diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-release.yml b/.github/workflows/build-release.yml
index eccb3f3..d9eab20 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-release.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ jobs:
           python-version: '3.10'
       - name: checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: checkout pyinstaller
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          repository: pyinstaller/pyinstaller
+          path: ./pyinstaller
+          ref: v6.1.0
       - name: configure ai s3 secrets
         run: |
           $PSDefaultParameterValues['Out-File:Encoding']='UTF8' ; `
@@ -65,7 +71,17 @@ jobs:
           "bucket_name = `"$env:ai_s3_bucket_name`"" | Out-File -Append .\graxpert\s3_secrets.py
       - name: install dependencies
         run: |
-          pip install setuptools wheel pyinstaller && `
+          pip install setuptools wheel && `
+          cd .\pyinstaller\bootloader && `
+          (Get-Content .\wscript) -Replace "'run'", "'graxpert'" | Set-Content .\wscript && `
+          (Get-Content .\src\main.c) -Replace 'pyi_main\(', 'my_pyi_main(' | Set-Content .\src\main.c && `
+          (Get-Content .\src\pyi_main.h) -Replace 'pyi_main\(', 'my_pyi_main(' | Set-Content .\src\pyi_main.h && `
+          (Get-Content .\src\pyi_main.c) -Replace 'pyi_main\(', 'my_pyi_main(' | Set-Content .\src\pyi_main.c && `
+          python ./waf all && `
+          cd .. && `
+          (Get-Content .\setup.py) -Replace 'run.exe', 'graxpert.exe' | Set-Content .\setup.py && `
+          python setup.py install --single-version-externally-managed --root=/
+          cd .. && `
           pip install -r requirements.txt
       - name: patch version
         run: ./releng/patch_version.ps1