diff --git a/change/react-native-xaml-3440a323-4329-4f3e-af38-2181f6252927.json b/change/react-native-xaml-3440a323-4329-4f3e-af38-2181f6252927.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..df7908e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/change/react-native-xaml-3440a323-4329-4f3e-af38-2181f6252927.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "type": "patch",
+  "comment": "Fix NuGet errors when consumed by apps",
+  "packageName": "react-native-xaml",
+  "email": "jthysell@microsoft.com",
+  "dependentChangeType": "patch"
+}
diff --git a/package/.npmignore b/package/.npmignore
deleted file mode 100644
index bcfdc430..00000000
--- a/package/.npmignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-example/
-*.tgz
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package/package.json b/package/package.json
index 6ac883ac..f5ccad84 100644
--- a/package/package.json
+++ b/package/package.json
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
     "windows/",
     "lib/",
     "src/",
-    "!*.ruleset"
+    "!*.ruleset",
+    "!*.lock.json"
   ]
 }
diff --git a/package/windows/ReactNativeXaml/ReactNativeXaml.vcxproj b/package/windows/ReactNativeXaml/ReactNativeXaml.vcxproj
index 6327a58d..791a7721 100644
--- a/package/windows/ReactNativeXaml/ReactNativeXaml.vcxproj
+++ b/package/windows/ReactNativeXaml/ReactNativeXaml.vcxproj
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(RnwUsesPackageReference)'=='true'">
     <PackageReference Include="CDebug" Version="0.0.3" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" Version="$(CppWinRTVersion)" PrivateAssets="all" />
+    <PackageReference Update="Microsoft.Windows.CppWinRT" Version="$(CppWinRTVersion)" PrivateAssets="all" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ImportGroup Label="ReactNativeWindowsTargets">
     <Import Project="$(ReactNativeWindowsDir)\PropertySheets\External\Microsoft.ReactNative.Uwp.CppLib.targets" Condition="Exists('$(ReactNativeWindowsDir)\PropertySheets\External\Microsoft.ReactNative.Uwp.CppLib.targets')" />