diff --git a/examples/issues/desktop/build.gradle.kts b/examples/issues/desktop/build.gradle.kts
index b2c4eae1bb..d34b3e82da 100644
--- a/examples/issues/desktop/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/examples/issues/desktop/build.gradle.kts
@@ -34,5 +34,11 @@ compose.desktop {
                 upgradeUuid = "6565BEAD-713A-4DE7-A469-6B10FC4A6861"
             }
         }
+
+        buildTypes.release {
+            proguard {
+                configurationFiles.from(project.file("compose-desktop.pro"))
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/examples/issues/desktop/compose-desktop.pro b/examples/issues/desktop/compose-desktop.pro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ab6525961
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/issues/desktop/compose-desktop.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# JSR 305 annotations are for embedding nullability information.
+-dontwarn javax.annotation.**
+
+# A resource is loaded with a relative path so the package of this class must be preserved.
+-adaptresourcefilenames okhttp3/internal/publicsuffix/PublicSuffixDatabase.gz
+
+# Animal Sniffer compileOnly dependency to ensure APIs are compatible with older versions of Java.
+-dontwarn org.codehaus.mojo.animal_sniffer.*
+
+# OkHttp platform used only on JVM and when Conscrypt and other security providers are available.
+-dontwarn okhttp3.internal.platform.**
+-dontwarn org.conscrypt.**
+-dontwarn org.bouncycastle.**
+-dontwarn org.openjsse.**
+
+-keep class org.ocpsoft.prettytime.i18n**
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