diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index d8f3013..dcda960 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -43,6 +43,17 @@ $ xbuild /p:Configuration=Debug jabber-net.sln
 $ mono ./packages/NUnit.ConsoleRunner.3.4.1/tools/nunit3-console.exe ./test/bin5/Debug/test.dll
 ```
 
+.NET Core
+---------
+
+There's an alpha-level support for [.NET Core][dotnet-core] build system in the
+project. To build the project using `dotnet`, invoke the following command:
+
+```console
+$ dotnet restore
+$ dotnet build **/project.json
+```
+
 Documentation
 -------------
 
@@ -80,6 +91,7 @@ consult [Licensing.md][] for details on licensing of internal components.
 [Licensing.md]: ./Licensing.md
 
 [appveyor]: https://ci.appveyor.com/project/ForNeVeR/jabber-net/branch/develop
+[dotnet-core]: https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/
 [nuget]: https://www.nuget.org/packages/jabber-net/
 [paket]: https://fsprojects.github.io/Paket/index.html
 [travis]: https://travis-ci.org/ForNeVeR/jabber-net
diff --git a/src/JabberNet.Netlib.Dns/project.json b/src/JabberNet.Netlib.Dns/project.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c0896d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/JabberNet.Netlib.Dns/project.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "version": "2.1.2-*",
+    "buildOptions": {
+        "debugType": "portable"
+    },
+    "frameworks": {
+        "net45": {}
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/JabberNet.Netlib.Dns/project.lock.json b/src/JabberNet.Netlib.Dns/project.lock.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13e443e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/JabberNet.Netlib.Dns/project.lock.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "locked": false,
+  "version": 2,
+  "targets": {
+    ".NETFramework,Version=v4.5": {}
+  },
+  "libraries": {},
+  "projectFileDependencyGroups": {
+    "": [],
+    ".NETFramework,Version=v4.5": []
+  },
+  "tools": {},
+  "projectFileToolGroups": {}
+}
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diff --git a/src/JabberNet/project.json b/src/JabberNet/project.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b548a9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/JabberNet/project.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+    "version": "2.1.2-*",
+    "buildOptions": {
+        "allowUnsafe": true,
+        "debugType": "portable"
+    },
+    "dependencies": {
+        "zlib.net": "1.0.4",
+        "JabberNet.Netlib.Dns": "*"
+    },
+    "frameworks": {
+        "net45": {
+            "frameworkAssemblies": {
+                "System.Drawing": "4.0.0.0",
+                "System.Security": "4.0.0.0",
+                "System.Xml": "4.0.0.0"
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/JabberNet/project.lock.json b/src/JabberNet/project.lock.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00e6715
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/JabberNet/project.lock.json
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+{
+  "locked": false,
+  "version": 2,
+  "targets": {
+    ".NETFramework,Version=v4.5": {
+      "zlib.net/1.0.4": {
+        "type": "package",
+        "compile": {
+          "lib/zlib.net.dll": {}
+        },
+        "runtime": {
+          "lib/zlib.net.dll": {}
+        }
+      },
+      "JabberNet.Netlib.Dns/2.1.2": {
+        "type": "project",
+        "framework": ".NETFramework,Version=v4.5"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "libraries": {
+    "zlib.net/1.0.4": {
+      "sha512": "ywKkVY1y20tGQsUnYgKupYm91L8GVrVgoEOFTjfR1Bb5Xiy5tBJu5SV9liIiW2h8/KQUBefE45vSythtNMmahQ==",
+      "type": "package",
+      "path": "zlib.net/1.0.4",
+      "files": [
+        "lib/zlib.net.dll",
+        "zlib.net.1.0.4.nupkg.sha512",
+        "zlib.net.nuspec"
+      ]
+    },
+    "JabberNet.Netlib.Dns/2.1.2": {
+      "type": "project",
+      "path": "../JabberNet.Netlib.Dns/project.json"
+    }
+  },
+  "projectFileDependencyGroups": {
+    "": [
+      "JabberNet.Netlib.Dns",
+      "zlib.net >= 1.0.4"
+    ],
+    ".NETFramework,Version=v4.5": [
+      "System.Drawing >= 4.0.0",
+      "System.Security >= 4.0.0",
+      "System.Xml >= 4.0.0"
+    ]
+  },
+  "tools": {},
+  "projectFileToolGroups": {}
+}
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