diff --git a/dist/attachReleaseAssets/index.js b/dist/attachReleaseAssets/index.js
index d47c595a..e6aeb935 100644
--- a/dist/attachReleaseAssets/index.js
+++ b/dist/attachReleaseAssets/index.js
@@ -23954,7 +23954,7 @@ const Executor_1 = __nccwpck_require__(644);
 const GithubClient_1 = __nccwpck_require__(8552);
 const SyftDownloader_1 = __nccwpck_require__(9344);
 const Util_1 = __nccwpck_require__(2590);
-exports.SYFT_BINARY_NAME = "syft";
+exports.SYFT_BINARY_NAME = "syft" + (process.platform == "win32" ? ".exe" : "");
 exports.SYFT_VERSION = core.getInput("syft-version") || SyftVersion_1.VERSION;
 const PRIOR_ARTIFACT_ENV_VAR = "ANCHORE_SBOM_ACTION_PRIOR_ARTIFACT";
 const tempDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path_1.default.join(os_1.default.tmpdir(), "sbom-action-"));
@@ -24111,11 +24111,7 @@ function downloadSyft() {
         // Make sure the tool's executable bit is set
         const syftBinaryPath = `${installPath}_${name}`;
         yield (0, Executor_1.execute)("sh", [installPath, "-d", "-b", syftBinaryPath, version]);
-        const installedPath = path_1.default.join(`${syftBinaryPath}`, `${name}`);
-        if (process.platform === "win32") {
-            return `${installedPath}.exe`;
-        }
-        return installedPath;
+        return path_1.default.join(`${syftBinaryPath}`, `${name}`);
     });
 }
 exports.downloadSyft = downloadSyft;
@@ -24124,7 +24120,7 @@ exports.downloadSyft = downloadSyft;
  */
 function getSyftCommand() {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-        const name = exports.SYFT_BINARY_NAME + (process.platform == "win32" ? ".exe" : "");
+        const name = exports.SYFT_BINARY_NAME;
         const version = exports.SYFT_VERSION;
         const sourceSyft = yield (0, SyftDownloader_1.downloadSyftFromZip)(version);
         if (sourceSyft) {
diff --git a/dist/downloadSyft/index.js b/dist/downloadSyft/index.js
index 8aff83f9..6e4bd166 100644
--- a/dist/downloadSyft/index.js
+++ b/dist/downloadSyft/index.js
@@ -24002,7 +24002,7 @@ const Executor_1 = __nccwpck_require__(644);
 const GithubClient_1 = __nccwpck_require__(8552);
 const SyftDownloader_1 = __nccwpck_require__(9344);
 const Util_1 = __nccwpck_require__(2590);
-exports.SYFT_BINARY_NAME = "syft";
+exports.SYFT_BINARY_NAME = "syft" + (process.platform == "win32" ? ".exe" : "");
 exports.SYFT_VERSION = core.getInput("syft-version") || SyftVersion_1.VERSION;
 const PRIOR_ARTIFACT_ENV_VAR = "ANCHORE_SBOM_ACTION_PRIOR_ARTIFACT";
 const tempDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path_1.default.join(os_1.default.tmpdir(), "sbom-action-"));
@@ -24159,11 +24159,7 @@ function downloadSyft() {
         // Make sure the tool's executable bit is set
         const syftBinaryPath = `${installPath}_${name}`;
         yield (0, Executor_1.execute)("sh", [installPath, "-d", "-b", syftBinaryPath, version]);
-        const installedPath = path_1.default.join(`${syftBinaryPath}`, `${name}`);
-        if (process.platform === "win32") {
-            return `${installedPath}.exe`;
-        }
-        return installedPath;
+        return path_1.default.join(`${syftBinaryPath}`, `${name}`);
     });
 }
 exports.downloadSyft = downloadSyft;
@@ -24172,7 +24168,7 @@ exports.downloadSyft = downloadSyft;
  */
 function getSyftCommand() {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-        const name = exports.SYFT_BINARY_NAME + (process.platform == "win32" ? ".exe" : "");
+        const name = exports.SYFT_BINARY_NAME;
         const version = exports.SYFT_VERSION;
         const sourceSyft = yield (0, SyftDownloader_1.downloadSyftFromZip)(version);
         if (sourceSyft) {
diff --git a/dist/runSyftAction/index.js b/dist/runSyftAction/index.js
index f5d840ff..a152d470 100644
--- a/dist/runSyftAction/index.js
+++ b/dist/runSyftAction/index.js
@@ -23954,7 +23954,7 @@ const Executor_1 = __nccwpck_require__(644);
 const GithubClient_1 = __nccwpck_require__(8552);
 const SyftDownloader_1 = __nccwpck_require__(9344);
 const Util_1 = __nccwpck_require__(2590);
-exports.SYFT_BINARY_NAME = "syft";
+exports.SYFT_BINARY_NAME = "syft" + (process.platform == "win32" ? ".exe" : "");
 exports.SYFT_VERSION = core.getInput("syft-version") || SyftVersion_1.VERSION;
 const PRIOR_ARTIFACT_ENV_VAR = "ANCHORE_SBOM_ACTION_PRIOR_ARTIFACT";
 const tempDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path_1.default.join(os_1.default.tmpdir(), "sbom-action-"));
@@ -24111,11 +24111,7 @@ function downloadSyft() {
         // Make sure the tool's executable bit is set
         const syftBinaryPath = `${installPath}_${name}`;
         yield (0, Executor_1.execute)("sh", [installPath, "-d", "-b", syftBinaryPath, version]);
-        const installedPath = path_1.default.join(`${syftBinaryPath}`, `${name}`);
-        if (process.platform === "win32") {
-            return `${installedPath}.exe`;
-        }
-        return installedPath;
+        return path_1.default.join(`${syftBinaryPath}`, `${name}`);
     });
 }
 exports.downloadSyft = downloadSyft;
@@ -24124,7 +24120,7 @@ exports.downloadSyft = downloadSyft;
  */
 function getSyftCommand() {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-        const name = exports.SYFT_BINARY_NAME + (process.platform == "win32" ? ".exe" : "");
+        const name = exports.SYFT_BINARY_NAME;
         const version = exports.SYFT_VERSION;
         const sourceSyft = yield (0, SyftDownloader_1.downloadSyftFromZip)(version);
         if (sourceSyft) {
diff --git a/src/github/SyftGithubAction.ts b/src/github/SyftGithubAction.ts
index 60e15daf..626405fc 100644
--- a/src/github/SyftGithubAction.ts
+++ b/src/github/SyftGithubAction.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ import {
 import { downloadSyftFromZip } from "./SyftDownloader";
 import { stringify } from "./Util";
 
-export const SYFT_BINARY_NAME = "syft";
+export const SYFT_BINARY_NAME =
+  "syft" + (process.platform == "win32" ? ".exe" : "");
 export const SYFT_VERSION = core.getInput("syft-version") || VERSION;
 
 const PRIOR_ARTIFACT_ENV_VAR = "ANCHORE_SBOM_ACTION_PRIOR_ARTIFACT";
@@ -205,18 +206,14 @@ export async function downloadSyft(): Promise<string> {
 
   await execute("sh", [installPath, "-d", "-b", syftBinaryPath, version]);
 
-  const installedPath = path.join(`${syftBinaryPath}`, `${name}`);
-  if (process.platform === "win32") {
-    return `${installedPath}.exe`;
-  }
-  return installedPath;
+  return path.join(`${syftBinaryPath}`, `${name}`);
 }
 
 /**
  * Gets the Syft command to run via exec
  */
 export async function getSyftCommand(): Promise<string> {
-  const name = SYFT_BINARY_NAME + (process.platform == "win32" ? ".exe" : "");
+  const name = SYFT_BINARY_NAME;
   const version = SYFT_VERSION;
 
   const sourceSyft = await downloadSyftFromZip(version);