diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 53d082f..cd9160b 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ version = "1.1.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "6d36fc52c7f6c869915e99412912f22093507da8d9e942ceaf66fe4b7c14422a"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-sys",
+ "windows-sys 0.52.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "5bf74e1b6e971609db8ca7a9ce79fd5768ab6ae46441c572e46cf596f59e57f8"
 dependencies = [
  "anstyle",
- "windows-sys",
+ "windows-sys 0.52.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -154,6 +154,26 @@ version = "1.0.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d3fd119d74b830634cea2a0f58bbd0d54540518a14397557951e79340abc28c0"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "embed-resource"
+version = "2.4.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4edcacde9351c33139a41e3c97eb2334351a81a2791bebb0b243df837128f602"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+ "memchr",
+ "rustc_version",
+ "toml",
+ "vswhom",
+ "winreg",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "equivalent"
+version = "1.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5443807d6dff69373d433ab9ef5378ad8df50ca6298caf15de6e52e24aaf54d5"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "error-chain"
 version = "0.12.4"
@@ -181,12 +201,28 @@ version = "0.29.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "40ecd4077b5ae9fd2e9e169b102c6c330d0605168eb0e8bf79952b256dbefffd"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "hashbrown"
+version = "0.14.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e5274423e17b7c9fc20b6e7e208532f9b19825d82dfd615708b70edd83df41f1"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "heck"
 version = "0.5.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "2304e00983f87ffb38b55b444b5e3b60a884b5d30c0fca7d82fe33449bbe55ea"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "indexmap"
+version = "2.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "93ead53efc7ea8ed3cfb0c79fc8023fbb782a5432b52830b6518941cebe6505c"
+dependencies = [
+ "equivalent",
+ "hashbrown",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "is_terminal_polyfill"
 version = "1.70.1"
@@ -303,6 +339,21 @@ version = "0.1.24"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "719b953e2095829ee67db738b3bfa9fa368c94900df327b3f07fe6e794d2fe1f"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rustc_version"
+version = "0.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bfa0f585226d2e68097d4f95d113b15b83a82e819ab25717ec0590d9584ef366"
+dependencies = [
+ "semver",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "semver"
+version = "1.0.23"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "61697e0a1c7e512e84a621326239844a24d8207b4669b41bc18b32ea5cbf988b"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "serde"
 version = "1.0.209"
@@ -323,6 +374,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "serde_spanned"
+version = "0.6.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "eb5b1b31579f3811bf615c144393417496f152e12ac8b7663bf664f4a815306d"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "shlex"
 version = "1.3.0"
@@ -348,13 +408,38 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "toml"
-version = "0.5.11"
+version = "0.8.19"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a1ed1f98e3fdc28d6d910e6737ae6ab1a93bf1985935a1193e68f93eeb68d24e"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+ "serde_spanned",
+ "toml_datetime",
+ "toml_edit",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "toml_datetime"
+version = "0.6.8"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f4f7f0dd8d50a853a531c426359045b1998f04219d88799810762cd4ad314234"
+checksum = "0dd7358ecb8fc2f8d014bf86f6f638ce72ba252a2c3a2572f2a795f1d23efb41"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "toml_edit"
+version = "0.22.20"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "583c44c02ad26b0c3f3066fe629275e50627026c51ac2e595cca4c230ce1ce1d"
+dependencies = [
+ "indexmap",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_spanned",
+ "toml_datetime",
+ "winnow",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "unicode-ident"
 version = "1.0.12"
@@ -373,6 +458,26 @@ version = "0.9.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "0b928f33d975fc6ad9f86c8f283853ad26bdd5b10b7f1542aa2fa15e2289105a"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "vswhom"
+version = "0.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "be979b7f07507105799e854203b470ff7c78a1639e330a58f183b5fea574608b"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "vswhom-sys",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "vswhom-sys"
+version = "0.1.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d3b17ae1f6c8a2b28506cd96d412eebf83b4a0ff2cbefeeb952f2f9dfa44ba18"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "wasi"
 version = "0.11.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1"
@@ -386,7 +491,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "dd04d41d93c4992d421894c18c8b43496aa748dd4c081bac0dc93eb0489272b6"
 dependencies = [
  "windows-core",
- "windows-targets",
+ "windows-targets 0.52.6",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -395,10 +500,10 @@ version = "1.0.0"
 dependencies = [
  "base64",
  "clap",
+ "embed-resource",
  "rand",
  "regex_generate",
  "windows",
- "winres",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -411,7 +516,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-interface",
  "windows-result",
  "windows-strings",
- "windows-targets",
+ "windows-targets 0.52.6",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -442,7 +547,7 @@ version = "0.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1d1043d8214f791817bab27572aaa8af63732e11bf84aa21a45a78d6c317ae0e"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-targets",
+ "windows-targets 0.52.6",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -452,7 +557,16 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "4cd9b125c486025df0eabcb585e62173c6c9eddcec5d117d3b6e8c30e2ee4d10"
 dependencies = [
  "windows-result",
- "windows-targets",
+ "windows-targets 0.52.6",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-sys"
+version = "0.48.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "677d2418bec65e3338edb076e806bc1ec15693c5d0104683f2efe857f61056a9"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-targets 0.48.5",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -461,7 +575,22 @@ version = "0.52.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "282be5f36a8ce781fad8c8ae18fa3f9beff57ec1b52cb3de0789201425d9a33d"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-targets",
+ "windows-targets 0.52.6",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-targets"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9a2fa6e2155d7247be68c096456083145c183cbbbc2764150dda45a87197940c"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows_aarch64_gnullvm 0.48.5",
+ "windows_aarch64_msvc 0.48.5",
+ "windows_i686_gnu 0.48.5",
+ "windows_i686_msvc 0.48.5",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnu 0.48.5",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnullvm 0.48.5",
+ "windows_x86_64_msvc 0.48.5",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -470,28 +599,46 @@ version = "0.52.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9b724f72796e036ab90c1021d4780d4d3d648aca59e491e6b98e725b84e99973"
 dependencies = [
- "windows_aarch64_gnullvm",
- "windows_aarch64_msvc",
- "windows_i686_gnu",
+ "windows_aarch64_gnullvm 0.52.6",
+ "windows_aarch64_msvc 0.52.6",
+ "windows_i686_gnu 0.52.6",
  "windows_i686_gnullvm",
- "windows_i686_msvc",
- "windows_x86_64_gnu",
- "windows_x86_64_gnullvm",
- "windows_x86_64_msvc",
+ "windows_i686_msvc 0.52.6",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnu 0.52.6",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnullvm 0.52.6",
+ "windows_x86_64_msvc 0.52.6",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_aarch64_gnullvm"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2b38e32f0abccf9987a4e3079dfb67dcd799fb61361e53e2882c3cbaf0d905d8"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_aarch64_gnullvm"
 version = "0.52.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "32a4622180e7a0ec044bb555404c800bc9fd9ec262ec147edd5989ccd0c02cd3"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_aarch64_msvc"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "dc35310971f3b2dbbf3f0690a219f40e2d9afcf64f9ab7cc1be722937c26b4bc"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_aarch64_msvc"
 version = "0.52.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "09ec2a7bb152e2252b53fa7803150007879548bc709c039df7627cabbd05d469"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_i686_gnu"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a75915e7def60c94dcef72200b9a8e58e5091744960da64ec734a6c6e9b3743e"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_i686_gnu"
 version = "0.52.6"
@@ -504,24 +651,48 @@ version = "0.52.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "0eee52d38c090b3caa76c563b86c3a4bd71ef1a819287c19d586d7334ae8ed66"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_i686_msvc"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8f55c233f70c4b27f66c523580f78f1004e8b5a8b659e05a4eb49d4166cca406"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_i686_msvc"
 version = "0.52.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "240948bc05c5e7c6dabba28bf89d89ffce3e303022809e73deaefe4f6ec56c66"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_gnu"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "53d40abd2583d23e4718fddf1ebec84dbff8381c07cae67ff7768bbf19c6718e"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_gnu"
 version = "0.52.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "147a5c80aabfbf0c7d901cb5895d1de30ef2907eb21fbbab29ca94c5b08b1a78"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_gnullvm"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0b7b52767868a23d5bab768e390dc5f5c55825b6d30b86c844ff2dc7414044cc"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_gnullvm"
 version = "0.52.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "24d5b23dc417412679681396f2b49f3de8c1473deb516bd34410872eff51ed0d"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
+version = "0.48.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ed94fce61571a4006852b7389a063ab983c02eb1bb37b47f8272ce92d06d9538"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
 version = "0.52.6"
@@ -529,12 +700,22 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "589f6da84c646204747d1270a2a5661ea66ed1cced2631d546fdfb155959f9ec"
 
 [[package]]
-name = "winres"
-version = "0.1.12"
+name = "winnow"
+version = "0.6.18"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b68db261ef59e9e52806f688020631e987592bd83619edccda9c47d42cde4f6c"
+checksum = "68a9bda4691f099d435ad181000724da8e5899daa10713c2d432552b9ccd3a6f"
 dependencies = [
- "toml",
+ "memchr",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "winreg"
+version = "0.52.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a277a57398d4bfa075df44f501a17cfdf8542d224f0d36095a2adc7aee4ef0a5"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "windows-sys 0.48.0",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b055f08..c34b555 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ rand = "0.8.5"
 regex_generate = "0.2.3"
 
 [build-dependencies]
-winres = "0.1.12"
+embed-resource = "2.4.3"
 
 [profile.release]
 opt-level = 3
diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index 0adb8f4..ce3d9b8 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -2,33 +2,7 @@
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
-use winres::{self, WindowsResource};
-
+extern crate embed_resource;
 fn main() {
-    if cfg!(target_os = "windows") {
-        let mut res: WindowsResource = winres::WindowsResource::new();
-
-        res.set("FileVersion", "1.0.0");
-        res.set("InternalName", "🔓 your detection");
-        res.set("CompanyName", "Frack113");
-        res.set(
-            "FileDescription",
-            "Generate Some Windows Artefact to 👊 your EDR",
-        );
-        res.set("LegalCopyright", "Frack113");
-        res.set("LegalTrademark", "Frack113");
-        res.set("OriginalFilename", "wag.exe");
-        res.set("ProductName", "WindowsArtefactGenerator");
-        res.set("ProductVersion", "0.1.0");
-        res.set("Comments", "Catch me if you can😁");
-
-        const LANG_NEUTRAL: u16 = 0x00;
-        const SUBLANG_NEUTRAL: u16 = 0x00;
-
-        res.set_language((LANG_NEUTRAL << 10) | SUBLANG_NEUTRAL);
-
-        res.set_icon("./media/wag.ico");
-
-        res.compile().unwrap();
-    }
+    embed_resource::compile("wag-manifest.rc", embed_resource::NONE);
 }
diff --git a/wag-manifest.rc b/wag-manifest.rc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d8a20b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wag-manifest.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 The WAG development team
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
+
+#pragma code_page(65001)
+#define RT_MANIFEST 24
+1 RT_MANIFEST "wag.exe.manifest"
+
+IDI_ICON1 ICON "media/wag.ico"
+
+1 VERSIONINFO
+FILEVERSION 1,0,0
+PRODUCTVERSION 1,0,0
+FILEFLAGSMASK 0X3FL
+FILEFLAGS 0L
+FILEOS 0X40004L
+FILETYPE 0X1
+FILESUBTYPE 0
+BEGIN
+    BLOCK "StringFileInfo" {
+        BLOCK "040904B0" {
+            VALUE "FileVersion", "1.0.0"
+            VALUE "ProductVersion", "1.0.0"
+            VALUE "OriginalFilename", "wag.exe"
+            VALUE "InternalName", "wag"
+            VALUE "FileDescription", "Generate malware artifacts for detection tests"
+            VALUE "CompanyName", "Windows Artifacts Generator"
+            VALUE "LegalCopyright", "2023 The WAG development team"
+            VALUE "ProductName", "Windows Artifacts Generator"
+        }
+    }
+    BLOCK "VarFileInfo" {
+        VALUE "Translation", 0x0409, 0x04B0
+    }
+END
diff --git a/wag.exe.manifest b/wag.exe.manifest
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26daf2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wag.exe.manifest
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
+
+<!--
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 The WAG development team
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
+-->
+
+<assembly manifestVersion="1.0" xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
+  <assemblyIdentity type="win32" name="..." version="6.0.0.0"/>
+  <application>
+    <windowsSettings>
+      <activeCodePage xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2019/WindowsSettings">UTF-8</activeCodePage>
+    </windowsSettings>
+  </application>
+</assembly>