diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 871e7ad..d2a840b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ package_windows:
     - C:\\Python310\\python.exe --version
     - C:\\Python310\\python.exe -m pip install pipenv
     - C:\\Python310\\python.exe -m pipenv sync --dev
-    # for exe icon
-    - C:\\Python310\\python.exe -m pipenv install pillow
+    # pyinstaller windows only dependencies
+    - C:\\Python310\\python.exe -m pipenv install --skip-lock pillow pywin32-ctypes
   script:
     - C:\\Python310\\python.exe -m pipenv run pyinstaller --onefile --windowed --name "${WINDOWS_AMD64_BINARY}" -i src/fime/icons/appointment-new.svg src/fime/main.py
   artifacts: