diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-debian.yml b/.github/workflows/release-deb.yml
similarity index 95%
rename from .github/workflows/release-debian.yml
rename to .github/workflows/release-deb.yml
index 383818e2b..7572dc3a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-debian.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-deb.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   debian:
-    name: Debian release
+    name: DEB release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Configure
         run: |
           autoreconf -i
-          ./configure --enable-download --prefix="/usr/local"
+          ./configure --enable-optim --enable-generic --enable-download
           ./3rdparty/getall -a -o PETSc
 
       - name: PETSc
@@ -96,4 +96,4 @@ jobs:
         with:
           files: ${{ steps.deb.outputs.file }}
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          release-tag: v${{ steps.deb.outputs.number }}
+          release-tag: v${{ steps.deb.outputs.version }}-testActions
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-exe.yml b/.github/workflows/release-exe.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..81a0531e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-exe.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+name: Windows Release
+on:
+  workflow_run:
+    workflows: ['Release']
+    types:
+      - completed
+
+jobs:
+  debian:
+    name: EXE release
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Install MS-MPI
+        shell: cmd
+        run: |
+          curl -L -O https://github.com/microsoft/Microsoft-MPI/releases/download/v10.1.1/msmpisetup.exe
+          .\msmpisetup.exe -unattend -force
+
+          - uses: msys2/setup-msys2@v2
+          with:
+          update: true
+          install: >-
+          mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain
+          make
+          m4
+          patch
+          git
+          flex
+          bison
+          unzip
+          mingw-w64-x86_64-openblas
+          mingw-w64-x86_64-hdf5
+          mingw-w64-x86_64-gsl
+          autoconf
+          automake-wrapper
+          pkg-config
+          pkgfile
+          tar
+          mingw-w64-x86_64-cmake
+          mingw-w64-x86_64-msmpi
+          python
+
+      - name: Remove packages
+        run: pacman -R --noconfirm mingw-w64-x86_64-python mingw-w64-x86_64-gdb mingw-w64-x86_64-gdb-multiarch
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Configure
+        run: |
+          autoreconf -i
+          ./configure --enable-generic --enable-optim --enable-download --enable-maintainer-mode \
+          MPICC=mpicc MPICXX=mpicxx MPIFC=mpif90
+          ./3rdparty/getall -a -o PETSc
+
+      - name: PETSc
+        run: |
+          cd 3rdparty/ff-petsc
+          make petsc-slepc
+          cd -
+          ./reconfigure
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: make -j2
+
+      - name: Check
+        continue-on-error: true
+        run: make check
+
+      - name: Create EXE
+        id: exe
+        run: |
+          VERSION=$(grep AC_INIT configure.ac | cut -d"," -f2 | cut -d"[" -f2 | cut -d"]" -f1)
+          echo "version=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          TMP_EXE_NAME=FreeFem++-${VERSION}-win64.exe
+          EXE_NAME=FreeFEM-${VERSION}-win64.exe
+          echo "file=$EXE_NAME" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+          cp AUTHORS readme/AUTHORS
+          make win32
+          mv "$TMP_EXE_NAME" "$EXE_NAME"
+
+      - name: Upload release
+        uses: AButler/upload-release-assets@v2.0.x
+        with:
+          files: ${{ steps.exe.outputs.file }}
+          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          release-tag: v${{ steps.exe.outputs.version }}-testActions
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 70163c6ce..39d9a41ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+      - feature-github-actions
 
 jobs:
   create:
@@ -24,8 +25,8 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         with:
-          name: FreeFEM v${{ steps.version.outputs.number }}
-          tag_name: v${{ steps.version.outputs.number }}
+          name: FreeFEM v${{ steps.version.outputs.number }}-testActions
+          tag_name: v${{ steps.version.outputs.number }}-testActions
           body: '**Warning**: this is an automatic release. If you encounter some trouble with packages, post a message in the [forum](https://community.freefem.org)'
           draft: false
-          prerelease: false
+          prerelease: true