diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-artifacts.yml b/.github/workflows/build-artifacts.yml
index 2e41d324..5e9643f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-artifacts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-artifacts.yml
@@ -371,6 +371,8 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         os: [ windows-2019 ]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    outputs:
+      appver: ${{ steps.appver.outputs.appver }}
     steps:
       - name: Set up JDK 17
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
@@ -391,16 +393,34 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: gui-icons
           path: icons
-      - name: Package jar as exe application
+      - id: appver
         run: |
-          appver=$(date +%y.%m.%d%H)
-          jpackage --verbose --dest application --name "pace" -i jars --main-class edu.colorado.cires.pace.gui.Application --main-jar pace-gui-${{ needs.build.outputs.version }}.jar -t exe --icon icons/pace.ico --vendor "CIRES - University of Colorado" --win-shortcut --win-menu --win-dir-chooser --win-per-user-install --app-version $appver
+          echo "appver=$(date +%y.%m.%d%H)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "appver=$(date +%y.%m.%d%H)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         shell: bash
+      - name: Package jar as exe application
+        run: >
+          jpackage 
+          --verbose 
+          --dest application 
+          --name "pace" 
+          -i jars 
+          --main-class edu.colorado.cires.pace.gui.Application
+          --main-jar 
+          pace-gui-${{ needs.build.outputs.version }}.jar 
+          -t exe 
+          --icon icons/pace.ico 
+          --vendor "CIRES - University of Colorado" 
+          --win-shortcut
+          --win-menu
+          --win-dir-chooser
+          --win-per-user-install
+          --app-version ${{ env.appver }}
       - name: Upload application
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: pace-gui-${{ env.os }}-${{ env.arch }}
-          path: application
+          path: "application/*.exe"
 
   release:
     needs:
@@ -410,7 +430,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
       - run: mkdir release
-      - run: zip -r release/pace-gui-Windows-X64-${{ needs.build.outputs.version }}.zip pace-gui-Windows-X64
+      - run: cp pace-gui-Windows-X64/pace-${{ needs.package-gui-windows.outputs.appver }}.exe release/pace-gui-Windows-X64-${{ needs.build.outputs.version }}.exe
       - run: cp cli-jar/* release/pace-cli-${{ needs.build.outputs.version }}-exe.jar
       - run: cp gui-jar/* release/pace-gui-${{ needs.build.outputs.version }}-exe.jar
       - run: zip -r release/pace-json-schema-${{ needs.build.outputs.version }}.zip json-schema