diff --git a/templates/console/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.csproj b/templates/console/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.csproj
index 616d70bc3e..c51ce254a7 100644
--- a/templates/console/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.csproj
+++ b/templates/console/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.csproj
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
             <CopyToPublishDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToPublishDirectory>
             <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
         </Content>
+        <Content Include="appsettings.secrets.json">
+            <CopyToPublishDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToPublishDirectory>
+            <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+        </Content>
     </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>