diff --git a/TransactionProcessor.Client/TransactionProcessor.Client.csproj b/TransactionProcessor.Client/TransactionProcessor.Client.csproj
index e2b89a4d..916354bf 100644
--- a/TransactionProcessor.Client/TransactionProcessor.Client.csproj
+++ b/TransactionProcessor.Client/TransactionProcessor.Client.csproj
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
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-    <ProjectReference Include="..\TransactionProcessor.DataTransferObjects\TransactionProcessor.DataTransferObjects.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\TransactionProcessor.DataTransferObjects\TransactionProcessor.DataTransferObjects.csproj" PrivateAssets="All" />
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