diff --git a/PWGUD/Tasks/CMakeLists.txt b/PWGUD/Tasks/CMakeLists.txt
index 7244f33fb0e..bfe050bbe04 100644
--- a/PWGUD/Tasks/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/PWGUD/Tasks/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ o2physics_add_dpl_workflow(upc-cand-analyzer
                            COMPONENT_NAME Analysis)
 
 o2physics_add_dpl_workflow(upc-cand-producer-qa
-                           SOURCES upcCandidateProducerQa.cpp
+                           SOURCES upcCandidateProducerQa.cxx
                            PUBLIC_LINK_LIBRARIES O2::Framework O2Physics::AnalysisCore O2::DetectorsBase
                            COMPONENT_NAME Analysis)
 
diff --git a/PWGUD/Tasks/upcCandidateProducerQa.cpp b/PWGUD/Tasks/upcCandidateProducerQa.cxx
similarity index 95%
rename from PWGUD/Tasks/upcCandidateProducerQa.cpp
rename to PWGUD/Tasks/upcCandidateProducerQa.cxx
index 29accce2fe4..19e1deb1244 100644
--- a/PWGUD/Tasks/upcCandidateProducerQa.cpp
+++ b/PWGUD/Tasks/upcCandidateProducerQa.cxx
@@ -9,15 +9,20 @@
 // granted to it by virtue of its status as an Intergovernmental Organization
 // or submit itself to any jurisdiction.
 
-#include "Framework/runDataProcessing.h"
-#include "Framework/AnalysisTask.h"
-#include "Framework/AnalysisDataModel.h"
-#include "Common/CCDB/EventSelectionParams.h"
-#include "Common/DataModel/EventSelection.h"
-#include "CommonConstants/LHCConstants.h"
-#include "PWGUD/Core/UPCCutparHolder.h"
-#include "PWGUD/Core/UPCHelpers.h"
-#include "PWGUD/DataModel/UDTables.h"
+#include <Framework/AnalysisDataModel.h>
+#include <Framework/AnalysisTask.h>
+#include <Framework/DataTypes.h>
+#include <Framework/HistogramRegistry.h>
+#include <Framework/HistogramSpec.h>
+#include <Framework/InitContext.h>
+#include <Framework/OutputObjHeader.h>
+#include <Framework/runDataProcessing.h>
+
+#include <Rtypes.h>
+
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <unordered_set>
 
 using namespace o2::framework;
 using namespace o2::framework::expressions;