diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index b5cdf261b8..c6b5e40b03 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -41,14 +41,12 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <!--
-    Note: The following platform-specific properties need to be set in both Directory.Build.props and DirectoryBuild.targets.
+    Note: The following platform-specific properties need to be set in both Directory.Build.props and Directory.Build.targets.
     TODO: Figure out how to consolidate to a single location.
-    - Directory.Build.props will get imported at the beginning of the project files, so sets properties that are
-    prerequisites for the build and can be overriden in the project files.
-    - Directory.Build.targets will get imported at the end of the project files, so can be used to run common custom
-    tasks or ultimately override properties set in Directory.Build.props or the project files.
+      Note: I don't believe we need to set these in the Directory.Build.targets file.
+        See: https://github.com/jamescrosswell/msbuild-test-4275
   -->
-  <PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' != ''">
     <TargetPlatformIdentifier>$([MSBuild]::GetTargetPlatformIdentifier('$(TargetFramework)'))</TargetPlatformIdentifier>
     <SupportedOSPlatformVersion Condition="'$(TargetPlatformIdentifier)' == 'ios'">12.2</SupportedOSPlatformVersion>
     <SupportedOSPlatformVersion Condition="'$(TargetPlatformIdentifier)' == 'maccatalyst'">15.0</SupportedOSPlatformVersion>
@@ -111,9 +109,6 @@
     <InternalsVisibleTo Include="DynamicProxyGenAssembly2" PublicKey="0024000004800000940000000602000000240000525341310004000001000100c547cac37abd99c8db225ef2f6c8a3602f3b3606cc9891605d02baa56104f4cfc0734aa39b93bf7852f7d9266654753cc297e7d2edfe0bac1cdcf9f717241550e0a7b191195b7667bb4f64bcb8e2121380fd1d9d46ad2d92d2d15605093924cceaf74c4861eff62abf69b9291ed0a340e113be11e6a7d3113e92484cf7045cc7" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
-  <!-- Helpful properties used elsewhere -->
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>$([MSBuild]::GetTargetFrameworkVersion($(TargetFramework)))</TargetFrameworkVersion>
-    <TargetFrameworkIsNet9OrGreater Condition="$([MSBuild]::VersionGreaterThanOrEquals($(TargetFrameworkVersion), 9.0))">true</TargetFrameworkIsNet9OrGreater>
-  </PropertyGroup>
+  <!-- Definitions that we want available both for local developement and building transitively -->
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\src\Sentry\buildTransitive\Sentry.props" />
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Sentry/Platforms/Native/Sentry.Native.targets b/src/Sentry/Platforms/Native/Sentry.Native.targets
index 07845ef55a..befa26d123 100644
--- a/src/Sentry/Platforms/Native/Sentry.Native.targets
+++ b/src/Sentry/Platforms/Native/Sentry.Native.targets
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
     </None>
   </ItemGroup>
 
-  <Target Name="CleanNativeSDK" BeforeTargets="CoreClean" Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net8.0' or '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net9.0'">
+  <Target Name="CleanNativeSDK" BeforeTargets="CoreClean" Condition="'$(_SentryIsNet8OrGreater)' == 'true'">
     <Message Text="Inside Custom Clean" Importance="high"/>
     <RemoveDir Directories="$(SentryNativeOutputDirectory)" />
     <RemoveDir Directories="$(SentryNativeSourceDirectory)build" />
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
        built already on each native platform and fetched for the final .net build. -->
   <Target Name="_BuildSentryNativeSDK"
     BeforeTargets="DispatchToInnerBuilds;BeforeBuild"
-    Condition="('$(TargetFramework)' == 'net8.0' or '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net9.0') and '$(CI)' != 'true'"
+    Condition="'$(_SentryIsNet8OrGreater)' == 'true' and '$(CI)' != 'true'"
     Inputs="$(SentryNativeBuildInputs)"
     Outputs="$(SentryNativeBuildOutputs)">
     <!-- We want a "-Clean" because if the build script changes, previous cmake cache may contain invalid defines. -->
diff --git a/src/Sentry/Platforms/Native/buildTransitive/Sentry.Native.targets b/src/Sentry/Platforms/Native/buildTransitive/Sentry.Native.targets
index be2bf2bcd5..8dd9ec60ae 100644
--- a/src/Sentry/Platforms/Native/buildTransitive/Sentry.Native.targets
+++ b/src/Sentry/Platforms/Native/buildTransitive/Sentry.Native.targets
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <!-- net8.0 or greater -->
-    <FrameworkSupportsNative Condition="$([MSBuild]::IsTargetFrameworkCompatible('$(TargetFramework)', 'net8.0')) and ('$(OutputType)' == 'Exe' or '$(OutputType)' == 'WinExe')">true</FrameworkSupportsNative>
+    <FrameworkSupportsNative Condition="'$(_SentryIsNet8OrGreater)' == 'true' and ('$(OutputType)' == 'Exe' or '$(OutputType)' == 'WinExe')">true</FrameworkSupportsNative>
     <!-- Make it opt-out -->
     <FrameworkSupportsNative Condition="'$(SentryNative)' == 'false' or '$(SentryNative)' == 'disable'">false</FrameworkSupportsNative>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/Sentry/Sentry.csproj b/src/Sentry/Sentry.csproj
index f5d358f8bc..b987d1042e 100644
--- a/src/Sentry/Sentry.csproj
+++ b/src/Sentry/Sentry.csproj
@@ -194,6 +194,8 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="buildTransitive\Sentry.props" Pack="true" PackagePath="buildTransitive\Sentry.props" />
+    <None Include="buildTransitive\Sentry.props" Pack="true" PackagePath="build\Sentry.props" />
     <None Include="buildTransitive\Sentry.targets" Pack="true" PackagePath="buildTransitive\Sentry.targets" />
     <None Include="buildTransitive\Sentry.targets" Pack="true" PackagePath="build\Sentry.targets" />
     <None Include="buildTransitive\Sentry.SourceGenerators.targets" Pack="true" PackagePath="buildTransitive\Sentry.SourceGenerators.targets" />
diff --git a/src/Sentry/buildTransitive/Sentry.props b/src/Sentry/buildTransitive/Sentry.props
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c837e9af9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Sentry/buildTransitive/Sentry.props
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <!-- Helpful properties used elsewhere -->
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' != ''">
+    <_SentryTargetFrameworkVersion>$([MSBuild]::GetTargetFrameworkVersion($(TargetFramework)))</_SentryTargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <_SentryIsNet8OrGreater>$([MSBuild]::VersionGreaterThanOrEquals($(_SentryTargetFrameworkVersion), 8.0))</_SentryIsNet8OrGreater>
+    <_SentryIsNet9OrGreater>$([MSBuild]::VersionGreaterThanOrEquals($(_SentryTargetFrameworkVersion), 9.0))</_SentryIsNet9OrGreater>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+</Project>
diff --git a/test/Directory.Build.props b/test/Directory.Build.props
index ce5c98570f..11475f416c 100644
--- a/test/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/test/Directory.Build.props
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
     <!-- Visual tests need net9.0+ mobile and are flaky when using the headless runner on CI -->
     <EnableMauiDeviceTestVisualRunner>false</EnableMauiDeviceTestVisualRunner>
-    <EnableMauiDeviceTestVisualRunner Condition="'$(TargetFrameworkIsNet9OrGreater)' == 'true' AND '$(PlatformIsMobile)' == 'true' AND '$(ContinuousIntegrationBuild)' != 'true'">true</EnableMauiDeviceTestVisualRunner>
+    <EnableMauiDeviceTestVisualRunner Condition="'$(_SentryIsNet9OrGreater)' == 'true' AND '$(PlatformIsMobile)' == 'true' AND '$(ContinuousIntegrationBuild)' != 'true'">true</EnableMauiDeviceTestVisualRunner>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <!--
     Workaround for Verify issue with scrubbing when running in Rider on Windows.
diff --git a/test/Sentry.Maui.Device.TestApp/Sentry.Maui.Device.TestApp.csproj b/test/Sentry.Maui.Device.TestApp/Sentry.Maui.Device.TestApp.csproj
index 36351d38f9..db353dae02 100644
--- a/test/Sentry.Maui.Device.TestApp/Sentry.Maui.Device.TestApp.csproj
+++ b/test/Sentry.Maui.Device.TestApp/Sentry.Maui.Device.TestApp.csproj
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Sentry.Tests\Sentry.Tests.csproj"/>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Sentry.Extensions.Logging.Tests\Sentry.Extensions.Logging.Tests.csproj"/>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Sentry.Maui.Tests\Sentry.Maui.Tests.csproj"/>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\Sentry.Maui.CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.Tests\Sentry.Maui.CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.Tests.csproj" Condition="'$(TargetFrameworkIsNet9OrGreater)' == 'true'"/>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\Sentry.Maui.CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.Tests\Sentry.Maui.CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.Tests.csproj" Condition="'$(_SentryIsNet9OrGreater)' == 'true'"/>
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>