diff --git a/build/common.targets b/build/common.targets
index 1ead1508..bb13a26a 100644
--- a/build/common.targets
+++ b/build/common.targets
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ repo. It imports the other MSBuild files as needed.
     <DefineConstants>$(DefineConstants);SMAPI_DEPRECATED</DefineConstants>
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
 
+    <!--embed symbols for error stack trace line numbers on Linux/macOS: https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/issues/39987-->
+    <DebugType>embedded</DebugType>
+
     <!--enable nullable annotations, except in .NET Standard 2.0 where they aren't supported-->
     <Nullable Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' != 'netstandard2.0'">enable</Nullable>
     <NoWarn Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'netstandard2.0'">$(NoWarn);CS8632</NoWarn>
diff --git a/build/deploy-local-smapi.targets b/build/deploy-local-smapi.targets
index 6ea5f0a2..e6c01800 100644
--- a/build/deploy-local-smapi.targets
+++ b/build/deploy-local-smapi.targets
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ This assumes `find-game-folder.targets` has already been imported and validated.
     <Copy SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)\$(TargetName).dll" DestinationFolder="$(GamePath)" />
     <Copy SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)\$(TargetName).exe" DestinationFolder="$(GamePath)" Condition="$(OS) == 'Windows_NT'" />
     <Copy SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)\$(TargetName)" DestinationFolder="$(GamePath)" Condition="$(OS) != 'Windows_NT'" />
-    <Copy SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)\$(TargetName).pdb" DestinationFolder="$(GamePath)" />
     <Copy SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)\$(TargetName).xml" DestinationFolder="$(GamePath)" />
     <Copy SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)\SMAPI.config.json" DestinationFiles="$(GamePath)\smapi-internal\config.json" />
     <Copy SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)\SMAPI.metadata.json" DestinationFiles="$(GamePath)\smapi-internal\metadata.json" />
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@ This assumes `find-game-folder.targets` has already been imported and validated.
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <Copy SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)\$(TargetName).dll" DestinationFolder="$(GamePath)\Mods\$(AssemblyName)" />
-    <Copy SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)\$(TargetName).pdb" DestinationFolder="$(GamePath)\Mods\$(AssemblyName)" Condition="Exists('$(TargetDir)\$(TargetName).pdb')" />
     <Copy SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)\manifest.json" DestinationFolder="$(GamePath)\Mods\$(AssemblyName)" />
     <Copy SourceFiles="@(TranslationFiles)" DestinationFolder="$(GamePath)\Mods\$(AssemblyName)\i18n" />
   </Target>
@@ -70,12 +68,10 @@ This assumes `find-game-folder.targets` has already been imported and validated.
   <!-- toolkit -->
   <Target Name="CopyToolkit" Condition="'$(MSBuildProjectName)' == 'SMAPI.Toolkit'" AfterTargets="PostBuildEvent">
     <Copy SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)\$(TargetName).dll" DestinationFolder="$(GamePath)\smapi-internal" />
-    <Copy SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)\$(TargetName).pdb" DestinationFolder="$(GamePath)\smapi-internal" />
     <Copy SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)\$(TargetName).xml" DestinationFolder="$(GamePath)\smapi-internal" />
   </Target>
   <Target Name="CopyToolkitCoreInterfaces" Condition="'$(MSBuildProjectName)' == 'SMAPI.Toolkit.CoreInterfaces'" AfterTargets="PostBuildEvent">
     <Copy SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)\$(TargetName).dll" DestinationFolder="$(GamePath)\smapi-internal" />
-    <Copy SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)\$(TargetName).pdb" DestinationFolder="$(GamePath)\smapi-internal" />
     <Copy SourceFiles="$(TargetDir)\$(TargetName).xml" DestinationFolder="$(GamePath)\smapi-internal" />
   </Target>
 </Project>
diff --git a/build/unix/prepare-install-package.sh b/build/unix/prepare-install-package.sh
index 304579b9..3e33c277 100755
--- a/build/unix/prepare-install-package.sh
+++ b/build/unix/prepare-install-package.sh
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ for folder in ${folders[@]}; do
     fi
 
     # bundle root files
-    for name in "StardewModdingAPI" "StardewModdingAPI.dll" "StardewModdingAPI.pdb" "StardewModdingAPI.xml" "steam_appid.txt"; do
+    for name in "StardewModdingAPI" "StardewModdingAPI.dll" "StardewModdingAPI.xml" "steam_appid.txt"; do
         if [ $name == "StardewModdingAPI" ] && [ $folder == "windows" ]; then
             name="$name.exe"
         fi
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ for folder in ${folders[@]}; do
     cp -r "$smapiBin/i18n" "$bundlePath/smapi-internal"
 
     # bundle smapi-internal
-    for name in "0Harmony.dll" "0Harmony.xml" "Mono.Cecil.dll" "Mono.Cecil.Mdb.dll" "Mono.Cecil.Pdb.dll" "MonoMod.Common.dll" "Newtonsoft.Json.dll" "Pathoschild.Http.Client.dll" "Pintail.dll" "TMXTile.dll" "SMAPI.Toolkit.dll" "SMAPI.Toolkit.pdb" "SMAPI.Toolkit.xml" "SMAPI.Toolkit.CoreInterfaces.dll" "SMAPI.Toolkit.CoreInterfaces.pdb" "SMAPI.Toolkit.CoreInterfaces.xml" "System.Net.Http.Formatting.dll"; do
+    for name in "0Harmony.dll" "0Harmony.xml" "Mono.Cecil.dll" "Mono.Cecil.Mdb.dll" "Mono.Cecil.Pdb.dll" "MonoMod.Common.dll" "Newtonsoft.Json.dll" "Pathoschild.Http.Client.dll" "Pintail.dll" "TMXTile.dll" "SMAPI.Toolkit.dll" "SMAPI.Toolkit.xml" "SMAPI.Toolkit.CoreInterfaces.dll" "SMAPI.Toolkit.CoreInterfaces.xml" "System.Net.Http.Formatting.dll"; do
         cp "$smapiBin/$name" "$bundlePath/smapi-internal"
     done
 
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ for folder in ${folders[@]}; do
         mkdir "$targetPath" --parents
 
         cp "$fromPath/$modName.dll" "$targetPath"
-        cp "$fromPath/$modName.pdb" "$targetPath"
         cp "$fromPath/manifest.json" "$targetPath"
         if [ -d "$fromPath/i18n" ]; then
             cp -r "$fromPath/i18n" "$targetPath"
diff --git a/build/windows/prepare-install-package.ps1 b/build/windows/prepare-install-package.ps1
index 71de1154..434d2466 100644
--- a/build/windows/prepare-install-package.ps1
+++ b/build/windows/prepare-install-package.ps1
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ foreach ($folder in $folders) {
     }
 
     # bundle root files
-    foreach ($name in @("StardewModdingAPI", "StardewModdingAPI.dll", "StardewModdingAPI.pdb", "StardewModdingAPI.xml", "steam_appid.txt")) {
+    foreach ($name in @("StardewModdingAPI", "StardewModdingAPI.dll", "StardewModdingAPI.xml", "steam_appid.txt")) {
         if ($name -eq "StardewModdingAPI" -and $folder -eq "windows") {
             $name = "$name.exe"
         }
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ foreach ($folder in $folders) {
     cp -Recurse "$smapiBin/i18n" "$bundlePath/smapi-internal"
 
     # bundle smapi-internal
-    foreach ($name in @("0Harmony.dll", "0Harmony.xml", "Mono.Cecil.dll", "Mono.Cecil.Mdb.dll", "Mono.Cecil.Pdb.dll", "MonoMod.Common.dll", "Newtonsoft.Json.dll", "Pathoschild.Http.Client.dll", "Pintail.dll", "TMXTile.dll", "SMAPI.Toolkit.dll", "SMAPI.Toolkit.pdb", "SMAPI.Toolkit.xml", "SMAPI.Toolkit.CoreInterfaces.dll", "SMAPI.Toolkit.CoreInterfaces.pdb", "SMAPI.Toolkit.CoreInterfaces.xml", "System.Net.Http.Formatting.dll")) {
+    foreach ($name in @("0Harmony.dll", "0Harmony.xml", "Mono.Cecil.dll", "Mono.Cecil.Mdb.dll", "Mono.Cecil.Pdb.dll", "MonoMod.Common.dll", "Newtonsoft.Json.dll", "Pathoschild.Http.Client.dll", "Pintail.dll", "TMXTile.dll", "SMAPI.Toolkit.dll", "SMAPI.Toolkit.xml", "SMAPI.Toolkit.CoreInterfaces.dll", "SMAPI.Toolkit.CoreInterfaces.xml", "System.Net.Http.Formatting.dll")) {
         cp "$smapiBin/$name" "$bundlePath/smapi-internal"
     }
 
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ foreach ($folder in $folders) {
         mkdir "$targetPath" > $null
 
         cp "$fromPath/$modName.dll" "$targetPath"
-        cp "$fromPath/$modName.pdb" "$targetPath"
         cp "$fromPath/manifest.json" "$targetPath"
         if (Test-Path "$fromPath/i18n" -PathType Container) {
             cp -Recurse "$fromPath/i18n" "$targetPath"
diff --git a/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/release-notes.md
index e99218bd..d091d153 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
   _If needed, you can update to SMAPI 3.16.0 first and then install the latest version._
 -->
 
+## Upcoming release
+* For players:
+  * Fixed logged SMAPI errors not having line numbers on Linux/macOS.
+
 ## 3.18.3
 Released 09 April 2023 for Stardew Valley 1.5.6 or later.
 
diff --git a/src/SMAPI.Installer/InteractiveInstaller.cs b/src/SMAPI.Installer/InteractiveInstaller.cs
index d00a5df4..32a4e6e5 100644
--- a/src/SMAPI.Installer/InteractiveInstaller.cs
+++ b/src/SMAPI.Installer/InteractiveInstaller.cs
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ namespace StardewModdingApi.Installer
             yield return GetInstallPath("StardewModdingAPI.dll");
             yield return GetInstallPath("StardewModdingAPI.exe");
             yield return GetInstallPath("StardewModdingAPI.exe.config");
-            yield return GetInstallPath("StardewModdingAPI.exe.mdb");  // Linux/macOS only
-            yield return GetInstallPath("StardewModdingAPI.pdb");      // Windows only
+            yield return GetInstallPath("StardewModdingAPI.exe.mdb");  // before 3.18.4 (Linux/macOS only)
+            yield return GetInstallPath("StardewModdingAPI.pdb");      // before 3.18.4 (Windows only)
             yield return GetInstallPath("StardewModdingAPI.runtimeconfig.json");
             yield return GetInstallPath("StardewModdingAPI.xml");
             yield return GetInstallPath("smapi-internal");