diff --git a/framework/src/Volo.Abp.Cli.Core/Volo/Abp/Cli/Commands/NewCommand.cs b/framework/src/Volo.Abp.Cli.Core/Volo/Abp/Cli/Commands/NewCommand.cs
index 6921f8e4d8..554fe3fee5 100644
--- a/framework/src/Volo.Abp.Cli.Core/Volo/Abp/Cli/Commands/NewCommand.cs
+++ b/framework/src/Volo.Abp.Cli.Core/Volo/Abp/Cli/Commands/NewCommand.cs
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ namespace Volo.Abp.Cli.Commands
                 Logger.LogInformation("UI Framework: " + uiFramework);
             }
 
+            var gitHubLocalRepositoryPath = commandLineArgs.Options.GetOrNull(Options.GitHubLocalRepositoryPath.Short, Options.GitHubLocalRepositoryPath.Long);
+            if (gitHubLocalRepositoryPath != null)
+            {
+                Logger.LogInformation("GitHub Local Repository Path: " + gitHubLocalRepositoryPath);
+            }
+
             var outputFolder = commandLineArgs.Options.GetOrNull(Options.OutputFolder.Short, Options.OutputFolder.Long);
             if (outputFolder != null)
             {
@@ -90,6 +96,7 @@ namespace Volo.Abp.Cli.Commands
                     version,
                     databaseProvider,
                     uiFramework,
+                    gitHubLocalRepositoryPath,
                     commandLineArgs.Options
                 )
             );
@@ -219,6 +226,12 @@ namespace Volo.Abp.Cli.Commands
                 public const string Long = "output-folder";
             }
 
+            public static class GitHubLocalRepositoryPath
+            {
+                public const string Short = "ap";
+                public const string Long = "abp-path";
+            }
+
             public static class Version
             {
                 public const string Short = "v";
diff --git a/framework/src/Volo.Abp.Cli.Core/Volo/Abp/Cli/ProjectBuilding/Building/ProjectBuildPipelineBuilder.cs b/framework/src/Volo.Abp.Cli.Core/Volo/Abp/Cli/ProjectBuilding/Building/ProjectBuildPipelineBuilder.cs
index 49cb44d13a..945ed07338 100644
--- a/framework/src/Volo.Abp.Cli.Core/Volo/Abp/Cli/ProjectBuilding/Building/ProjectBuildPipelineBuilder.cs
+++ b/framework/src/Volo.Abp.Cli.Core/Volo/Abp/Cli/ProjectBuilding/Building/ProjectBuildPipelineBuilder.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using Volo.Abp.Cli.ProjectBuilding.Building.Steps;
+using System;
+using Volo.Abp.Cli.ProjectBuilding.Building.Steps;
 using Volo.Abp.Cli.ProjectBuilding.Templates.App;
 
 namespace Volo.Abp.Cli.ProjectBuilding.Building
@@ -12,8 +13,9 @@ namespace Volo.Abp.Cli.ProjectBuilding.Building
             pipeline.Steps.Add(new FileEntryListReadStep());
 
             pipeline.Steps.AddRange(context.Template.GetCustomSteps(context));
-
-            if (!context.BuildArgs.ExtraProperties.ContainsKey("local-framework-ref"))
+            
+            if (!context.BuildArgs.ExtraProperties.ContainsKey("local-framework-ref") ||
+                !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(context.BuildArgs.GitHubLocalRepositoryPath))
             {
                 pipeline.Steps.Add(new NugetReferenceReplaceStep());
             }
diff --git a/framework/src/Volo.Abp.Cli.Core/Volo/Abp/Cli/ProjectBuilding/Building/Steps/NugetReferenceReplaceStep.cs b/framework/src/Volo.Abp.Cli.Core/Volo/Abp/Cli/ProjectBuilding/Building/Steps/NugetReferenceReplaceStep.cs
index cb790ba91f..03c25f99cb 100644
--- a/framework/src/Volo.Abp.Cli.Core/Volo/Abp/Cli/ProjectBuilding/Building/Steps/NugetReferenceReplaceStep.cs
+++ b/framework/src/Volo.Abp.Cli.Core/Volo/Abp/Cli/ProjectBuilding/Building/Steps/NugetReferenceReplaceStep.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ namespace Volo.Abp.Cli.ProjectBuilding.Building.Steps
             new NugetReferenceReplacer(
                 context.Files,
                 "MyCompanyName.MyProjectName",
-                nugetPackageVersion
+                nugetPackageVersion,
+                context.BuildArgs.ExtraProperties.ContainsKey("local-framework-ref"),
+                context.BuildArgs.GitHubLocalRepositoryPath
             ).Run();
         }
 
@@ -48,15 +50,21 @@ namespace Volo.Abp.Cli.ProjectBuilding.Building.Steps
             private readonly List<FileEntry> _entries;
             private readonly string _companyAndProjectNamePlaceHolder;
             private readonly string _nugetPackageVersion;
+            private readonly bool _localReferences;
+            private readonly string _gitHubLocalRepositoryPath;
 
             public NugetReferenceReplacer(
                 List<FileEntry> entries, 
                 string companyAndProjectNamePlaceHolder, 
-                string nugetPackageVersion)
+                string nugetPackageVersion,
+                bool localReferences = false,
+                string gitHubLocalRepositoryPath = null)
             {
                 _entries = entries;
                 _companyAndProjectNamePlaceHolder = companyAndProjectNamePlaceHolder;
                 _nugetPackageVersion = nugetPackageVersion;
+                _localReferences = localReferences;
+                _gitHubLocalRepositoryPath = gitHubLocalRepositoryPath;
             }
 
             public void Run()
@@ -97,15 +105,11 @@ namespace Volo.Abp.Cli.ProjectBuilding.Building.Steps
                         continue;
                     }
 
-                    var newNode = doc.CreateElement("PackageReference");
+                    XmlNode newNode = null;
 
-                    var includeAttr = doc.CreateAttribute("Include");
-                    includeAttr.Value = ConvertToNugetReference(oldNodeIncludeValue);
-                    newNode.Attributes.Append(includeAttr);
-
-                    var versionAttr = doc.CreateAttribute("Version");
-                    versionAttr.Value = _nugetPackageVersion;
-                    newNode.Attributes.Append(versionAttr);
+                    newNode = _localReferences ?
+                        GetLocalReferenceNode(doc, oldNodeIncludeValue) :
+                        GetNugetReferenceNode(doc, oldNodeIncludeValue);
 
                     oldNode.ParentNode.ReplaceChild(newNode, oldNode);
                 }
@@ -113,6 +117,44 @@ namespace Volo.Abp.Cli.ProjectBuilding.Building.Steps
                 return doc.OuterXml;
             }
 
+            private XmlElement GetNugetReferenceNode(XmlDocument doc, string oldNodeIncludeValue)
+            {
+                var newNode = doc.CreateElement("PackageReference");
+
+                var includeAttr = doc.CreateAttribute("Include");
+                includeAttr.Value = ConvertToNugetReference(oldNodeIncludeValue);
+                newNode.Attributes.Append(includeAttr);
+
+                var versionAttr = doc.CreateAttribute("Version");
+                versionAttr.Value = _nugetPackageVersion;
+                newNode.Attributes.Append(versionAttr);
+                return newNode;
+            }
+
+            private XmlElement GetLocalReferenceNode(XmlDocument doc, string oldNodeIncludeValue)
+            {
+                var newNode = doc.CreateElement("ProjectReference");
+
+                var includeAttr = doc.CreateAttribute("Include");
+                includeAttr.Value = SetGithubPath(oldNodeIncludeValue);
+                newNode.Attributes.Append(includeAttr);
+
+                return newNode;
+            }
+
+            private string SetGithubPath(string includeValue)
+            {
+                while (includeValue.StartsWith("..\\"))
+                {
+                    includeValue = includeValue.TrimStart('.');
+                    includeValue = includeValue.TrimStart('\\');
+                }
+
+                includeValue = _gitHubLocalRepositoryPath.EnsureEndsWith('\\') + includeValue;
+
+                return includeValue;
+            }
+
             private string ConvertToNugetReference(string oldValue)
             {
                 var newValue = Regex.Match(oldValue, @"\\((?!.+?\\).+?)\.csproj", RegexOptions.CultureInvariant | RegexOptions.Compiled);
diff --git a/framework/src/Volo.Abp.Cli.Core/Volo/Abp/Cli/ProjectBuilding/ProjectBuildArgs.cs b/framework/src/Volo.Abp.Cli.Core/Volo/Abp/Cli/ProjectBuilding/ProjectBuildArgs.cs
index 7f1533459d..7dc810ea84 100644
--- a/framework/src/Volo.Abp.Cli.Core/Volo/Abp/Cli/ProjectBuilding/ProjectBuildArgs.cs
+++ b/framework/src/Volo.Abp.Cli.Core/Volo/Abp/Cli/ProjectBuilding/ProjectBuildArgs.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ namespace Volo.Abp.Cli.ProjectBuilding
 
         public UiFramework UiFramework { get; set; }
 
+        [CanBeNull]
+        public string GitHubLocalRepositoryPath { get; set; }
+
         [NotNull]
         public Dictionary<string, string> ExtraProperties { get; set; }
 
@@ -28,6 +31,7 @@ namespace Volo.Abp.Cli.ProjectBuilding
             [CanBeNull] string version = null,
             DatabaseProvider databaseProvider = DatabaseProvider.NotSpecified,
             UiFramework uiFramework = UiFramework.NotSpecified,
+            [CanBeNull] string gitHubLocalRepositoryPath = null,
             Dictionary<string, string> extraProperties = null)
         {
             SolutionName = Check.NotNull(solutionName, nameof(solutionName));
@@ -35,6 +39,7 @@ namespace Volo.Abp.Cli.ProjectBuilding
             Version = version;
             DatabaseProvider = databaseProvider;
             UiFramework = uiFramework;
+            GitHubLocalRepositoryPath = gitHubLocalRepositoryPath;
             ExtraProperties = extraProperties ?? new Dictionary<string, string>();
         }
     }