diff --git a/app/ollama.iss b/app/ollama.iss
index 2d4ec95f..604def04 100644
--- a/app/ollama.iss
+++ b/app/ollama.iss
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ PrivilegesRequired=lowest
 OutputBaseFilename="OllamaSetup"
 SetupIconFile={#MyIcon}
 UninstallDisplayIcon={uninstallexe}
-Compression=zip
+Compression=lzma2
 SolidCompression=no
 WizardStyle=modern
 ChangesEnvironment=yes
diff --git a/scripts/build_windows.ps1 b/scripts/build_windows.ps1
index fc8804c2..ac8e10a2 100644
--- a/scripts/build_windows.ps1
+++ b/scripts/build_windows.ps1
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ function buildOllama() {
     write-host "Building ollama CLI"
     & go generate ./...
     if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { exit($LASTEXITCODE)}
-    & go build -ldflags "-X=github.com/jmorganca/ollama/version.Version=$script:VERSION -X=github.com/jmorganca/ollama/server.mode=release" .
+    & go build -ldflags "-s -w -X=github.com/jmorganca/ollama/version.Version=$script:VERSION -X=github.com/jmorganca/ollama/server.mode=release" .
     if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { exit($LASTEXITCODE)}
     if ("${env:KEY_CONTAINER}") {
         & "${script:SignTool}" sign /v /fd sha256 /t http://timestamp.digicert.com /f "${script:OLLAMA_CERT}" `
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ function buildApp() {
     write-host "Building Ollama App"
     cd "${script:SRC_DIR}\app"
     & windres -l 0 -o ollama.syso ollama.rc
-    & go build -ldflags "-H windowsgui -X=github.com/jmorganca/ollama/version.Version=$script:VERSION -X=github.com/jmorganca/ollama/server.mode=release" .
+    & go build -ldflags "-s -w -H windowsgui -X=github.com/jmorganca/ollama/version.Version=$script:VERSION -X=github.com/jmorganca/ollama/server.mode=release" .
     if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { exit($LASTEXITCODE)}
     if ("${env:KEY_CONTAINER}") {
         & "${script:SignTool}" sign /v /fd sha256 /t http://timestamp.digicert.com /f "${script:OLLAMA_CERT}" `