diff --git a/.github/workflows/Build_Executable.yml b/.github/workflows/Build_Executable.yml
index 6e2df85..92d7d21 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/Build_Executable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/Build_Executable.yml
@@ -1,27 +1,41 @@
-name: Build Executable
+name: Generate Python Executable for Windows
 
 on:
-  release:
-    types: [created]
+  workflow_dispatch: # manually triggered
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        required: true
+        type: string
+        description: the semver tag your release will have
 
 jobs:
-  build:
+  create-executable-and-release:
     runs-on: windows-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write #allows the job to create a release
+
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - name: Set up Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+    - name: Checkout code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Setup Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
-        python-version: '3.x'
-    - name: Install dependencies
-      run: |
-        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install pyinstaller
-        pip install .
-    - name: Build executable
-      run: pyinstaller --onefile --name sierra-status sierra_status/src/cli.py
-    - name: Upload artifact
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        python-version: <your version here>
+
+    - name: Install requirements
+      # working-directory: <your working directory> # can remove this field if your working directory is root
+      run: pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+    - name: Install Pyinstaller
+      run: pip install -U pyinstaller
+
+    - name: Compile executable
+      # working-directory: # again, app directory here or skip if root
+      run: pyinstaller --onefile --name sierra-status --hidden-import=serial --hidden-import=argparse .\sierra_status\src\cli.py #or whatever your main file is named
+
+    - name: Release
+      uses: softprops/action-gh-release 
       with:
-        name: sierra-status
-        path: dist/sierra-status.exe
+        files: dist/sierra-status.exe
+        tag_name: ${{ inputs.tag }}
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