diff --git a/.github/actions/publish/action.yml b/.github/actions/publish/action.yml
index efb7a01ad7c..04704a4f8ff 100644
--- a/.github/actions/publish/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/publish/action.yml
@@ -115,20 +115,21 @@ runs:
 
         if [[ $runner_os =~ linux ]]; then
           BUILD_ARCH='x64'
+          npm run make -- --arch="${BUILD_ARCH}"
 
         elif [[ $runner_os =~ darwin|macos|osx ]]; then
           BUILD_ARCH='x64,arm64'
+          npm run make -- --arch="${BUILD_ARCH}"
 
         elif [[ $runner_os =~ windows|win ]]; then
           BUILD_ARCH='ia32,x64'
+          npm run make-debug-win -- --arch="${BUILD_ARCH}"
 
         else
           echo "ERROR: unexpected runner OS: ${runner_os}"
           exit 1
         fi
 
-        npm run make -- --arch="${BUILD_ARCH}"
-
         echo "version=${APPLICATION_VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       env:
diff --git a/forge.config.ts b/forge.config.ts
index 217a4c104ee..734c5a947f3 100644
--- a/forge.config.ts
+++ b/forge.config.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { MakerDMG } from '@electron-forge/maker-dmg';
 import { MakerAppImage } from '@reforged/maker-appimage';
 import { AutoUnpackNativesPlugin } from '@electron-forge/plugin-auto-unpack-natives';
 import { WebpackPlugin } from '@electron-forge/plugin-webpack';
-import { ResourcePlugin } from 'electron-forge-resource-plugin';
+// import { ResourcePlugin } from 'electron-forge-resource-plugin';
 
 import { mainConfig, rendererConfig } from './webpack.config';
 
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ const config: ForgeConfig = {
         ],
       },
     }),
+    /*
     new ResourcePlugin({
       env: 'ETCHER_UTIL_BIN_PATH',
       path: `out/sidecar/bin/etcher-util${process.platform === 'win32' ? '.exe' : ''}`,
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ const config: ForgeConfig = {
         sources: './lib/util/',
       },
     }),
+    */
   ],
 };
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 67802ce2527..6160b12002a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@
     "test": "echo npm run test-{linux,windows,macos}",
     "package": "electron-forge package",
     "start": "electron-forge start",
-    "make": "electron-forge make"
+    "make": "electron-forge make",
+    "make-debug": "DEBUG='electron-forge:*,electron-packager,electron-rebuild' npm run make",
+    "make-debug-win": "@powershell -Command $env:DEBUG='electron-forge:*,electron-packager,electron-rebuild,electron-windows-installer:main';npm run make"
   },
   "husky": {
     "hooks": {