diff --git a/mbproxy/src/Mbproxy/Mbproxy.csproj b/mbproxy/src/Mbproxy/Mbproxy.csproj
index ff02f37..3673e89 100644
--- a/mbproxy/src/Mbproxy/Mbproxy.csproj
+++ b/mbproxy/src/Mbproxy/Mbproxy.csproj
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
     <PublishSingleFile>true</PublishSingleFile>
     <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
     <IncludeNativeLibrariesForSelfExtract>true</IncludeNativeLibrariesForSelfExtract>
+    <!-- Embed debug symbols into the assembly instead of emitting a loose .pdb, so a
+         RID publish produces a clean folder (single binary + appsettings.json). Symbols
+         stay available for exception stack traces; there is just no separate file. -->
+    <DebugType>embedded</DebugType>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>