diff --git a/PiwigoDirectorySync/AppSettings.cs b/PiwigoDirectorySync/AppSettings.cs
index b89f87c..ce8a7b9 100644
--- a/PiwigoDirectorySync/AppSettings.cs
+++ b/PiwigoDirectorySync/AppSettings.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ internal static class AppSettings
         .AddJsonFile("appsettings.json", true)
         .AddJsonFile(Path.Combine(Environment.CurrentDirectory, "appsettings.json"), true)
         .AddJsonFile("/etc/PiwigoDirectorySync/appsettings.json", true)
-        .AddUserSecrets<Program>(true)
         .AddEnvironmentVariables()
         .Build();
 
diff --git a/PiwigoDirectorySync/PiwigoDirectorySync.csproj b/PiwigoDirectorySync/PiwigoDirectorySync.csproj
index b118fce..7d4ff49 100644
--- a/PiwigoDirectorySync/PiwigoDirectorySync.csproj
+++ b/PiwigoDirectorySync/PiwigoDirectorySync.csproj
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
         <PublishSingleFile>true</PublishSingleFile>
         <DockerDefaultTargetOS>Linux</DockerDefaultTargetOS>
         <UserSecretsId>c68c0447-8c7d-4e88-bcc6-96a9853828c7</UserSecretsId>
+        <AssemblyVersion>1.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
+        <FileVersion>1.0.0</FileVersion>
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
@@ -19,7 +21,6 @@
         </PackageReference>
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.InMemory" Version="7.0.10"/>
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="7.0.10"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.UserSecrets" Version="7.0.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Binder" Version="7.0.4" />
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.EnvironmentVariables" Version="7.0.0"/>
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="7.0.0"/>
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1a3db3a..078b392 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,20 +9,6 @@ Each directory level gets created as album or sub album in piwigo.
 
 In the root path you may just run the command ``dotnet tool restore`` to install all dotnet tools and extensions used in this project.
 
-### Handle development secrets
-
-To make sure no local development db configuration gets committed, we use the dotnet-user-secrets tool.
-
-When you configure your environment for the first time and you do not like the default settings, use the following commands to set the secrets:
-
-``
-cd PiwigoDirectorySync
-dotnet user-secrets set "Settings:DbProvider" "Sqlite"
-dotnet user-secrets set "ConnectionStrings:Sqlite" "Data Source=.\piwigoSync.db"
-``
-
-You'll find your secrets under `~/.microsoft/usersecrets/c68c0447-8c7d-4e88-bcc6-96a9853828c7/secrets.json`
-
 ### Docker
 
 Build the application and docker image for hosting using docker.