diff --git a/examples/Workflow/WorkflowAsyncOperations/WorkflowAsyncOperations.csproj b/examples/Workflow/WorkflowAsyncOperations/WorkflowAsyncOperations.csproj
index be70a1b25..64045d4de 100644
--- a/examples/Workflow/WorkflowAsyncOperations/WorkflowAsyncOperations.csproj
+++ b/examples/Workflow/WorkflowAsyncOperations/WorkflowAsyncOperations.csproj
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
     <ItemGroup>
       <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\src\Dapr.Workflow\Dapr.Workflow.csproj" />
+      <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\src\Dapr.Workflow.Abstractions\Dapr.Workflow.Abstractions.csproj" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/examples/Workflow/WorkflowConsoleApp/WorkflowConsoleApp.csproj b/examples/Workflow/WorkflowConsoleApp/WorkflowConsoleApp.csproj
index 3842e2472..e9abacbcb 100644
--- a/examples/Workflow/WorkflowConsoleApp/WorkflowConsoleApp.csproj
+++ b/examples/Workflow/WorkflowConsoleApp/WorkflowConsoleApp.csproj
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\src\Dapr.AspNetCore\Dapr.AspNetCore.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\src\Dapr.Client\Dapr.Client.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\src\Dapr.Workflow\Dapr.Workflow.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\src\Dapr.Workflow.Abstractions\Dapr.Workflow.Abstractions.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/examples/Workflow/WorkflowExternalInteraction/WorkflowExternalInteraction.csproj b/examples/Workflow/WorkflowExternalInteraction/WorkflowExternalInteraction.csproj
index 59d76d46e..d2d873369 100644
--- a/examples/Workflow/WorkflowExternalInteraction/WorkflowExternalInteraction.csproj
+++ b/examples/Workflow/WorkflowExternalInteraction/WorkflowExternalInteraction.csproj
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
     <ItemGroup>
       <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\src\Dapr.Workflow\Dapr.Workflow.csproj" />
+      <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\src\Dapr.Workflow.Abstractions\Dapr.Workflow.Abstractions.csproj" />
     </ItemGroup>
     
     <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/examples/Workflow/WorkflowFanOutFanIn/WorkflowFanOutFanIn.csproj b/examples/Workflow/WorkflowFanOutFanIn/WorkflowFanOutFanIn.csproj
index ba92ee6ec..27d3a3766 100644
--- a/examples/Workflow/WorkflowFanOutFanIn/WorkflowFanOutFanIn.csproj
+++ b/examples/Workflow/WorkflowFanOutFanIn/WorkflowFanOutFanIn.csproj
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
     <ItemGroup>
       <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\src\Dapr.Workflow\Dapr.Workflow.csproj" />
+      <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\src\Dapr.Workflow.Abstractions\Dapr.Workflow.Abstractions.csproj" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/examples/Workflow/WorkflowMapReduceDemo/WorkflowMapReduceDemo.csproj b/examples/Workflow/WorkflowMapReduceDemo/WorkflowMapReduceDemo.csproj
index e9d52d1c4..076e40229 100644
--- a/examples/Workflow/WorkflowMapReduceDemo/WorkflowMapReduceDemo.csproj
+++ b/examples/Workflow/WorkflowMapReduceDemo/WorkflowMapReduceDemo.csproj
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
     <ItemGroup>
       <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\src\Dapr.Workflow\Dapr.Workflow.csproj" />
+      <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\src\Dapr.Workflow.Abstractions\Dapr.Workflow.Abstractions.csproj" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/examples/Workflow/WorkflowMonitor/WorkflowMonitor.csproj b/examples/Workflow/WorkflowMonitor/WorkflowMonitor.csproj
index ba92ee6ec..27d3a3766 100644
--- a/examples/Workflow/WorkflowMonitor/WorkflowMonitor.csproj
+++ b/examples/Workflow/WorkflowMonitor/WorkflowMonitor.csproj
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
     <ItemGroup>
       <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\src\Dapr.Workflow\Dapr.Workflow.csproj" />
+      <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\src\Dapr.Workflow.Abstractions\Dapr.Workflow.Abstractions.csproj" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/examples/Workflow/WorkflowParallelFanOut/WorkflowParallelFanOut.csproj b/examples/Workflow/WorkflowParallelFanOut/WorkflowParallelFanOut.csproj
index b2bed19fa..c547f9a4c 100644
--- a/examples/Workflow/WorkflowParallelFanOut/WorkflowParallelFanOut.csproj
+++ b/examples/Workflow/WorkflowParallelFanOut/WorkflowParallelFanOut.csproj
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
     <ItemGroup>
         <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\src\Dapr.Workflow\Dapr.Workflow.csproj" />
+        <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\src\Dapr.Workflow.Abstractions\Dapr.Workflow.Abstractions.csproj" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/examples/Workflow/WorkflowRetryPolicy/WorkflowRetryPolicy.csproj b/examples/Workflow/WorkflowRetryPolicy/WorkflowRetryPolicy.csproj
index 9747ee59d..cb7533ec2 100644
--- a/examples/Workflow/WorkflowRetryPolicy/WorkflowRetryPolicy.csproj
+++ b/examples/Workflow/WorkflowRetryPolicy/WorkflowRetryPolicy.csproj
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
     <ItemGroup>
       <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\src\Dapr.Workflow\Dapr.Workflow.csproj" />
+      <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\src\Dapr.Workflow.Abstractions\Dapr.Workflow.Abstractions.csproj" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/examples/Workflow/WorkflowSubworkflow/WorkflowSubworkflow.csproj b/examples/Workflow/WorkflowSubworkflow/WorkflowSubworkflow.csproj
index ba92ee6ec..27d3a3766 100644
--- a/examples/Workflow/WorkflowSubworkflow/WorkflowSubworkflow.csproj
+++ b/examples/Workflow/WorkflowSubworkflow/WorkflowSubworkflow.csproj
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
     <ItemGroup>
       <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\src\Dapr.Workflow\Dapr.Workflow.csproj" />
+      <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\src\Dapr.Workflow.Abstractions\Dapr.Workflow.Abstractions.csproj" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/examples/Workflow/WorkflowTaskChaining/WorkflowTaskChaining.csproj b/examples/Workflow/WorkflowTaskChaining/WorkflowTaskChaining.csproj
index ba92ee6ec..27d3a3766 100644
--- a/examples/Workflow/WorkflowTaskChaining/WorkflowTaskChaining.csproj
+++ b/examples/Workflow/WorkflowTaskChaining/WorkflowTaskChaining.csproj
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
     <ItemGroup>
       <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\src\Dapr.Workflow\Dapr.Workflow.csproj" />
+      <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\src\Dapr.Workflow.Abstractions\Dapr.Workflow.Abstractions.csproj" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Dapr.Workflow.Abstractions/Dapr.Workflow.Abstractions.csproj b/src/Dapr.Workflow.Abstractions/Dapr.Workflow.Abstractions.csproj
index 4dc2a36c7..75138bd52 100644
--- a/src/Dapr.Workflow.Abstractions/Dapr.Workflow.Abstractions.csproj
+++ b/src/Dapr.Workflow.Abstractions/Dapr.Workflow.Abstractions.csproj
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
         <PackageId>Dapr.Workflow.Abstractions</PackageId>
         <Title>Dapr Workflow Abstractions</Title>
         <Description>Provides abstractions for the Dapr Workflow SDK implementation.</Description>
+        <!-- This assembly ships bundled inside the Dapr.Workflow NuGet package; it is not published as a standalone package. -->
+        <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Dapr.Workflow.Analyzers/Dapr.Workflow.Analyzers.csproj b/src/Dapr.Workflow.Analyzers/Dapr.Workflow.Analyzers.csproj
index 75aa5b4d2..c45635645 100644
--- a/src/Dapr.Workflow.Analyzers/Dapr.Workflow.Analyzers.csproj
+++ b/src/Dapr.Workflow.Analyzers/Dapr.Workflow.Analyzers.csproj
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
     <!-- Do not include the generator as a lib dependency -->
     <IncludeBuildOutput>false</IncludeBuildOutput>
 
+    <!-- This analyzer assembly ships bundled inside the Dapr.Workflow NuGet package; it is not published as a standalone package. -->
+    <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
+
     <!-- Additional NuGet package properties. -->
     <Description>This package contains analyzers for interacting with Dapr workflows.</Description>
     <NoWarn>$(NoWarn);RS1038</NoWarn>
diff --git a/src/Dapr.Workflow.Grpc/Dapr.Workflow.Grpc.csproj b/src/Dapr.Workflow.Grpc/Dapr.Workflow.Grpc.csproj
index 679cede27..e80b177c6 100644
--- a/src/Dapr.Workflow.Grpc/Dapr.Workflow.Grpc.csproj
+++ b/src/Dapr.Workflow.Grpc/Dapr.Workflow.Grpc.csproj
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
         <PackageId>Dapr.Workflow.Grpc</PackageId>
         <Title>Dapr Workflow gRPC protocol definitions</Title>
         <Description>The gRPC protocol definitions for Dapr Workflows.</Description>
+        <!-- This assembly ships bundled inside the Dapr.Workflow NuGet package; it is not published as a standalone package. -->
+        <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Dapr.Workflow.Versioning.Abstractions/Dapr.Workflow.Versioning.Abstractions.csproj b/src/Dapr.Workflow.Versioning.Abstractions/Dapr.Workflow.Versioning.Abstractions.csproj
index 57d8b7d26..4a2dc06ff 100644
--- a/src/Dapr.Workflow.Versioning.Abstractions/Dapr.Workflow.Versioning.Abstractions.csproj
+++ b/src/Dapr.Workflow.Versioning.Abstractions/Dapr.Workflow.Versioning.Abstractions.csproj
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
     <PropertyGroup>
         <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
         <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+        <!-- This assembly ships bundled inside the Dapr.Workflow NuGet package; it is not published as a standalone package. -->
+        <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Dapr.Workflow.Versioning.Runtime/Dapr.Workflow.Versioning.Runtime.csproj b/src/Dapr.Workflow.Versioning.Runtime/Dapr.Workflow.Versioning.Runtime.csproj
index e67ea7fc9..534460381 100644
--- a/src/Dapr.Workflow.Versioning.Runtime/Dapr.Workflow.Versioning.Runtime.csproj
+++ b/src/Dapr.Workflow.Versioning.Runtime/Dapr.Workflow.Versioning.Runtime.csproj
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
     <PropertyGroup>
         <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
         <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+        <!-- This assembly ships bundled inside the Dapr.Workflow NuGet package; it is not published as a standalone package. -->
+        <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Dapr.Workflow/Dapr.Workflow.csproj b/src/Dapr.Workflow/Dapr.Workflow.csproj
index 3638d4954..208522908 100644
--- a/src/Dapr.Workflow/Dapr.Workflow.csproj
+++ b/src/Dapr.Workflow/Dapr.Workflow.csproj
@@ -20,30 +20,49 @@
       _CollectWorkflowChildOutputsForCurrentTFM;
       _AddWorkflowAnalyzerOnce
     </TargetsForTfmSpecificContentInPackage>
-
-    <!-- One-shot outer-build hook to build the source generators -->
-    <TargetsForPack>$(TargetsForPack);_BuildWorkflowGeneratorsOnce</TargetsForPack>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <!-- Normal (compile-time + transitive) project references -->
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Dapr.Common\Dapr.Common.csproj" />
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\Dapr.Workflow.Abstractions\Dapr.Workflow.Abstractions.csproj" />
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\Dapr.Workflow.Grpc\Dapr.Workflow.Grpc.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
-  <!-- Child projects whose outputs are bundled into this package but are NOT NuGet dependencies -->
+  <!-- Child projects whose outputs are bundled into this package but are NOT NuGet dependencies.
+       Dapr.Workflow ships as a single meta-package on NuGet; every Dapr.Workflow.* sibling
+       assembly is embedded here rather than published as its own package. -->
   <ItemGroup>
+    <_WorkflowChildLib Include="..\Dapr.Workflow.Abstractions\Dapr.Workflow.Abstractions.csproj" />
+    <_WorkflowChildLib Include="..\Dapr.Workflow.Grpc\Dapr.Workflow.Grpc.csproj" />
     <_WorkflowChildLib Include="..\Dapr.Workflow.Versioning.Abstractions\Dapr.Workflow.Versioning.Abstractions.csproj" />
     <_WorkflowChildLib Include="..\Dapr.Workflow.Versioning.Runtime\Dapr.Workflow.Versioning.Runtime.csproj" />
 
     <ProjectReference Include="@(_WorkflowChildLib)"
                       PrivateAssets="all"
                       ReferenceOutputAssembly="true" />
+
+    <!-- Source-generator child projects: referenced privately solely so the build system
+         restores and builds them as part of this project. Their assemblies are embedded
+         into the package under analyzers/dotnet/cs/ via the _AddWorkflowAnalyzerOnce target. -->
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\Dapr.Workflow.Analyzers\Dapr.Workflow.Analyzers.csproj"
+                      PrivateAssets="all"
+                      ReferenceOutputAssembly="false"
+                      SetTargetFramework="TargetFramework=netstandard2.0" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\Dapr.Workflow.Versioning.Generators\Dapr.Workflow.Versioning.Generators.csproj"
+                      PrivateAssets="all"
+                      ReferenceOutputAssembly="false"
+                      SetTargetFramework="TargetFramework=netstandard2.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <!-- Package references. These include the transitive runtime dependencies that used to flow
+       from Dapr.Workflow.Abstractions and Dapr.Workflow.Grpc when they were public ProjectReferences;
+       they must remain visible to consumers of the Dapr.Workflow NuGet package now that those
+       siblings are bundled privately. -->
   <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Google.Protobuf" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Grpc.Net.Client" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Grpc.Net.ClientFactory" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Http" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <!-- ── Build child lib projects for the current TFM ── -->
@@ -91,21 +110,24 @@
     </ItemGroup>
   </Target>
 
-  <!-- ── Build both source-generator projects once (outer build, before Pack) ── -->
-  <Target Name="_BuildWorkflowGeneratorsOnce">
-    <MSBuild Projects="..\Dapr.Workflow.Analyzers\Dapr.Workflow.Analyzers.csproj;..\Dapr.Workflow.Versioning.Generators\Dapr.Workflow.Versioning.Generators.csproj"
-             Targets="Build"
-             Properties="Configuration=$(Configuration);TargetFramework=netstandard2.0" />
-  </Target>
+  <!-- ── Build and embed both source generators under analyzers/dotnet/cs/ (once, on first TFM) ── -->
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <_WorkflowGeneratorProj Include="..\Dapr.Workflow.Analyzers\Dapr.Workflow.Analyzers.csproj" />
+    <_WorkflowGeneratorProj Include="..\Dapr.Workflow.Versioning.Generators\Dapr.Workflow.Versioning.Generators.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
 
-  <!-- ── Resolve and embed both source generators under analyzers/dotnet/cs/ (once, on first TFM) ── -->
   <Target Name="_AddWorkflowAnalyzerOnce">
     <PropertyGroup>
       <_WorkflowIsFirstTfm Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net8.0'">true</_WorkflowIsFirstTfm>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <MSBuild Condition="'$(_WorkflowIsFirstTfm)' == 'true'"
-             Projects="..\Dapr.Workflow.Analyzers\Dapr.Workflow.Analyzers.csproj;..\Dapr.Workflow.Versioning.Generators\Dapr.Workflow.Versioning.Generators.csproj"
+             Projects="@(_WorkflowGeneratorProj)"
+             Targets="Build"
+             Properties="Configuration=$(Configuration);TargetFramework=netstandard2.0" />
+
+    <MSBuild Condition="'$(_WorkflowIsFirstTfm)' == 'true'"
+             Projects="@(_WorkflowGeneratorProj)"
              Targets="GetTargetPath"
              Properties="Configuration=$(Configuration);TargetFramework=netstandard2.0">
       <Output TaskParameter="TargetOutputs" ItemName="_WorkflowAnalyzerOut" />
diff --git a/test/Dapr.E2E.Test.App/Dapr.E2E.Test.App.csproj b/test/Dapr.E2E.Test.App/Dapr.E2E.Test.App.csproj
index 162a1306a..262cd0077 100644
--- a/test/Dapr.E2E.Test.App/Dapr.E2E.Test.App.csproj
+++ b/test/Dapr.E2E.Test.App/Dapr.E2E.Test.App.csproj
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\Dapr.Actors.AspNetCore\Dapr.Actors.AspNetCore.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Dapr.E2E.Test.Actors\Dapr.E2E.Test.Actors.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\Dapr.Workflow\Dapr.Workflow.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\Dapr.Workflow.Abstractions\Dapr.Workflow.Abstractions.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/test/Dapr.IntegrationTest.Workflow.Versioning.ReferenceWorkflows/Dapr.IntegrationTest.Workflow.Versioning.ReferenceWorkflows.csproj b/test/Dapr.IntegrationTest.Workflow.Versioning.ReferenceWorkflows/Dapr.IntegrationTest.Workflow.Versioning.ReferenceWorkflows.csproj
index 45cc981fd..99ec231f5 100644
--- a/test/Dapr.IntegrationTest.Workflow.Versioning.ReferenceWorkflows/Dapr.IntegrationTest.Workflow.Versioning.ReferenceWorkflows.csproj
+++ b/test/Dapr.IntegrationTest.Workflow.Versioning.ReferenceWorkflows/Dapr.IntegrationTest.Workflow.Versioning.ReferenceWorkflows.csproj
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
     <ItemGroup>
         <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\Dapr.Workflow\Dapr.Workflow.csproj" />
+        <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\Dapr.Workflow.Abstractions\Dapr.Workflow.Abstractions.csproj" />
         <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\Dapr.Workflow.Versioning.Abstractions\Dapr.Workflow.Versioning.Abstractions.csproj" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/test/Dapr.Workflow.Test/Dapr.Workflow.Test.csproj b/test/Dapr.Workflow.Test/Dapr.Workflow.Test.csproj
index 1a253de4c..2b84149ee 100644
--- a/test/Dapr.Workflow.Test/Dapr.Workflow.Test.csproj
+++ b/test/Dapr.Workflow.Test/Dapr.Workflow.Test.csproj
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
     <ItemGroup>
       <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\Dapr.Workflow\Dapr.Workflow.csproj" />
+      <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\Dapr.Workflow.Abstractions\Dapr.Workflow.Abstractions.csproj" />
+      <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\Dapr.Workflow.Grpc\Dapr.Workflow.Grpc.csproj" />
       <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\Dapr.Workflow.Versioning.Abstractions\Dapr.Workflow.Versioning.Abstractions.csproj" />
       <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\Dapr.Testcontainers.Xunit\Dapr.Testcontainers.Xunit.csproj" />
     </ItemGroup>