diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2aedca26..c78372c4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ with MsBuild or with FAKE.
 
 MsBuild/XBuild:
 
+    restore.cmd (or restore.sh)
     msbuild MathNet.Numerics.sln
 
 FAKE:
diff --git a/docs/content/Build.md b/docs/content/Build.md
index 72d00a2a..f05306d4 100644
--- a/docs/content/Build.md
+++ b/docs/content/Build.md
@@ -8,16 +8,21 @@ manually with the build scripts.
 VisualStudio or Xamarin Studio
 ------------------------------
 
-The Visual Studio solutions should build out of the box, without any preparation
-steps or package restores. Tests can be run with the usual integrated NUnit test
-runners or ReSharper.
+We clearly separate dependency management from the IDE, you should therefore
+run `build.cmd` or `build.sh` once after every git checkout in order to restore
+the dependencies exactly as defined. Otherwise Visual Studio and other IDEs
+may fail to compile or provide correct IntelliSense.
+
+Tests can be run with the usual integrated NUnit test runners or ReSharper.
 
 MSBuild or XBuild
 -----------------
 
 Instead of a compatible IDE you can also build the solutions directly with
-`msbuild`, or on Mono with `xbuild`.
+`msbuild`, or on Mono with `xbuild`. You may need to run `restore.cmd` or
+`restore.sh` before, once after every git checkout in order to restore the dependencies.
 
+	restore.cmd (or restore.sh)             # restore dependencies (once)
     msbuild MathNet.Numerics.sln            # only build for .Net 4 (main solution)
     msbuild MathNet.Numerics.Net35Only.sln  # only build for .Net 3.5
     msbuild MathNet.Numerics.All.sln        # full build with .Net 4, 3.5 and PCL profiles
diff --git a/restore.cmd b/restore.cmd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..27160893
--- /dev/null
+++ b/restore.cmd
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+@echo off
+cls
+
+.paket\paket.bootstrapper.exe
+if errorlevel 1 (
+  exit /b %errorlevel%
+)
+
+.paket\paket.exe restore
+if errorlevel 1 (
+  exit /b %errorlevel%
+)
diff --git a/restore.sh b/restore.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..88477ccd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/restore.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -eu
+set -o pipefail
+
+cd `dirname $0`
+
+FSIARGS=""
+OS=${OS:-"unknown"}
+if [[ "$OS" != "Windows_NT" ]]
+then
+  FSIARGS="--fsiargs -d:MONO"
+fi
+
+function run() {
+  if [[ "$OS" != "Windows_NT" ]]
+  then
+    mono "$@"
+  else
+    "$@"
+  fi
+}
+
+if [[ "$OS" != "Windows_NT" ]] && [ ! -e ~/.config/.mono/certs ]
+then
+  mozroots --import --sync --quiet
+fi
+
+run .paket/paket.bootstrapper.exe
+run .paket/paket.exe restore