diff --git a/VowelCountApp/VowelCountApp.Desktop/VowelCountApp.Desktop.csproj b/VowelCountApp/VowelCountApp.Desktop/VowelCountApp.Desktop.csproj
index a51aa84..2bc3a19 100644
--- a/VowelCountApp/VowelCountApp.Desktop/VowelCountApp.Desktop.csproj
+++ b/VowelCountApp/VowelCountApp.Desktop/VowelCountApp.Desktop.csproj
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
         <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
         <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
         <BuiltInComInteropSupport>true</BuiltInComInteropSupport>
+        <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <PropertyGroup>