diff --git a/src/Squirrel/SquirrelAwareExecutableDetector.cs b/src/Squirrel/SquirrelAwareExecutableDetector.cs
index 6bd624063..0f9742b03 100644
--- a/src/Squirrel/SquirrelAwareExecutableDetector.cs
+++ b/src/Squirrel/SquirrelAwareExecutableDetector.cs
@@ -28,9 +28,27 @@ public static List<string> GetAllSquirrelAwareApps(string directory, int minimum
         {
             if (!File.Exists(executable)) return null;
             var fullname = Path.GetFullPath(executable);
+            var backingDll = fullname.Substring(0, fullname.Length - 3) + "dll";
+            
+            return Utility.Retry<int?>(() =>
+            {
+                var assemblySquirrelAwareVersion = GetAssemblySquirrelAwareVersion(fullname);
+                if (assemblySquirrelAwareVersion != null)
+                {
+                    return assemblySquirrelAwareVersion;
+                }
+
+                if (File.Exists(backingDll))
+                {
+                    var assemblyDllSquirrelAwareVersion = GetAssemblySquirrelAwareVersion(backingDll);
+                    if (assemblyDllSquirrelAwareVersion != null)
+                    {
+                        return assemblyDllSquirrelAwareVersion;
+                    }
+                }
 
-            return Utility.Retry<int?>(() => 
-                GetAssemblySquirrelAwareVersion(fullname) ?? GetVersionBlockSquirrelAwareValue(fullname));
+                return GetVersionBlockSquirrelAwareValue(fullname);
+            });
         }
 
         static int? GetAssemblySquirrelAwareVersion(string executable)
diff --git a/test/SquirrelAwareExecutableDetectorTests.cs b/test/SquirrelAwareExecutableDetectorTests.cs
index 6b53c0c57..7e03964e1 100644
--- a/test/SquirrelAwareExecutableDetectorTests.cs
+++ b/test/SquirrelAwareExecutableDetectorTests.cs
@@ -48,11 +48,19 @@ public void SquirrelAwareViaLanguageNeutralVersionBlock()
             Assert.True(File.Exists(target));
 
             var ret = SquirrelAwareExecutableDetector.GetPESquirrelAwareVersion(target);
-            
             Assert.NotNull(ret);
             Assert.Equal(1, ret.Value);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void SquirrelAwareViaNetCoreAssemblyAttribute()
+        {
+            var target = IntegrationTestHelper.GetPath("fixtures", "SquirrelAwareNetCoreApp.exe");
+            Assert.True(File.Exists(target));
+
+            var ret = SquirrelAwareExecutableDetector.GetPESquirrelAwareVersion(target);            
+            Assert.Equal(1, ret.Value);
+        }
 
         [Fact]
         public void SquirrelAwareViaAssemblyAttribute()
diff --git a/test/fixtures/SquirrelAwareNetCoreApp.dll b/test/fixtures/SquirrelAwareNetCoreApp.dll
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dada25e75
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diff --git a/test/fixtures/SquirrelAwareNetCoreApp.exe b/test/fixtures/SquirrelAwareNetCoreApp.exe
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c68233efa
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