diff --git a/packaging/nuget/package.nuspec b/packaging/nuget/package.nuspec
index 2bba0507..5f616914 100644
--- a/packaging/nuget/package.nuspec
+++ b/packaging/nuget/package.nuspec
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
         <releaseNotes>https://raw.github.com/jedisct1/libsodium/master/ChangeLog</releaseNotes>
         <copyright>(c) 2013-2014, Frank Denis (attribution required)</copyright>
         <tags>native, NaCl, salt, sodium, libodium, C++</tags>
+        <dependencies>
+        </dependencies>        
         <!-- Salt shaker icon by Dubravko Soric :
         http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Salt_shaker_on_white_background.jpg/220px-Salt_shaker_on_white_background.jpg -->
     </metadata>
diff --git a/packaging/nuget/package.targets b/packaging/nuget/package.targets
index d5308688..d52e0385 100644
--- a/packaging/nuget/package.targets
+++ b/packaging/nuget/package.targets
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #   GENERATED SOURCE CODE, DO NOT EDIT EXCEPT EXPERIMENTALLY    #
 #################################################################
 -->
-<Project ToolsVersion="12.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
 
   <!-- user interface -->
   <ItemGroup>