diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index d375d89..00a61e1 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version: '1.3.{build}'
+version: '1.3.0-alpha'
 image: Visual Studio 2019
 # branches:
 #  only:
@@ -51,22 +51,25 @@ artifacts:
  - path: chocolatey\install\capnpc-csharp-win-x86.$(appveyor_build_version).nupkg
    name: capnpc-csharp-win-x86
    type: NuGetPackage
-# - path: chocolatey\install\capnpc-csharp.$(appveyor_build_version).nupkg
-#   name: capnpc-csharp
-#   type: NuGetPackage
+ - path: chocolatey\install\capnpc-csharp.$(appveyor_build_version)-deprecated.nupkg
+   name: capnpc-csharp-deprecated
+   type: NuGetPackage
  - path: capnpc-csharp\nupkg\capnpc-csharp.$(appveyor_build_version).nupkg
    name: capnpc-csharp
    type: NuGetPackage
 clone_depth: 1
 test_script:
   - cmd: vstest.console /logger:Appveyor /inIsolation CapnpC.CSharp.Generator.Tests\bin\Release\netcoreapp2.1\CapnpC.CSharp.Generator.Tests.dll
-  - cmd: cd %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\chocolatey\install
-  - cmd: choco install capnpc-csharp --source=".;https://chocolatey.org/api/v2" --force -y
+#  - cmd: cd %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\chocolatey\install
+#  - cmd: choco install capnpc-csharp --source=".;https://chocolatey.org/api/v2" --force -y
+  - cmd: cd %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\capnpc-csharp
+  - cmd: dotnet tool install --global --add-source ./nupkg capnpc-csharp
   - cmd: cd %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\install-test
   - cmd: compile-test
   - cmd: cd %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%
   - cmd: vstest.console /logger:Appveyor /inIsolation CapnpC.CSharp.Generator.Tests\bin\Release\netcoreapp2.1\CapnpC.CSharp.Generator.Tests.dll
-  - cmd: choco uninstall capnpc-csharp -y
+#  - cmd: choco uninstall capnpc-csharp -y
+  - cmd: dotnet tool install --global capnpc-csharp
   - cmd: cd %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\install-test
   - cmd: notinstalled-test
   - cmd: cd %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\chocolatey\install
diff --git a/chocolatey/capnpc-csharp/capnpc-csharp.nuspec b/chocolatey/capnpc-csharp/capnpc-csharp.nuspec
index 801c842..8b0b66c 100644
--- a/chocolatey/capnpc-csharp/capnpc-csharp.nuspec
+++ b/chocolatey/capnpc-csharp/capnpc-csharp.nuspec
@@ -10,8 +10,11 @@
     <!--<license type="expression">MIT</license>-->
     <licenseUrl>https://github.com/c80k/capnproto-dotnetcore/blob/master/LICENSE</licenseUrl>
     <projectUrl>https://github.com/c80k/capnproto-dotnetcore</projectUrl>
-    <title>capnpc-csharp (Install)</title>
-    <description>Cap'n Proto C# code generator backend, portable .NET Core 2.1</description>
+    <title>[Deprecated] capnpc-csharp (Install)</title>
+    <description>Cap'n Proto C# code generator backend, portable .NET Core 2.1
+    This package is deprecated now. It was converted to a .NET Core CLI tool which is now hosted here: https://www.nuget.org/packages/capnpc-csharp
+    To install, type: dotnet tool install -g capnpc-csharp
+    </description>
     <summary>Cap'n Proto C# code generator backend. This is the portable variant which depends on .NET Core 2.1 (as opposed to capnpc-csharp-win-x86)</summary>
     <copyright>Christian Köllner and contributors</copyright>
     <projectSourceUrl>https://github.com/c80k/capnproto-dotnetcore</projectSourceUrl>
@@ -20,17 +23,7 @@
     <tags>capnp capnpc RPC serialization cerealization</tags>
     <!--<repository type="Git" />-->
     <releaseNotes>https://github.com/c80k/capnproto-dotnetcore/releases/tag/v$version$</releaseNotes>
-    <dependencies>
-        <dependency id="capnproto" version="0.7.0" />
-        <dependency id="dotnetcore-runtime.install" version="2.1.6" />
-    </dependencies>
+    <dependencies/>
   </metadata>
-<files>
-    <file src="chocolateyinstall.ps1" target="tools" />
-    <file src="chocolateyuninstall.ps1" target="tools" />
-    <file src=".\capnpc-csharp.ps1" target="tools" />
-    <file src="..\LICENSE.txt" target="tools" />
-    <file src="..\VERIFICATION.txt" target="tools" />
-    <file src=".\bin\**" target="bin" />
-  </files>
+<files/>
 </package>
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diff --git a/scripts/capnpc-csharp-pack.ps1 b/scripts/capnpc-csharp-pack.ps1
index 79935d5..360a386 100644
--- a/scripts/capnpc-csharp-pack.ps1
+++ b/scripts/capnpc-csharp-pack.ps1
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ $installDir = "$chocoDir\install"
 
 dotnet build -c Release "$scriptDir\..\Capnp.Net.sln"
 dotnet publish -c Release -r win-x86 --self-contained -o "$chocoDir\$id_win_x86\bin" "$csprojDir\$csprojFile"
-dotnet publish -c Release -o "$chocoDir\$id\bin" "$csprojDir\$csprojFile"
+# dotnet publish -c Release -o "$chocoDir\$id\bin" "$csprojDir\$csprojFile"
 
 If(!(test-path $installDir))
 {
@@ -21,3 +21,4 @@ Copy-Item "$scriptDir\..\LICENSE" -Destination "$chocoDir\LICENSE.txt"
 
 choco pack "$chocoDir\$id\$id.nuspec" --version $version --outputdirectory $installDir
 choco pack "$chocoDir\$id_win_x86\$id_win_x86.nuspec" --version $version --outputdirectory $installDir
+Rename-Item -Path "$installDir\$id.nupkg" -NewName "$installDir\$id-deprecated.nupkg"
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