diff --git a/OpenRA.Launcher/OpenRA.Launcher.csproj b/OpenRA.Launcher/OpenRA.Launcher.csproj
index 3e81754db5..0099bc5978 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Launcher/OpenRA.Launcher.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Launcher/OpenRA.Launcher.csproj
@@ -65,4 +65,9 @@
       <Analyzer Remove="@(Analyzer)" />
     </ItemGroup>
   </Target>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <TrimmerRootAssembly Include="mscorlib" />
+    <TrimmerRootAssembly Include="netstandard" />
+    <TrimmerRootAssembly Include="System.IO.Pipes" />
+  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/OpenRA.Server/OpenRA.Server.csproj b/OpenRA.Server/OpenRA.Server.csproj
index b6385d6745..ea4d65ec08 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Server/OpenRA.Server.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Server/OpenRA.Server.csproj
@@ -40,4 +40,9 @@
       <Analyzer Remove="@(Analyzer)" />
     </ItemGroup>
   </Target>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <TrimmerRootAssembly Include="mscorlib" />
+    <TrimmerRootAssembly Include="netstandard" />
+    <TrimmerRootAssembly Include="System.IO.Pipes" />
+  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/OpenRA.Utility/OpenRA.Utility.csproj b/OpenRA.Utility/OpenRA.Utility.csproj
index b6385d6745..ea4d65ec08 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Utility/OpenRA.Utility.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Utility/OpenRA.Utility.csproj
@@ -40,4 +40,9 @@
       <Analyzer Remove="@(Analyzer)" />
     </ItemGroup>
   </Target>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <TrimmerRootAssembly Include="mscorlib" />
+    <TrimmerRootAssembly Include="netstandard" />
+    <TrimmerRootAssembly Include="System.IO.Pipes" />
+  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/OpenRA.WindowsLauncher/OpenRA.WindowsLauncher.csproj b/OpenRA.WindowsLauncher/OpenRA.WindowsLauncher.csproj
index a477020314..f8499d2eb3 100644
--- a/OpenRA.WindowsLauncher/OpenRA.WindowsLauncher.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.WindowsLauncher/OpenRA.WindowsLauncher.csproj
@@ -58,4 +58,9 @@
       <Analyzer Remove="@(Analyzer)" />
     </ItemGroup>
   </Target>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <TrimmerRootAssembly Include="mscorlib" />
+    <TrimmerRootAssembly Include="netstandard" />
+    <TrimmerRootAssembly Include="System.IO.Pipes" />
+  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/packaging/functions.sh b/packaging/functions.sh
index dc06962c32..29c8f1ccc8 100755
--- a/packaging/functions.sh
+++ b/packaging/functions.sh
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ install_assemblies() {
 	ORIG_PWD=$(pwd)
 	cd "${SRC_PATH}" || exit 1
 
-	dotnet publish -c Release -p:TargetPlatform="${TARGETPLATFORM}" -p:CopyGenericLauncher="${COPY_GENERIC_LAUNCHER}" -p:CopyCncDll="${COPY_CNC_DLL}" -p:CopyD2kDll="${COPY_D2K_DLL}" -r "${TARGETPLATFORM}" -o "${DEST_PATH}"
+	dotnet publish -c Release -p:TargetPlatform="${TARGETPLATFORM}" -p:PublishTrimmed=true -p:CopyGenericLauncher="${COPY_GENERIC_LAUNCHER}" -p:CopyCncDll="${COPY_CNC_DLL}" -p:CopyD2kDll="${COPY_D2K_DLL}" -r "${TARGETPLATFORM}" -o "${DEST_PATH}"
 
 	cd "${ORIG_PWD}" || exit 1
 }