diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Compiler.Common/LibraryExporterExtensions.cs b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Compiler.Common/LibraryExporterExtensions.cs
index 7e3440c02..8c5cfc355 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Compiler.Common/LibraryExporterExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Compiler.Common/LibraryExporterExtensions.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved.
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and contributors. All rights reserved.
 // Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
 
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
@@ -27,7 +28,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Compiler.Common
 
             foreach (var asset in assets)
             {
-                File.Copy(asset.ResolvedPath, Path.Combine(destinationPath, Path.GetFileName(asset.ResolvedPath)), overwrite: true);
+                var file = Path.Combine(destinationPath, Path.GetFileName(asset.ResolvedPath));
+                File.Copy(asset.ResolvedPath, file, overwrite: true);
+                RemoveFileAttribute(file, FileAttributes.ReadOnly);
             }
         }
 
@@ -44,6 +47,19 @@ namespace Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.Compiler.Common
                 var transformedFile = asset.GetTransformedFile(tempLocation);
 
                 File.Copy(transformedFile, targetName, overwrite: true);
+                RemoveFileAttribute(targetName, FileAttributes.ReadOnly);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        private static void RemoveFileAttribute(String file, FileAttributes attribute)
+        {
+            if (File.Exists(file))
+            {
+                var fileAttributes = File.GetAttributes(file);
+                if ((fileAttributes & attribute) == attribute)
+                {
+                    File.SetAttributes(file, fileAttributes & ~attribute);
+                }
             }
         }