diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-plugin-e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-plugin-e2e.yaml
index 951bcef..9792842 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-plugin-e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-plugin-e2e.yaml
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       logs:
-        description: 'Set 1 to activate full logs'
+        description: "Set 1 to activate full logs"
         required: false
-        default: '0'
+        default: "0"
 
 jobs:
   plugin-build:
@@ -22,28 +22,27 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup `golang`
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: '>=1.19.0'
+          go-version: ">=1.19.0"
 
       - name: Build packer plugin
         run: |
           cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
           make dev
-      
+
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: packer-plugin-nutanix
-          path: ~/.packer.d/plugins/packer-plugin-nutanix
+          path: ~/.config/packer/plugins/packer-plugin-nutanix
           retention-days: 7
 
       - name: build test list
         id: test-list
         run: echo "list=$(ls test/e2e | jq -R -s -c 'split("\n")[:-1]')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-
   e2e:
     name: E2E test
     needs: plugin-build
-    
+
     strategy:
       matrix:
         test: ${{fromJSON(needs.plugin-build.outputs.test-list)}}
@@ -52,7 +51,6 @@ jobs:
     defaults:
       run:
         working-directory: test/e2e/${{ matrix.test}}
-    
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
@@ -74,9 +72,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install plugin
         run: |
-          mkdir -p ~/.packer.d/plugins/
-          cp /tmp/packer-plugin-nutanix ~/.packer.d/plugins/packer-plugin-nutanix
-          chmod 755 ~/.packer.d/plugins/packer-plugin-nutanix
+          mkdir -p ~/.config/packer/plugins/
+          cp /tmp/packer-plugin-nutanix ~/.config/packer/plugins/packer-plugin-nutanix
+          chmod 755 ~/.config/packer/plugins/packer-plugin-nutanix
 
       - name: Run `packer init`
         id: init
@@ -108,4 +106,3 @@ jobs:
           else
             exit 1
           fi
-
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 426cd8b..84e28d7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ build:
 	@go build -o ${BINARY}
 
 dev: build
-	@mkdir -p ~/.packer.d/plugins/
-	@mv ${BINARY} ~/.packer.d/plugins/${BINARY}
+	@mkdir -p ~/.config/packer/plugins
+	@mv ${BINARY} ~/.config/packer/plugins/${BINARY}
 
 test:
 	@go test -race -count $(COUNT) $(TEST) -timeout=3m
diff --git a/builder/nutanix/config.go b/builder/nutanix/config.go
index 5ef4df7..5a1495e 100644
--- a/builder/nutanix/config.go
+++ b/builder/nutanix/config.go
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ type VmConfig struct {
 	MemoryMB     int64      `mapstructure:"memory_mb" json:"memory_mb" required:"false"`
 	UserData     string     `mapstructure:"user_data" json:"user_data" required:"false"`
 	VMCategories []Category `mapstructure:"vm_categories" required:"false"`
+	Project      string     `mapstructure:"project" required:"false"`
 }
 
 func (c *Config) Prepare(raws ...interface{}) ([]string, error) {
diff --git a/builder/nutanix/config.hcl2spec.go b/builder/nutanix/config.hcl2spec.go
index fcf0ae4..71efded 100644
--- a/builder/nutanix/config.hcl2spec.go
+++ b/builder/nutanix/config.hcl2spec.go
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ type FlatConfig struct {
 	MemoryMB                  *int64            `mapstructure:"memory_mb" json:"memory_mb" required:"false" cty:"memory_mb" hcl:"memory_mb"`
 	UserData                  *string           `mapstructure:"user_data" json:"user_data" required:"false" cty:"user_data" hcl:"user_data"`
 	VMCategories              []FlatCategory    `mapstructure:"vm_categories" required:"false" cty:"vm_categories" hcl:"vm_categories"`
+	Project                   *string           `mapstructure:"project" required:"false" cty:"project" hcl:"project"`
 	ForceDeregister           *bool             `mapstructure:"force_deregister" json:"force_deregister" required:"false" cty:"force_deregister" hcl:"force_deregister"`
 	ImageDescription          *string           `mapstructure:"image_description" json:"image_description" required:"false" cty:"image_description" hcl:"image_description"`
 	ImageCategories           []FlatCategory    `mapstructure:"image_categories" required:"false" cty:"image_categories" hcl:"image_categories"`
@@ -244,6 +245,7 @@ func (*FlatConfig) HCL2Spec() map[string]hcldec.Spec {
 		"memory_mb":                    &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "memory_mb", Type: cty.Number, Required: false},
 		"user_data":                    &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "user_data", Type: cty.String, Required: false},
 		"vm_categories":                &hcldec.BlockListSpec{TypeName: "vm_categories", Nested: hcldec.ObjectSpec((*FlatCategory)(nil).HCL2Spec())},
+		"project":                      &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "project", Type: cty.String, Required: false},
 		"force_deregister":             &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "force_deregister", Type: cty.Bool, Required: false},
 		"image_description":            &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "image_description", Type: cty.String, Required: false},
 		"image_categories":             &hcldec.BlockListSpec{TypeName: "image_categories", Nested: hcldec.ObjectSpec((*FlatCategory)(nil).HCL2Spec())},
@@ -269,6 +271,7 @@ type FlatVmConfig struct {
 	MemoryMB     *int64         `mapstructure:"memory_mb" json:"memory_mb" required:"false" cty:"memory_mb" hcl:"memory_mb"`
 	UserData     *string        `mapstructure:"user_data" json:"user_data" required:"false" cty:"user_data" hcl:"user_data"`
 	VMCategories []FlatCategory `mapstructure:"vm_categories" required:"false" cty:"vm_categories" hcl:"vm_categories"`
+	Project      *string        `mapstructure:"project" required:"false" cty:"project" hcl:"project"`
 }
 
 // FlatMapstructure returns a new FlatVmConfig.
@@ -295,6 +298,7 @@ func (*FlatVmConfig) HCL2Spec() map[string]hcldec.Spec {
 		"memory_mb":     &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "memory_mb", Type: cty.Number, Required: false},
 		"user_data":     &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "user_data", Type: cty.String, Required: false},
 		"vm_categories": &hcldec.BlockListSpec{TypeName: "vm_categories", Nested: hcldec.ObjectSpec((*FlatCategory)(nil).HCL2Spec())},
+		"project":       &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "project", Type: cty.String, Required: false},
 	}
 	return s
 }
diff --git a/builder/nutanix/driver.go b/builder/nutanix/driver.go
index 9589c50..06283e7 100644
--- a/builder/nutanix/driver.go
+++ b/builder/nutanix/driver.go
@@ -56,6 +56,37 @@ type nutanixImage struct {
 	image v3.ImageIntentResponse
 }
 
+func findProjectByName(conn *v3.Client, name string) (*v3.Project, error) {
+	filter := fmt.Sprintf("name==%s", name)
+	resp, err := conn.V3.ListAllProject(filter)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	entities := resp.Entities
+
+	found := make([]*v3.Project, 0)
+	for _, v := range entities {
+		if v.Status.Name == name {
+			found = append(found, &v3.Project{
+				Status:     v.Status,
+				Spec:       v.Spec,
+				Metadata:   v.Metadata,
+				APIVersion: v.APIVersion,
+			})
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(found) > 1 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("your query returned more than one result")
+	}
+
+	if len(found) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("did not find project with name %s", name)
+	}
+
+	return found[0], nil
+}
+
 func findClusterByName(conn *v3.Client, name string) (*v3.ClusterIntentResponse, error) {
 	filter := fmt.Sprintf("name==%s", name)
 	resp, err := conn.V3.ListAllCluster(filter)
@@ -117,6 +148,7 @@ func findSubnetByName(conn *v3.Client, name string) (*v3.SubnetIntentResponse, e
 
 	return found[0], nil
 }
+
 func sourceImageExists(conn *v3.Client, name string, uri string) (*v3.ImageIntentResponse, error) {
 	filter := fmt.Sprintf("name==%s", name)
 	resp, err := conn.V3.ListAllImage(filter)
@@ -437,6 +469,18 @@ func (d *NutanixDriver) CreateRequest(vm VmConfig) (*v3.VMIntentInput, error) {
 		req.Metadata.Categories = c
 	}
 
+	if vm.Project != "" {
+		project, err := findProjectByName(conn, vm.Project)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error while findProjectByName, %s", err.Error())
+		}
+
+		req.Metadata.ProjectReference = &v3.Reference{
+			Kind: StringPtr("project"),
+			UUID: project.Metadata.UUID,
+		}
+	}
+
 	return req, nil
 
 }
diff --git a/builder/nutanix/step_build_vm.go b/builder/nutanix/step_build_vm.go
index c45d5ba..1ea7562 100644
--- a/builder/nutanix/step_build_vm.go
+++ b/builder/nutanix/step_build_vm.go
@@ -45,12 +45,15 @@ func (s *stepBuildVM) Run(ctx context.Context, state multistep.StateBag) multist
 
 	ui.Say("Creating Packer Builder virtual machine...")
 
+	// Create VM Spec
 	vmRequest, err := d.CreateRequest(config.VmConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		ui.Error("Error creating virtual machine request: " + err.Error())
 		state.Put("error", err)
 		return multistep.ActionHalt
 	}
+
+	// Create VM
 	vmInstance, err := d.Create(vmRequest)
 
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/docs/builders/nutanix.mdx b/docs/builders/nutanix.mdx
index 8fd9cdb..4ebae15 100644
--- a/docs/builders/nutanix.mdx
+++ b/docs/builders/nutanix.mdx
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ These parameters allow to define information about platform and temporary VM use
   - `boot_type` (string) - Type of boot used on the temporary VM ("legacy" or "uefi").
   - `ip_wait_timeout` (duration string | ex: "0h42m0s") - Amount of time to wait for VM's IP, similar to 'ssh_timeout'. Defaults to 15m (15 minutes). See the Golang [ParseDuration](https://golang.org/pkg/time/#ParseDuration) documentation for full details.
   - `vm_categories` ([]Category) - Assign Categories to the vm.
+  - `project` (string) - Assign Project to the vm.
 
 
 ## Output configuration
diff --git a/example/source.nutanix.pkr.hcl b/example/source.nutanix.pkr.hcl
index 7db7fb8..9c50490 100644
--- a/example/source.nutanix.pkr.hcl
+++ b/example/source.nutanix.pkr.hcl
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ source "nutanix" "centos" {
     value = "Dev"
   }
 
+// project       = "myproject"
+
   image_name        = "centos-packer-image"
   image_export      = false
   force_deregister  = true