diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
--- a/.hgignore
+++ b/.hgignore
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ syntax: glob
 bin/
 obj/
 
+publish/
+
 *.user
 
 mac/old/
diff --git a/DesertPaintCodex.csproj b/DesertPaintCodex.csproj
--- a/DesertPaintCodex.csproj
+++ b/DesertPaintCodex.csproj
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@
     <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
     <TargetFramework>net5.0</TargetFramework>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <ApplicationIcon>Assets\desert_paint_codex_icon.ico</ApplicationIcon>
+    <StartupObject>DesertPaintCodex.Program</StartupObject>
+    <Platforms>AnyCPU;x64</Platforms>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|AnyCPU'">
+    <PlatformTarget>x64</PlatformTarget>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
+    <PlatformTarget>x64</PlatformTarget>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Folder Include="Models\" />
diff --git a/Properties/PublishProfiles/Win64 Self-Contained.pubxml b/Properties/PublishProfiles/Win64 Self-Contained.pubxml
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Properties/PublishProfiles/Win64 Self-Contained.pubxml	
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=208121. 
+-->
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <Configuration>Release</Configuration>
+    <Platform>x64</Platform>
+    <PublishDir>publish\win-x64</PublishDir>
+    <PublishProtocol>FileSystem</PublishProtocol>
+    <TargetFramework>net5.0</TargetFramework>
+    <RuntimeIdentifier>win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
+    <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
+    <PublishSingleFile>True</PublishSingleFile>
+    <PublishReadyToRun>False</PublishReadyToRun>
+    <PublishTrimmed>False</PublishTrimmed>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+</Project>
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