diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
index d115677ea..02930d212 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
@@ -6,52 +6,116 @@ on:
 name: Create and Publish Release
 
 jobs:
+  apps:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: [3.9]
+        platform: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      with:
+        submodules: recursive
+        fetch-depth: 0
+    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+    - name: Install packages
+      run: |
+        pip install .[qa]
+        pip install pyinstaller
+    - name: Build executables
+      run: |
+        pyinstaller gftools.spec
+    - name: gen zip file name
+      id: zip-name
+      shell: bash
+      # Set the archive name to repo name + "-assets" e.g "MavenPro-assets"
+      run: echo "ZIP_NAME=$(echo $RUNNER_OS)-binaries" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      # If a new release is cut, use the release tag to auto-bump the source files
+
+      # foo bar
+    - name: Archive artifacts
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      with:
+        name: ${{ env.ZIP_NAME }}
+        path: |
+          dist/*
+    outputs:
+      zip_name: ${{ env.ZIP_NAME }}
+
+
   build:
     name: Create and Publish Release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs:
+      - apps
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      with:
+        submodules: recursive
+        fetch-depth: 0
+    - name: Set up Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.x'
 
+    - name: Install release dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install --upgrade setuptools wheel twine
+
+    - name: Get release notes
+      id: release_notes
+      run: |
+        # By default, GH Actions checkout will only fetch a single commit.
+        # For us to extract the release notes, we need to fetch the tags
+        # and tag annotations as well.
+        # https://github.com/actions/checkout/issues/290
+        git fetch --tags --force
+        TAG_NAME=${GITHUB_REF/refs\/tags\//}
+        echo "$(git tag -l --format='%(contents)' $TAG_NAME)" > "${{ runner.temp }}/CHANGELOG.md"
+
+    - name: Create GitHub release
+      id: create_release
+      uses: actions/create-release@v1
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      with:
+        tag_name: ${{ github.ref }}
+        release_name: ${{ github.ref }}
+        body_path: "${{ runner.temp }}/CHANGELOG.md"
+        draft: false
+        prerelease: false
+
+#    - name: Build and publish to PyPI
+#      env:
+#        TWINE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.PYPI_USERNAME }}
+#        TWINE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.PYPI_PASSWORD }}
+#      run: |
+#        python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
+#        twine upload dist/gftools*
+#    outputs:
+#      zip_name: ${{ env.ZIP_NAME }}
+#
+
+  attach:
+    needs: [apps, build]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      ZIP_NAME: ${{ needs.apps.outputs.zip_name }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        with:
-          submodules: recursive
-          fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
-        with:
-          python-version: '3.x'
-
-      - name: Install release dependencies
-        run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install --upgrade setuptools wheel twine
-
-      - name: Get release notes
-        id: release_notes
-        run: |
-          # By default, GH Actions checkout will only fetch a single commit.
-          # For us to extract the release notes, we need to fetch the tags
-          # and tag annotations as well.
-          # https://github.com/actions/checkout/issues/290
-          git fetch --tags --force
-          TAG_NAME=${GITHUB_REF/refs\/tags\//}
-          echo "$(git tag -l --format='%(contents)' $TAG_NAME)" > "${{ runner.temp }}/CHANGELOG.md"
-
-      - name: Create GitHub release
-        id: create_release
-        uses: actions/create-release@v1
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        with:
-          tag_name: ${{ github.ref }}
-          release_name: ${{ github.ref }}
-          body_path: "${{ runner.temp }}/CHANGELOG.md"
-          draft: false
-          prerelease: false
-
-      - name: Build and publish to PyPI
-        env:
-          TWINE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.PYPI_USERNAME }}
-          TWINE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.PYPI_PASSWORD }}
-        run: |
-          python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
-          twine upload dist/gftools*
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Download all artefact files
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+    - name: Zip files
+      run: |
+        for d in *-binaries; do zip -r $d $d; done
+    - name: Upload binaries to release
+      uses: alexellis/upload-assets@0.2.2
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      with:
+        asset_paths: '[" *-binaries.zip "]'
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diff --git a/gftools.spec b/gftools.spec
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b25b7f9b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gftools.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+# -*- mode: python ; coding: utf-8 -*-
+from PyInstaller.utils.hooks import collect_all
+import freetype as ft
+
+datas = []
+binaries = [(ft.raw.filename, ".")]
+hiddenimports = []
+tmp_ret = collect_all("gftools")
+datas += tmp_ret[0]
+binaries += tmp_ret[1]
+hiddenimports += tmp_ret[2]
+
+# from gftools builder
+tmp_ret = collect_all("glyphsLib")
+datas += tmp_ret[0]
+binaries += tmp_ret[1]
+hiddenimports += tmp_ret[2]
+
+
+
+block_cipher = None
+
+
+a_qa = Analysis(
+    ["bin/gftools-qa.py"],
+    pathex=["."],
+    binaries=binaries,
+    datas=datas,
+    hiddenimports=hiddenimports,
+    hookspath=[],
+    hooksconfig={},
+    runtime_hooks=[],
+    excludes=[],
+    win_no_prefer_redirects=False,
+    win_private_assemblies=False,
+    cipher=block_cipher,
+    noarchive=False,
+)
+a_builder = Analysis(
+    ["bin/gftools-builder.py"],
+    pathex=["."],
+    binaries=binaries,
+    datas=datas,
+    hiddenimports=hiddenimports,
+    hookspath=[],
+    hooksconfig={},
+    runtime_hooks=[],
+    excludes=[],
+    win_no_prefer_redirects=False,
+    win_private_assemblies=False,
+    cipher=block_cipher,
+    noarchive=False,
+)
+
+MERGE(
+        (a_qa, "gftools-qa", "gftools-qa"),
+        (a_builder, "gftools-builder", "gftools-builder"),
+)
+
+pyz_qa = PYZ(a_qa.pure, a_qa.zipped_data, cipher=block_cipher)
+pyz_builder = PYZ(a_builder.pure, a_builder.zipped_data, cipher=block_cipher)
+
+exe_qa = EXE(
+    pyz_qa,
+    a_qa.scripts,
+    a_qa.binaries,
+    a_qa.dependencies,
+    a_qa.zipfiles,
+    a_qa.datas,
+    [],
+    name="gftools-qa",
+    debug=False,
+    bootloader_ignore_signals=False,
+    strip=False,
+    upx=True,
+    console=True,
+    disable_windowed_traceback=False,
+    target_arch=None,
+    codesign_identity=None,
+    entitlements_file=None,
+)
+exe_builder = EXE(
+    pyz_builder,
+    a_builder.scripts,
+    a_builder.binaries,
+    a_builder.dependencies,
+    a_builder.zipfiles,
+    a_builder.datas,
+    [],
+    name="gftools-builder",
+    debug=False,
+    bootloader_ignore_signals=False,
+    strip=False,
+    upx=True,
+    console=True,
+    disable_windowed_traceback=False,
+    target_arch=None,
+    codesign_identity=None,
+    entitlements_file=None,
+)
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