Click Once + “Reference in the manifest does not match the identity of the downloaded assembly” + Console Application

While trying to deploy a window application using Click Once, I suddenly started to see the error message “Reference in the manifest does not match the identity of the downloaded assembly”.
The issue started because I added an extra Console Application project to the solution and it is referenced by the project I want to deploy using ClickOnce.
Solution: at the Application tab on the Console Application project (the one that is referenced by the project you want to deploy using ClickOnce), change the Manifest combo value (section “Icon and manifest”) to “Create application without manifest”:

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