diff --git a/backend/FwLite/LocalWebApp/LocalWebApp.csproj b/backend/FwLite/LocalWebApp/LocalWebApp.csproj
index b60f0832b..46aa69051 100644
--- a/backend/FwLite/LocalWebApp/LocalWebApp.csproj
+++ b/backend/FwLite/LocalWebApp/LocalWebApp.csproj
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@
         <ServerGarbageCollection>false</ServerGarbageCollection>
     </PropertyGroup>
     <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Release' ">
-<!--        single file disabled for now, pending https://github.com/sillsdev/icu-dotnet/pull/201-->
-        <PublishSingleFile>false</PublishSingleFile>
+        <PublishSingleFile>true</PublishSingleFile>
         <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
         <PublishTrimmed>false</PublishTrimmed>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
         <PackageReference Include="Humanizer.Core" Version="2.14.1" />
+        <PackageReference Include="icu.net" Version="2.10.1-beta.5" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.OpenApi" Version="8.0.4"/>
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders.Embedded" Version="8.0.4" />
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Identity.Client.Extensions.Msal" Version="4.61.0" />
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@
       <Content Include="..\.dockerignore">
         <Link>.dockerignore</Link>
       </Content>
+
+      <None Include="$(Pkgicu_net)\contentFiles\any\any\icu.net.dll.config">
+          <Link>icu.net.dll.config</Link>
+          <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+      </None>
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>