diff --git a/common.props b/common.props
index d7d4fd2a05..fef0ae48da 100644
--- a/common.props
+++ b/common.props
@@ -19,4 +19,13 @@
         <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
   </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Content Remove="*.abppkg.json"/>
+    <None Include="*.abppkg.json">
+      <ExcludeFromSingleFile>true</ExcludeFromSingleFile>
+      <CopyToPublishDirectory>Never</CopyToPublishDirectory>
+    </None>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  
 </Project>