diff --git a/demo/Semi.Avalonia.Demo.Desktop/Roots.xml b/demo/Semi.Avalonia.Demo.Desktop/Roots.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e2f055
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demo/Semi.Avalonia.Demo.Desktop/Roots.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<linker>
+    <assembly fullname="Semi.Avalonia.Demo" preserve="All"/>
+</linker>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/demo/Semi.Avalonia.Demo.Desktop/Semi.Avalonia.Demo.Desktop.csproj b/demo/Semi.Avalonia.Demo.Desktop/Semi.Avalonia.Demo.Desktop.csproj
index 094ce6c..d5a8648 100644
--- a/demo/Semi.Avalonia.Demo.Desktop/Semi.Avalonia.Demo.Desktop.csproj
+++ b/demo/Semi.Avalonia.Demo.Desktop/Semi.Avalonia.Demo.Desktop.csproj
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
         <ApplicationManifest>app.manifest</ApplicationManifest>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <TrimmerRootDescriptor Include="Roots.xml" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+
     <ItemGroup>
         <PackageReference Include="Avalonia.Desktop" Version="$(AvaloniaVersion)" />
         <!--Condition below is needed to remove Avalonia.Diagnostics package from build output in Release configuration.-->