diff --git a/build-tools/create-packs/Directory.Build.props b/build-tools/create-packs/Directory.Build.props
index c87670c7591..a48bfd82d0e 100644
--- a/build-tools/create-packs/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/build-tools/create-packs/Directory.Build.props
@@ -2,12 +2,16 @@
   <Import Project="..\..\Directory.Build.props" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>netstandard2.0</TargetFramework>
     <PackageType>DotnetPlatform</PackageType>
     <Authors>Microsoft</Authors>
     <OutputPath>..\..\bin\Build$(Configuration)\nuget-unsigned\</OutputPath>
     <GenerateDependencyFile>false</GenerateDependencyFile>
     <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>false</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
+    <!-- Remove the `<group targetFramework=".NETStandard2.0" />` entry from the .nuspec. -->
+    <SuppressDependenciesWhenPacking>true</SuppressDependenciesWhenPacking>
+    <!-- Ignore TargetFramework reference group related warnings, these are workload packs not functional NuGets. -->
+    <NoWarn>$(NoWarn);NU5128;NU5131</NoWarn>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Android.Templates/Microsoft.Android.Templates.csproj b/src/Microsoft.Android.Templates/Microsoft.Android.Templates.csproj
index 3ff609d316a..4d1080903fc 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Android.Templates/Microsoft.Android.Templates.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Android.Templates/Microsoft.Android.Templates.csproj
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
     <IncludeBuildOutput>false</IncludeBuildOutput>
     <ContentTargetFolders>content</ContentTargetFolders>
     <OutputPath>..\..\bin\Build$(Configuration)\nuget-unsigned\</OutputPath>
+    <!-- Remove the `<group targetFramework=".NETStandard2.0" />` entry from the .nuspec. -->
+    <SuppressDependenciesWhenPacking>true</SuppressDependenciesWhenPacking>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <Import Project="..\..\Configuration.props" />