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+# NuGet package creation process
+
+This directory contains NuGet specification files (.nuspec).
+
+Creating nuget packages:
+
+1. Set `PackageVersion` environment variable that defines the package version.
+
+```console
+set PackageVersion=0.2.0
+```
+
+If environment variable is not set, then the version is automatically obtained from git tag:
+
+```console
+git describe --tags
+```
+
+2. Run `tools/build-nuget.cmd` script to create the package(s). Packages are copied to `.\packages` directory.
+
+3. Push selected package to nuget feed.
+
+Learn more about native code NuGet packages [here](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/guides/native-packages).
+
+## Proposed NuGet package flavors
+
+This section is a `DRAFT` - Work-in-Progress. The following packages MAY be created and published at nuget.org :
+
+| Package Name | Desription | Notes |
+|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
+| OpenTelemetry.Cpp.Source | Complete recursive source code snapshot with dependencies. | |
+| OpenTelemetry.Cpp.Dev | Source code snapshot excluding 3rd party dependencies. | |
+| OpenTelemetry.Cpp.Api | API headers package. | |
+| OpenTelemetry.Cpp.Sdk | SDK headers and source package. | |
+| OpenTelemetry.Cpp.Ext | Extended functionality. | |
+| OpenTelemetry.Cpp.Exporters | Exporters. | |
+
+Prebuilt libraries MAY be provided in future in `OpenTelemetry.Cpp.${CompilerABI}` package for each compiler.
+
+Refer to [Boost library](https://www.nuget.org/packages?q=boost) nuget packages for example how to create
+a nuget package for a given compiler and runtime, using [Fuget Package Explorer](https://www.fuget.org/)
+that allows to see the original nuget spec for each package.