diff --git a/TriliumMind.csproj b/TriliumMind.csproj
index 682aae9..ff9cd86 100644
--- a/TriliumMind.csproj
+++ b/TriliumMind.csproj
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@
     <UserSecretsId>dotnet-TriliumMind-bf69239d-751f-426d-afd4-3f66bcf0dc42</UserSecretsId>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Remove="publish\**" />
+    <Content Remove="publish\**" />
+    <EmbeddedResource Remove="publish\**" />
+    <None Remove="publish\**" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="10.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="10.0.0" />