diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index ec655ade..e7ba32d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
         run: dotnet publish Installer/PerformanceMonitorInstaller.csproj -c Release
 
       - name: Publish GUI Installer
-        run: dotnet publish InstallerGui/InstallerGui.csproj -c Release -r win-x64 --self-contained
+        run: dotnet publish InstallerGui/InstallerGui.csproj -c Release
 
       - name: Package release artifacts
         if: github.event_name == 'release'
diff --git a/InstallerGui/InstallerGui.csproj b/InstallerGui/InstallerGui.csproj
index 3312f93a..3ea94972 100644
--- a/InstallerGui/InstallerGui.csproj
+++ b/InstallerGui/InstallerGui.csproj
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@
     <Company>Darling Data, LLC</Company>
     <Copyright>Copyright © 2026 Darling Data, LLC</Copyright>
     <ApplicationIcon>EDD.ico</ApplicationIcon>
+    <RuntimeIdentifier>win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
+    <PublishSingleFile>true</PublishSingleFile>
+    <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
+    <IncludeNativeLibrariesForSelfExtract>true</IncludeNativeLibrariesForSelfExtract>
+    <PublishTrimmed>false</PublishTrimmed>
+    <EnableCompressionInSingleFile>true</EnableCompressionInSingleFile>
     <EnableNETAnalyzers>true</EnableNETAnalyzers>
     <AnalysisLevel>latest-recommended</AnalysisLevel>
     <NoWarn>CA1849;CA2007;CA1508;CA1031;CA1001;CA1822;CA1305;CA2100;CA1002;CA1845;CA1861;CA2234;CA1062;CA1823</NoWarn>