diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Tools.Tests/IntegrationTests/TasksAssembly/netstandard1.3/Protobuf.MSBuild.dll b/src/csharp/Grpc.Tools.Tests/IntegrationTests/TasksAssembly/netstandard1.3/Protobuf.MSBuild.dll
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diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Tools.Tests/IntegrationTests/TasksAssembly/readme.md b/src/csharp/Grpc.Tools.Tests/IntegrationTests/TasksAssembly/readme.md
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index 00000000000..2f2b5adef9f
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+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Tools.Tests/IntegrationTests/TasksAssembly/readme.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+This directory contains a copy of the DLL `Protobuf.MSBuild.dll` for custom tasks built by the Grpc.Tools project. This is required by the Grpc.Tools MSBuild targets.
+
+In the CI environment the Grpc.Tools project output is not available, thus the binary file included here.
+
+In a development environment you can rebuild and replace `Protobuf.MSBuild.dll` as necessary.
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Tools.Tests/MsBuildIntegrationTest.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Tools.Tests/MsBuildIntegrationTest.cs
index 040170b2912..b6a2c7265ac 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Tools.Tests/MsBuildIntegrationTest.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Tools.Tests/MsBuildIntegrationTest.cs
@@ -189,8 +189,12 @@ namespace Grpc.Tools.Tests
             // Paths for Grpc.Tools files
             grpcToolsDir = Path.GetFullPath($"{parentDir}/../../../Grpc.Tools");
             grpcToolsBuildDir = Path.GetFullPath($"{grpcToolsDir}/build");
-            // Task assembly is needed to run the extension tasks
-            tasksAssembly = Path.GetFullPath($"{grpcToolsDir}/bin/Debug/netstandard1.3/{TASKS_ASSEMBLY_DLL}");
+
+            // Task assembly is needed to run the extension tasks.
+            // In development environments you can use this one:
+            //tasksAssembly = Path.GetFullPath($"{grpcToolsDir}/bin/Debug/netstandard1.3/{TASKS_ASSEMBLY_DLL}");
+            // This one is provided for CI environments.
+            tasksAssembly = Path.GetFullPath($"{testDataDir}/TasksAssembly/netstandard1.3/{TASKS_ASSEMBLY_DLL}");
 
             // output directory
             tempDir = Path.GetFullPath(System.IO.Path.GetTempPath()).Replace('\\','/');