diff --git a/templates/console/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.csproj b/templates/console/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.csproj
index c8d78bfc2c..b8f062a83d 100644
--- a/templates/console/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.csproj
+++ b/templates/console/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName.csproj
@@ -19,4 +19,12 @@
       <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.File" Version="4.1.0" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <None Remove="appsettings.json" />
+        <Content Include="appsettings.json">
+            <CopyToPublishDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToPublishDirectory>
+            <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+        </Content>
+    </ItemGroup>
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/templates/console/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName/appsettings.json b/templates/console/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName/appsettings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f530c147c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/console/src/MyCompanyName.MyProjectName/appsettings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+{
+}