diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/nu/nuget/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/nu/nuget/package.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ff262c68ff64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/nu/nuget/package.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, makeWrapper, mono, lib }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation (attrs: {
+  pname = "Nuget";
+  version = "6.6.1.2";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "mono";
+    repo = "linux-packaging-nuget";
+    rev = "upstream/${attrs.version}.bin";
+    sha256 = "sha256-9/dSeVshHbpYIgGE/8OzrB4towrWVB3UxDi8Esmbu7Y=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    makeWrapper
+  ];
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+
+    mkdir -p $out/lib/${attrs.pname}
+    cp -r . $out/lib/${attrs.pname}/
+
+    mkdir -p $out/bin
+    makeWrapper \
+      "${mono}/bin/mono" \
+      "$out/bin/nuget" \
+      --add-flags "$out/lib/${attrs.pname}/nuget.exe"
+
+    runHook postInstall
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "A package manager for the .NET platform";
+    homepage = "https://www.mono-project.com/";
+    longDescription = ''
+      NuGet is the package manager for the .NET platform.
+      This derivation bundles the Mono NuGet CLI, which is mostly used by
+      older projects based on .NET Framework.
+
+      Newer .NET projects can use the dotnet CLI, which has most of this
+      packages functionality built-in.
+    '';
+    # https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/resources/nuget-faq#what-is-the-license-for-nuget-exe-
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    sourceProvenance = [ sourceTypes.binaryBytecode ];
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.mdarocha ];
+    platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/msbuild/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/msbuild/default.nix
index 83cdcead353f..1b561470af79 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/msbuild/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/msbuild/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, makeWrapper, glibcLocales, mono, dotnetPackages, unzip, dotnetCorePackages, writeText, roslyn }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, makeWrapper, glibcLocales, mono, nuget, unzip, dotnetCorePackages, writeText, roslyn }:
 
 let
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
-    dotnetPackages.Nuget
+    nuget
     glibcLocales
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/dotnet-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/dotnet-packages.nix
index 661603b2ba1f..89fba136259e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/dotnet-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/dotnet-packages.nix
@@ -10,12 +10,14 @@
 , mono
 , overrides ? {}
 , boogie
+, nuget
 }:
 
 let self = dotnetPackages // overrides; dotnetPackages = with self; {
   # ALIASES FOR MOVED PACKAGES
 
   Boogie = boogie;
+  Nuget = nuget;
 
   # BINARY PACKAGES
 
@@ -168,27 +170,6 @@ let self = dotnetPackages // overrides; dotnetPackages = with self; {
     outputFiles = [ "*" ];
   };
 
-  Nuget = buildDotnetPackage rec {
-    pname = "Nuget";
-    version = "6.3.1.1";
-
-    src = fetchFromGitHub {
-      owner = "mono";
-      repo = "linux-packaging-nuget";
-      rev = "upstream/${version}.bin";
-      sha256 = "sha256-D7F4B23HK5ElY68PYKVDsyi8OF0DLqqUqQzj5CpMfkc=";
-    };
-
-    # configurePhase breaks the binary and results in
-    # `File does not contain a valid CIL image.`
-    dontConfigure = true;
-    dontBuild = true;
-    dontPlacateNuget = true;
-
-    outputFiles = [ "*" ];
-    exeFiles = [ "nuget.exe" ];
-  };
-
   Paket = fetchNuGet {
     pname = "Paket";
     version = "5.179.1";