diff --git a/.github/workflows/distribute-zboxcli.yml b/.github/workflows/distribute-zboxcli.yml
index ea6da58e..c8772a58 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/distribute-zboxcli.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/distribute-zboxcli.yml
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ on:
       version:
         description: 'Version of zbox to release'
         required: true
-        default: 'v1.0.0'
+        default: '1.0.0'
 
 env:
   APP_NAME: zbox
-  APP_VERSION: v1.16.0 # REMOVE: take as input from workflow
+  APP_VERSION: 1.16.0 # REMOVE: take as input from workflow
   GO_VERSION: 1.21.0
   REMOTE_SERVER: 5.9.151.246
   REMOTE_USER: root
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index dcaf7dd7..660c065c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ on:
       version:
         description: 'Version of zbox to release'
         required: true
-        default: 'v1.0.0'
+        default: '1.0.0'
 
 env:
   GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GOSDK }}
-  VERSION: v1.16.0    # take as input from workflow
+  VERSION: 1.16.0    # take as input from workflow
   APP_NAME: zbox
   GO_VERSION: 1.21
 
diff --git a/scripts/windows/Dockerfile.build b/scripts/windows/Dockerfile.build
deleted file mode 100644
index 7c20a119..00000000
--- a/scripts/windows/Dockerfile.build
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-# Use the Windows Server 2022 base image for amd64
-FROM mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore:ltsc2022
-
-# Set environment variables for Go
-ENV GOLANG_VERSION 1.21
-ARG VERSION
-
-# Install Chocolatey
-RUN powershell -NoProfile -InputFormat None -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command \
-    Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; \
-    [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; \
-    Invoke-Expression ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))
-
-# Install Go
-RUN choco install golang --version %GOLANG_VERSION% -y && \
-    refreshenv
-
-# Create directories
-RUN mkdir c:\\src
-
-# Copy the source code into the container
-COPY . c:\\src
-
-# Set the working directory
-WORKDIR c:\\src
-
-# Build the application
-RUN go env
-RUN CGO_ENABLED=1 go build -x -v -tags bn256 -ldflags "-X main.VersionStr=${VERSION} -linkmode 'external' -extldflags '-static'" -o zbox.exe .
-