diff --git a/3rdparty/NuGet/nuspec.xsd b/3rdparty/NuGet/nuspec.xsd
index a263f3c9..c250fecd 100644
--- a/3rdparty/NuGet/nuspec.xsd
+++ b/3rdparty/NuGet/nuspec.xsd
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <xs:schema id="nuspec"
-    targetNamespace="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2011/08/nuspec.xsd"
+    targetNamespace="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2013/05/nuspec.xsd"
     elementFormDefault="qualified"
-    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2011/08/nuspec.xsd"
-    xmlns:mstns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2011/08/nuspec.xsd"
+    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2013/05/nuspec.xsd"
+    xmlns:mstns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2013/05/nuspec.xsd"
     xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
 >
     <xs:complexType name="dependency">
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@
                             <xs:element name="language" maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="0" type="xs:string" default="en-US" />
                             <xs:element name="tags" maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="0" type="xs:string" />
                             <xs:element name="serviceable" maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="0" type="xs:boolean" />
+                            <xs:element name="icon" maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="0" type="xs:string" />
+                            <xs:element name="readme" maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="0" type="xs:string" />
                             <xs:element name="repository" maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="0">
                               <xs:complexType>
                                 <xs:attribute name="type" type="xs:string" use="optional" />
@@ -173,4 +175,5 @@
             </xs:sequence>
         </xs:complexType>
     </xs:element>
-</xs:schema>
\ No newline at end of file
+</xs:schema>
+
diff --git a/README_NUGET.md b/README_NUGET.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..967f0581
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README_NUGET.md
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+## About
+A library which supports decoding and generating of barcodes (like QR Code, PDF 417, EAN, UPC, Aztec, Data Matrix, Codabar) within images.
+
+## How to Use
+The source code repository includes small examples for Windows Forms, Silverlight, Windows Phone and other project types.
+
+The following example works with the classic .Net framework until version 4.8.1:
+
+```csharp
+// create a barcode reader instance
+IBarcodeReader reader = new BarcodeReader();
+// load a bitmap
+var barcodeBitmap = (Bitmap)Image.FromFile("C:\\sample-barcode-image.png");
+// detect and decode the barcode inside the bitmap
+var result = reader.Decode(barcodeBitmap);
+// do something with the result
+if (result != null)
+{
+   txtDecoderType.Text = result.BarcodeFormat.ToString();
+   txtDecoderContent.Text = result.Text;
+}
+```
+If you want to try the sample code above within a project which target .Net Standard or .Net 5.0 or higher then you have to add one of the
+additional nuget package for a specific image library: https://www.nuget.org/packages?q=ZXing.Bindings
+The main package of ZXing.Net for such platforms only contains the core classes which are not dependent on a specific assembly for image formats.
+
+```csharp
+// example shows a simple decoding snippet as a .Net 8.0 console appliation which uses the ZXing.Windows.Compatibility package
+using System.Drawing;
+using ZXing.Windows.Compatibility;
+
+// create a barcode reader instance
+var reader = new BarcodeReader();
+// load a bitmap
+var barcodeBitmap = (Bitmap)Image.FromFile("C:\\sample-barcode-image.png");
+// detect and decode the barcode inside the bitmap
+var result = reader.Decode(barcodeBitmap);
+// do something with the result
+if (result != null)
+{
+    Console.WriteLine(result.BarcodeFormat.ToString());
+    Console.WriteLine(result.Text);
+}
+else
+{
+    Console.WriteLine("No barcode found");
+}
+```
+
+## Related Packages
+There are several packages which can be used with different image libraries in combination with ZXing.Net.
+https://www.nuget.org/packages?q=ZXing.Bindings
+
+## Feedback
+Bug reports and contributions are welcome at [the GitHub repository](https://github.com/micjahn/ZXing.Net).
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diff --git a/zxing.nuspec b/zxing.nuspec
index c9ae2000..9762c758 100644
--- a/zxing.nuspec
+++ b/zxing.nuspec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
-<package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2011/08/nuspec.xsd">
+<package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2013/05/nuspec.xsd">
   <metadata>
     <version>0.17.0</version>
     <authors>Michael Jahn</authors>
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     <id>ZXing.Net</id>
     <title>ZXing.Net</title>
     <requireLicenseAcceptance>false</requireLicenseAcceptance>
+    <readme>docs\README.md</readme>
     <description>
       ZXing.Net is a port of ZXing, an open-source, multi-format 1D/2D barcode image processing library originally implemented in Java.
       It has been ported by hand with a lot of optimizations and improvements.
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@
   </metadata>
   <files>
     <file src="Icons\logo.jpg" target="." />
+    <file src="README_NUGET.md" target="docs\README.md" />
     <file src="Build\Release\net2.0\zxing.dll" target="lib\net20\zxing.dll" />
     <file src="Build\Release\net2.0\zxing.pdb" target="lib\net20\zxing.pdb" />
     <file src="Build\Release\net2.0\zxing.XML" target="lib\net20\zxing.XML" />