diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ne/nexusmods-app/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ne/nexusmods-app/package.nix
index c331fad8a7f9..96ade4af6ef9 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ne/nexusmods-app/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ne/nexusmods-app/package.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,13 @@ buildDotnetModule rec {
     hash = "sha256-FzQphMhiC1g+6qmk/R1v4rq2ldy35NcaWm0RR1UlwLA=";
   };
 
-  projectFile = "NexusMods.App.sln";
+  # If the whole solution is published, there seems to be a race condition where
+  # it will sometimes publish the wrong version of a dependent assembly, for
+  # example: Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.dll 6.0.0 instead of 8.0.0.
+  # https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/compatibility/sdk/7.0/solution-level-output-no-longer-valid
+  # TODO: do something about this in buildDotnetModule
+  projectFile = "src/NexusMods.App/NexusMods.App.csproj";
+  testProjectFile = "NexusMods.App.sln";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     copyDesktopItems