diff --git a/build/NuSpecs/UmbracoCms.nuspec b/build/NuSpecs/UmbracoCms.nuspec
index c93a82c691..5cdacca419 100644
--- a/build/NuSpecs/UmbracoCms.nuspec
+++ b/build/NuSpecs/UmbracoCms.nuspec
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
         <!-- config transforms -->
         <!-- beware! config transforms not supported by PackageReference -->
         <file src="tools\Web.config.install.xdt" target="Content\Web.config.install.xdt" />
+        <file src="tools\serilog.config.install.xdt" target="Content\config\serilog.config.install.xdt" />
         <file src="tools\ClientDependency.config.install.xdt" target="Content\config\ClientDependency.config.install.xdt" />
         <file src="tools\umbracoSettings.config.install.xdt" target="Content\config\umbracoSettings.config.install.xdt" />
         <file src="tools\Views.Web.config.install.xdt" target="Views\Web.config.install.xdt" /> <!-- FIXME: Content\ !! and then... transform?! -->
diff --git a/build/NuSpecs/tools/serilog.config.install.xdt b/build/NuSpecs/tools/serilog.config.install.xdt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..838a1f1a07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/NuSpecs/tools/serilog.config.install.xdt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<configuration xmlns:xdt="http://schemas.microsoft.com/XML-Document-Transform">>
+    <appSettings>
+
+        <add key="serilog:using:File" value="Umbraco.Core" xdt:Transform="SetAttributes(value)" xdt:Locator="Match(key)"/>
+        <add key="serilog:write-to:File.shared" value="false" xdt:Transform="SetAttributes(value)" xdt:Locator="Match(key)"/>
+        <add key="serilog:write-to:File.buffered" value="true" xdt:Transform="InsertIfMissing" xdt:Locator="Match(key)"/>
+        <add key="serilog:write-to:File.async" value="true" xdt:Transform="InsertIfMissing" xdt:Locator="Match(key)"/>
+        <add key="serilog:write-to:File.asyncKeepFileOpen" value="false" xdt:Transform="InsertIfMissing" xdt:Locator="Match(key)"/>
+
+    </appSettings>
+</configuration>
diff --git a/src/umbraco.sln b/src/umbraco.sln
index c02a5ba85c..7313e06e49 100644
--- a/src/umbraco.sln
+++ b/src/umbraco.sln
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "tools", "tools", "{E3F9F378
 		..\build\NuSpecs\tools\install.ps1 = ..\build\NuSpecs\tools\install.ps1
 		..\build\NuSpecs\tools\Readme.txt = ..\build\NuSpecs\tools\Readme.txt
 		..\build\NuSpecs\tools\ReadmeUpgrade.txt = ..\build\NuSpecs\tools\ReadmeUpgrade.txt
-		..\build\NuSpecs\tools\trees.config.install.xdt = ..\build\NuSpecs\tools\trees.config.install.xdt
+		..\build\NuSpecs\tools\serilog.config.install.xdt = ..\build\NuSpecs\tools\serilog.config.install.xdt
 		..\build\NuSpecs\tools\Web.config.install.xdt = ..\build\NuSpecs\tools\Web.config.install.xdt
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject