diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3b2f5cc..3184806 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 <img height="600" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2a06c9b4-6b37-43eb-a7f5-3b2d4577c736" />
 
-
-
 This is a rewrite of [WacK-Repackager](https://github.com/muskit/WacK-Repackager) to work with the upcoming Saturn project.
 
+**Requires [.NET 9.0+](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download) to be installed.**
+
 Head over to [HOWTO](HOWTO.md) for required data preparation.
diff --git a/build-and-package.sh b/build-and-package.sh
index 92f75ff..27431a5 100755
--- a/build-and-package.sh
+++ b/build-and-package.sh
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ cd $(dirname $0)
 app_version=MercuryConverter-v$(cat src/Assets/version)
 
 # create builds
-dotnet publish src --runtime linux-x64 -c Release -p:PublishSingleFile=True -o "./builds/$app_version-linux-x64"
-dotnet publish src --runtime win-x64 -c Release -p:PublishSingleFile=True -o "./builds/$app_version-win-x64"
+dotnet publish src --runtime linux-x64 -c Release -p:PublishSingleFile=True --self-contained false -o "./builds/$app_version-linux-x64"
+dotnet publish src --runtime win-x64 -c Release -p:PublishSingleFile=True --self-contained false -o "./builds/$app_version-win-x64"
 
 # package builds
 cd builds
diff --git a/src/MercuryConverter.csproj b/src/MercuryConverter.csproj
index 1de24e8..17f0369 100644
--- a/src/MercuryConverter.csproj
+++ b/src/MercuryConverter.csproj
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="DialogHost.Avalonia" Version="0.9.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="ffmpegcore" Version="5.2.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="ini-parser" Version="2.5.2" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>