Client" Version="2.71.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Grpc.Tools" Version="2.72.0" />
-
     <PackageVersion Include="Serilog" Version="3.1.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Serilog.Extensions.Logging" Version="8.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="5.0.1" />
@@ -38,4 +37,14 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="xunit.assert" Version="2.9.3" />
     <PackageVersion Include="xunit.extensibility.core" Version="2.9.3" />
   </ItemGroup>
+
+    <PropertyGroup>
+        <TargetsForTfmSpecificBuildOutput>$(TargetsForTfmSpecificBuildOutput);CopyProjectReferencesToPackage</TargetsForTfmSpecificBuildOutput>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+
+    <Target DependsOnTargets="ResolveReferences" Name="CopyProjectReferencesToPackage">
+        <ItemGroup>
+            <BuildOutputInPackage Include="@(ReferenceCopyLocalPaths->WithMetadataValue('ReferenceSourceTarget', 'ProjectReference'))"/>
+        </ItemGroup>
+    </Target>
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/fit/Couchbase.Analytics.Performer/Couchbase.Analytics.Performer.csproj b/fit/Couchbase.Analytics.Performer/Couchbase.Analytics.Performer.csproj
index 8186e0c..bb6a10c 100644
--- a/fit/Couchbase.Analytics.Performer/Couchbase.Analytics.Performer.csproj
+++ b/fit/Couchbase.Analytics.Performer/Couchbase.Analytics.Performer.csproj
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
     <ItemGroup>
         <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\Couchbase.Analytics\Couchbase.Analytics.csproj" />
+        <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\Couchbase.Core\Couchbase.Core.csproj" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Couchbase.Analytics/Couchbase.Analytics.csproj b/src/Couchbase.Analytics/Couchbase.Analytics.csproj
index b05885b..569b21c 100644
--- a/src/Couchbase.Analytics/Couchbase.Analytics.csproj
+++ b/src/Couchbase.Analytics/Couchbase.Analytics.csproj
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
         <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
         <RootNamespace>Couchbase.AnalyticsClient</RootNamespace>
-        <VersionPrefix>1.0.0-rc1</VersionPrefix>
+        <VersionPrefix>1.0.0-rc3</VersionPrefix>
         
         <AssemblyName>Couchbase.AnalyticsClient</AssemblyName>
         <PackageId>Couchbase.AnalyticsClient</PackageId>
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-      <ProjectReference Include="..\Couchbase.Core\Couchbase.Core.csproj" />
+      <ProjectReference Include="..\Couchbase.Core\Couchbase.Core.csproj" >
+          <ReferenceOutputAssembly>true</ReferenceOutputAssembly>
+          <IncludeAssets>Couchbase.Core.dll</IncludeAssets>
+      </ProjectReference>
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/tests/Couchbase.Analytics.UnitTests/Couchbase.Analytics.UnitTests.csproj b/tests/Couchbase.Analytics.UnitTests/Couchbase.Analytics.UnitTests.csproj
index 91e0848..ed24929 100644
--- a/tests/Couchbase.Analytics.UnitTests/Couchbase.Analytics.UnitTests.csproj
+++ b/tests/Couchbase.Analytics.UnitTests/Couchbase.Analytics.UnitTests.csproj
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
     <ItemGroup>
       <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\Couchbase.Analytics\Couchbase.Analytics.csproj" />
+      <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\Couchbase.Core\Couchbase.Core.csproj" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>