diff --git a/Properties/Build.properties b/Properties/Build.properties
index e054f63..e919750 100644
--- a/Properties/Build.properties
+++ b/Properties/Build.properties
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
     <NugetWorkspace>$([System.IO.Path]::GetFullPath('$(BuildPath)\..\NugetWorkspace'))</NugetWorkspace>
     <SpecificationReportPath>$(DropsPath)\SpecificationReports</SpecificationReportPath>
     <NUnitResultsPath>$(DropsPath)\TestResults</NUnitResultsPath>
-    <ForcedMSBuildProperties>Configuration=Release;Platform=Any CPU</ForcedMSBuildProperties>
+    <BuildConfig>Release</BuildConfig>  
+    <ForcedMSBuildProperties>Configuration=$(BuildConfig);Platform=Any CPU</ForcedMSBuildProperties>
     <InstallerNameWithoutExtension>$(SolutionName).Setup</InstallerNameWithoutExtension>
     <ReferencedAssembliesPath>$([System.IO.Path]::GetFullPath('$(BuildPath)\..\ReferencedAssemblies'))</ReferencedAssembliesPath>
     <PackageName>$(SolutionName)</PackageName>
@@ -93,8 +94,8 @@
   
   <Choose>
     <When Condition=" '$(GitVersion_NuGetVersion)' != '' ">
-	  <PropertyGroup>
-		<NuGetVersion>$(GitVersion_NuGetVersion)</NuGetVersion>
+      <PropertyGroup>
+      <NuGetVersion>$(GitVersion_NuGetVersion)</NuGetVersion>
 	  </PropertyGroup>
 	</When>
 	<Otherwise>
@@ -114,13 +115,19 @@
   </Choose>
 
 
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <SolutionsToBuild Include="$(SolutionsPath)\$(SolutionName).sln;"/>
-    <ProjectBuildArtefactFolders Include="$(ApplicationsPath)\$(SolutionName)\bin;
-        $(ApplicationsPath)\$(SolutionName)\obj;
-        $(DeploymentProjectPath)\bin;
-        $(DeploymentProjectPath)\obj;
-        $(SpecificationReportPath)" />
-  </ItemGroup>
+  <Choose>
+    <When Condition=" '$(UseDotNetCli)' == 'true' ">
+    </When>
+    <Otherwise>
+      <ItemGroup>
+        <SolutionsToBuild Include="$(SolutionsPath)\$(SolutionName).sln;" />
+        <ProjectBuildArtefactFolders Include="$(ApplicationsPath)\$(SolutionName)\bin;
+            $(ApplicationsPath)\$(SolutionName)\obj;
+            $(DeploymentProjectPath)\bin;
+            $(DeploymentProjectPath)\obj;
+            $(SpecificationReportPath)" />
+      </ItemGroup>
+    </Otherwise>
+  </Choose>
   
 </Project>
diff --git a/Properties/Global.Imports b/Properties/Global.Imports
index 481aa4b..96e5d91 100644
--- a/Properties/Global.Imports
+++ b/Properties/Global.Imports
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
   <Import Project="$(TasksPath)\MSBuild.Extended.tasks" />
 
   <!-- Import Custom Project Targets -->
-  <Import Project="$(TargetsPath)\BuildSolutions.target" />
+  <Import Project="$(TargetsPath)\BuildSolutions.target"  Condition=" '$(UseDotNetCli)' != 'true' " />
+  <Import Project="$(TargetsPath)\DotNetBuild.target" Condition=" '$(UseDotNetCli)' == 'true' "/>
   <Import Project="$(TargetsPath)\BuildSuccess.target" />
   <Import Project="$(TargetsPath)\CleanSolution.target" />
   <Import Project="$(TargetsPath)\CreateDrops.target" />
diff --git a/Targets/BuildSolutions.target b/Targets/BuildSolutions.target
index 99aabbf..7115eee 100644
--- a/Targets/BuildSolutions.target
+++ b/Targets/BuildSolutions.target
@@ -14,15 +14,9 @@
 
     <Message Text="SolutionsToBuild: @(SolutionsToBuild)" />
 
-    <!-- *** This line must NOT be merged back into the regular Build branch *** -->    
-    <!--<ReadLinesFromFile File="$(VersioningPath)\BuildNumber.txt">
-      <Output TaskParameter="Lines" PropertyName="BuildNumber"/>
-    </ReadLinesFromFile>-->
-
     <MSBuild 
       Projects="@(SolutionsToBuild)" 
       Properties="$(ForcedMSBuildProperties);BuildNumber=$(VersionBuild);$(HardLinksOptions)" />
-
   </Target>
 
 </Project>
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diff --git a/Targets/DotNetBuild.target b/Targets/DotNetBuild.target
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3085ee4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Targets/DotNetBuild.target
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  
+  <Target Name="DotNetRestore" Condition=" '$(UseDotNetCli)' == 'true' ">
+    <Exec Command="dotnet restore" WorkingDirectory="$(SolutionsPath)"/>
+  </Target>
+
+  <Target Name="DotNetBuild" Condition=" '$(UseDotNetCli)' == 'true' "
+    DependsOnTargets="DotNetRestore">
+
+    <Message Text="Solution path: $(SolutionsPath)" />
+
+    <Exec Command="dotnet build -c $(BuildConfig)" WorkingDirectory="$(SolutionsPath)"/>
+  </Target>
+
+</Project>
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