diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 1829b2d..465ef65 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+2024-01-01 (e6d863d): next build system update
 2024-01-01 (7f9eb94): build system update
 2023-12-31 (3b12af2): prepare next release 3.4
 2023-12-31 (98959ab): prepare next release 3.4
diff --git a/openhantek/CMakeLists.txt b/openhantek/CMakeLists.txt
index 67630b2..f55fadc 100644
--- a/openhantek/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/openhantek/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 project(OpenHantek CXX)
 
+if(WIN32)
+    set(CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES ".a")
+    set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "-s")
+    set(EXECTYPE WIN32)
+endif()
+
 find_package(Qt5Widgets REQUIRED)
 find_package(Qt5PrintSupport REQUIRED)
 find_package(Qt5OpenGL REQUIRED)
@@ -12,6 +18,8 @@ set(CMAKE_AUTORCC ON)
 
 if (Qt5Widgets_VERSION VERSION_LESS 5.4.0)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "Minimum supported Qt5 version is 5.4.0!")
+else()
+    message("-- Qt5 version is ${Qt5Widgets_VERSION}")
 endif()
 
 # include directories
@@ -34,11 +42,6 @@ add_custom_target(format SOURCES ".clang-format"
 # here the translation magic happens
 include(translations/Translations.cmake)
 
-set(EXECTYPE "")
-if(WIN32 AND MINGW)
-    set(EXECTYPE WIN32)
-endif()
-
 option(USE_OPENHANTEK_DRIVER "Use OpenHantek Windows driver" ON)
 
 # Enable MacOSX bundle magic in the next line