diff --git a/src/NuGetizer.Tasks/CreatePackage.cs b/src/NuGetizer.Tasks/CreatePackage.cs
index 4bec60f9..92fb15b7 100644
--- a/src/NuGetizer.Tasks/CreatePackage.cs
+++ b/src/NuGetizer.Tasks/CreatePackage.cs
@@ -240,7 +240,8 @@ void AddDependencies(Manifest manifest)
         {
             var dependencies = from item in Contents
                                where PackFolderKind.Dependency.Equals(item.GetMetadata(MetadataName.PackFolder), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) &&
-                                     !"all".Equals(item.GetMetadata(MetadataName.PrivateAssets), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                                     (!"all".Equals(item.GetMetadata(MetadataName.PrivateAssets), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+                                     "true".Equals(item.GetMetadata("Pack"), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                                select new Dependency
                                {
                                    Id = item.ItemSpec,
diff --git a/src/NuGetizer.Tests/InlineProjectTests.cs b/src/NuGetizer.Tests/InlineProjectTests.cs
index 362265c9..892998ec 100644
--- a/src/NuGetizer.Tests/InlineProjectTests.cs
+++ b/src/NuGetizer.Tests/InlineProjectTests.cs
@@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ public void when_packagepath_ends_in_path_then_packs_basedir_dir()
         [Fact]
         public void when_dependency_is_development_dependency_then_can_explicitly_pack_it()
         {
-            var result = Builder.BuildProject(
+            var project =
                 """
                 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
                   <PropertyGroup>
@@ -1068,8 +1068,8 @@ public void when_dependency_is_development_dependency_then_can_explicitly_pack_i
                     <PackageReference Include="ThisAssembly.Constants" Version="1.2.14" Pack="true" TargetFramework="netstandard2.0" />
                   </ItemGroup>
                 </Project>  
-                """
-                , "GetPackageContents", output);
+                """;
+            var result = Builder.BuildProject(project, "GetPackageContents", output);
 
             result.AssertSuccess(output);
 
@@ -1078,7 +1078,23 @@ public void when_dependency_is_development_dependency_then_can_explicitly_pack_i
                 Identity = "ThisAssembly.Constants",
                 PackFolder = "Dependency",
             }));
-        }
 
+            result = Builder.BuildProject(project, "Pack", output);
+
+            result.AssertSuccess(output);
+
+            var package = result.Items[0].ItemSpec;
+            File.Exists(package);
+
+            using (var archive = ZipFile.OpenRead(package))
+            {
+                Assert.Contains(archive.Entries, entry => entry.FullName == "scenario.nuspec");
+                using var stream = archive.Entries.First(x => x.FullName == "scenario.nuspec").Open();
+                var manifest = Manifest.ReadFrom(stream, false);
+                Assert.NotEmpty(manifest.Metadata.DependencyGroups);
+                Assert.NotEmpty(manifest.Metadata.DependencyGroups.First().Packages);
+                Assert.Equal("ThisAssembly.Constants", manifest.Metadata.DependencyGroups.First().Packages.First().Id);
+            }
+        }
     }
 }