diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.desktop.yml b/.github/workflows/build.desktop.yml
index db5f2e4..3e745a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.desktop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.desktop.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,16 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ./app
         run: npm install # change this to npm or pnpm depending on which one you use.
 
+      # Additional windows configuration options
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        if: matrix.platform == 'windows-latest'
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.10'
+      - name: Make configuration changes for windows
+        if: matrix.platform == 'windows-latest'
+        run: |
+          python app/src-tauri/windows_conf.py
+
       - uses: tauri-apps/tauri-action@v0
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/app/src-tauri/windows_conf.py b/app/src-tauri/windows_conf.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8428972
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src-tauri/windows_conf.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import json
+
+
+def get_package_json():
+    with open('app/package.json') as file:
+        return json.loads(file.read())
+
+
+def save_package_json(content: dict):
+    with open('app/package.json', 'w+') as file:
+        file.write(json.dumps(content))
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    print("Making changes for Windows MSI build...")
+    package = get_package_json()
+    version = package.get('version', '')
+    valid_version = version.split('-')[0]
+    print(f"Changing {version} to {valid_version}...")
+    package['version'] = valid_version
+    save_package_json(package)
+