diff --git a/osu.Desktop/app.config b/osu.Desktop/app.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..44ccc4b77a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Desktop/app.config
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<configuration>
+  <runtime>
+    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
+      <dependentAssembly>
+        <assemblyIdentity name="Newtonsoft.Json" publicKeyToken="30ad4fe6b2a6aeed" culture="neutral" />
+        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-9.0.0.0" newVersion="9.0.0.0" />
+      </dependentAssembly>
+    </assemblyBinding>
+  </runtime>
+</configuration>
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diff --git a/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj b/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj
index 9df4148ac0..65bf80700f 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj
+++ b/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj
@@ -80,8 +80,52 @@
     <Win32Resource>osu!.res</Win32Resource>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Reference Include="DeltaCompressionDotNet, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=1d14d6e5194e7f4a, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\DeltaCompressionDotNet.1.0.0\lib\net45\DeltaCompressionDotNet.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>True</Private>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="DeltaCompressionDotNet.MsDelta, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=46b2138a390abf55, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\DeltaCompressionDotNet.1.0.0\lib\net45\DeltaCompressionDotNet.MsDelta.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>True</Private>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="DeltaCompressionDotNet.PatchApi, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=3e8888ee913ed789, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\DeltaCompressionDotNet.1.0.0\lib\net45\DeltaCompressionDotNet.PatchApi.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>True</Private>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib, Version=0.86.0.518, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\squirrel.windows.1.5.2\lib\Net45\ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>True</Private>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Mono.Cecil, Version=0.9.6.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=0738eb9f132ed756, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Mono.Cecil.0.9.6.1\lib\net45\Mono.Cecil.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>True</Private>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Mono.Cecil.Mdb, Version=0.9.6.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=0738eb9f132ed756, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Mono.Cecil.0.9.6.1\lib\net45\Mono.Cecil.Mdb.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>True</Private>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Mono.Cecil.Pdb, Version=0.9.6.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=0738eb9f132ed756, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Mono.Cecil.0.9.6.1\lib\net45\Mono.Cecil.Pdb.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>True</Private>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Mono.Cecil.Rocks, Version=0.9.6.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=0738eb9f132ed756, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Mono.Cecil.0.9.6.1\lib\net45\Mono.Cecil.Rocks.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>True</Private>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="mscorlib" />
+    <Reference Include="NuGet.Squirrel, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\squirrel.windows.1.5.2\lib\Net45\NuGet.Squirrel.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>True</Private>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="OpenTK, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=bad199fe84eb3df4" />
+    <Reference Include="Splat, Version=1.6.2.0, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\Splat.1.6.2\lib\Net45\Splat.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>True</Private>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Squirrel, Version=1.5.2.0, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\squirrel.windows.1.5.2\lib\Net45\Squirrel.dll</HintPath>
+      <Private>True</Private>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Windows.Forms" />
   </ItemGroup>
@@ -89,7 +133,9 @@
     <None Include="..\osu.licenseheader">
       <Link>osu.licenseheader</Link>
     </None>
+    <None Include="app.config" />
     <None Include="osu!.res" />
+    <None Include="packages.config" />
     <None Include="Properties\app.manifest" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/osu.Desktop/packages.config b/osu.Desktop/packages.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d1361bd0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Desktop/packages.config
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<packages>
+  <package id="DeltaCompressionDotNet" version="1.0.0" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Mono.Cecil" version="0.9.6.1" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="Splat" version="1.6.2" targetFramework="net45" />
+  <package id="squirrel.windows" version="1.5.2" targetFramework="net45" />
+</packages>
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