diff --git a/src/QuantumSdk/DefaultItems/DefaultItems.props.v.template b/src/QuantumSdk/DefaultItems/DefaultItems.props.v.template
index ea3594c422..6a5a926646 100644
--- a/src/QuantumSdk/DefaultItems/DefaultItems.props.v.template
+++ b/src/QuantumSdk/DefaultItems/DefaultItems.props.v.template
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
Normal
true
true
+ true
false
false
dotnet "$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)../tools/utils/Microsoft.Quantum.Sdk.BuildConfiguration.dll"
diff --git a/src/QuantumSdk/README.md b/src/QuantumSdk/README.md
index 682fab4c86..b5259154f3 100644
--- a/src/QuantumSdk/README.md
+++ b/src/QuantumSdk/README.md
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ Specifies the simulator to use by default for execution. Valid values are Quantu
- `IncludeQsharpCorePackages`:
Specifies whether the packages providing the basic language support for Q# are referenced. This property is set to true by default. If set to false, the Sdk will not reference any Q# libraries.
+- `IncludeProviderPackages`:
+Specifies whether the packages for specific hardware providers should be automatically included based on the specified `ExecutionTarget`. This property is set to true by default. If set to false, the Sdk will not automatically reference any provider packages.
+
- `QscExe`:
The command to invoke the Q# compiler. The value set by default invokes the Q# compiler that is packaged as tool with the Sdk. The default value can be accessed via the `DefaultQscExe` property.
diff --git a/src/QuantumSdk/Sdk/Sdk.props b/src/QuantumSdk/Sdk/Sdk.props
index 53285be4a7..c83600e557 100644
--- a/src/QuantumSdk/Sdk/Sdk.props
+++ b/src/QuantumSdk/Sdk/Sdk.props
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@
-
-
-
+
+
+