diff --git a/build/deploy-local-smapi.targets b/build/deploy-local-smapi.targets
index 80501788..cb330e24 100644
--- a/build/deploy-local-smapi.targets
+++ b/build/deploy-local-smapi.targets
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ This assumes `find-game-folder.targets` has already been imported and validated.
     <Copy SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)\System.Security.Permissions.dll" DestinationFolder="$(GamePath)\smapi-internal" />
   </Target>
 
+  <!-- .NET metadata files -->
+  <Target Name="CopyNetMetadata" Condition="'$(MSBuildProjectName)' == 'SMAPI.Installer'" AfterTargets="PostBuildEvent">
+    <Copy SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)\assets\runtimeconfig.json" DestinationFiles="$(GamePath)\StardewModdingAPI.runtimeconfig.json" />
+    <Copy SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)\assets\windows-exe-config.xml" DestinationFiles="$(GamePath)\StardewModdingAPI.exe.config" Condition="$(OS) == 'Windows_NT'" />
+    <Copy SourceFiles="$(GamePath)\Stardew Valley.deps.json" DestinationFiles="$(GamePath)\StardewModdingAPI.deps.json" Condition="!Exists('$(GamePath)\StardewModdingAPI.deps.json')" />
+  </Target>
+
+  <!-- bundled mods -->
   <Target Name="CopyDefaultMods" Condition="'$(MSBuildProjectName)' == 'SMAPI.Mods.ConsoleCommands' OR '$(MSBuildProjectName)' == 'SMAPI.Mods.ErrorHandler' OR '$(MSBuildProjectName)' == 'SMAPI.Mods.SaveBackup'">
     <ItemGroup>
       <TranslationFiles Include="$(TargetDir)\i18n\*.json" />
@@ -55,12 +63,12 @@ This assumes `find-game-folder.targets` has already been imported and validated.
     <Copy SourceFiles="@(TranslationFiles)" DestinationFolder="$(GamePath)\Mods\$(AssemblyName)\i18n" />
   </Target>
 
+  <!-- toolkit -->
   <Target Name="CopyToolkit" Condition="'$(MSBuildProjectName)' == 'SMAPI.Toolkit'" AfterTargets="PostBuildEvent">
     <Copy SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)\$(TargetName).dll" DestinationFolder="$(GamePath)\smapi-internal" />
     <Copy SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)\$(TargetName).pdb" DestinationFolder="$(GamePath)\smapi-internal" />
     <Copy SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)\$(TargetName).xml" DestinationFolder="$(GamePath)\smapi-internal" />
   </Target>
-
   <Target Name="CopyToolkitCoreInterfaces" Condition="'$(MSBuildProjectName)' == 'SMAPI.Toolkit.CoreInterfaces'" AfterTargets="PostBuildEvent">
     <Copy SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)\$(TargetName).dll" DestinationFolder="$(GamePath)\smapi-internal" />
     <Copy SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)\$(TargetName).pdb" DestinationFolder="$(GamePath)\smapi-internal" />