diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/release-windows.yml
index 9fa4461..575d332 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-windows.yml
@@ -50,12 +50,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: KamaranL/add-signtool-action@v1
         id: signtool
 
-      - run: Write-Output "$env:SIGNTOOL_DIR"
-        # prints out the absolute path to the located signtool executable
-        shell: pwsh
-        env:
-          SIGNTOOL_DIR: ${{ steps.signtool.outputs.signtool-x64 }}
-
       - uses: tauri-apps/tauri-action@v0
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -64,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
           AZURE_CLIENT_ID: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CLIENT_ID }}
           AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET }}
           AZURE_TENANT_ID: ${{ secrets.AZURE_TENANT_ID }}
-          SIGNTOOL_PATH: "${{ steps.signtool.outputs.signtool-x64 }}/signtool.exe"
+          SIGNTOOL_PATH: 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\bin\signtool.exe'
           
           # for updates
           TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY }}