diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2d37d2b..90fec06 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ See the official [@nfdi4plants/web-components docs](https://nfdi4plants.github.i
 - Tests can be found in `tests`.
 
 1. Make changes to library and add unit tests.
-2. Run `.\build.cmd releasenotes semver:xxx`, where `xxx` can be minor, major or patch. 
+2. Run `.\build.cmd releasenotes semver:xxx`, where `xxx` can be minor, major or patch. (This will also update the version in `package.json` inside the template project.)
 3. Run `.\build.cmd release`. This will:
     - Run tests
     - Build the library
-    - Create a nuget package and copy it to the client test folder.
+    - Create a nuget packages for both the library and the template and copy the library-.nupkg to the client test folder.
 4. Update nuget reference for library to new version.
     - In `client\loaders\_lib.fsx`.
     - 👀 It might be necessary to clear nuget cache if the version was not changed for it to update.
diff --git a/build/PackageTasks.fs b/build/PackageTasks.fs
index 1cfd876..f209345 100644
--- a/build/PackageTasks.fs
+++ b/build/PackageTasks.fs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ open System.IO
 /// copy the fresh nuget packages to fornax test client dependency folder
 let copy_nupkg() =
     // copy the fresh nuget packages to fornax test client dependency folder
-    let files = Directory.GetFiles(pkgDir, "*.nupkg")
+    let files = Directory.GetFiles(pkgDir, "*.nupkg") |> Array.filter (fun x -> x.Contains "Nfdi4Plants.Fornax.Template" |> not)
     Trace.trace "Copy .nupkg files to test client dependency folder"
     files |> Array.iter (fun x -> 
         let fileName = Path.GetFileName(x)
diff --git a/src/Nfdi4Plants.Fornax.Template/Nfdi4Plants.Fornax.Template.fsproj b/src/Nfdi4Plants.Fornax.Template/Nfdi4Plants.Fornax.Template.fsproj
index 3d83cb5..d7f4311 100644
--- a/src/Nfdi4Plants.Fornax.Template/Nfdi4Plants.Fornax.Template.fsproj
+++ b/src/Nfdi4Plants.Fornax.Template/Nfdi4Plants.Fornax.Template.fsproj
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@
 		<NoBuild>true</NoBuild>
 		<TargetFramework>net5.0</TargetFramework>
 		<DisableImplicitFrameworkReferences>true</DisableImplicitFrameworkReferences>
-		<!--https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/tutorials/cli-templates-create-template-package-->
+		<!-- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/tutorials/cli-templates-create-template-package -->
 		<IncludeContentInPack>true</IncludeContentInPack>
 		<IncludeBuildOutput>false</IncludeBuildOutput>
 		<ContentTargetFolders>content</ContentTargetFolders>
 		<NoWarn>$(NoWarn);NU5128</NoWarn>
+        <NoDefaultExcludes>true</NoDefaultExcludes>
 	</PropertyGroup>
 	<PropertyGroup>
 		<Title>Nfdi4Plants.Fornax.Template</Title>