diff --git a/.github/workflows/base_node_binaries.yml b/.github/workflows/base_node_binaries.yml
index 4dab3a35dec..a28bbf4fcf1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/base_node_binaries.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/base_node_binaries.yml
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ jobs:
         echo "Branch: ${VBRANCH}"
         echo "Sha: ${VSHA_SHORT}"
         echo "VERSION=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "VSHA_SHORT=${VSHA_SHORT}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         #BINFILE="${TBN_FILENAME}-${VERSION}-${VSHA_SHORT}-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.target_cpu }}-${{ matrix.features }}${TBN_EXT}"
         BINFILE="${TBN_FILENAME}-${VERSION}-${VSHA_SHORT}-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.target_cpu }}${TBN_EXT}"
         echo "BINFILE=${BINFILE}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
@@ -169,12 +170,20 @@ jobs:
         cp -v "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/target/release/tari_mining_node${TBN_EXT}" .
 
     - name: Build the windows installer
+      shell: cmd
       if: startsWith(runner.os,'Windows')
       run: |
-        VERSION=$(awk -F ' = ' '$1 ~ /version/ { gsub(/[\"]/, "", $2); printf("%s",$2) }' "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/applications/tari_base_node/Cargo.toml")
         cd buildtools
-        "%programfiles(x86)%\Inno Setup 6\iscc.exe" "/DMyAppVersion=${VERSION}-${VSHA_SHORT}-release" "windows_inno_installer.iss"
-      shell: cmd
+        "%programfiles(x86)%\Inno Setup 6\iscc.exe" "/DMyAppVersion=${{ env.VERSION }}-${{ env.VSHA_SHORT }}-release" "windows_inno_installer.iss"
+
+
+    - name: Upload artifact for Windows installer
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      if: startsWith(runner.os,'Windows')
+      with:
+        name: "tari_windows_installer"
+        path: '${{ github.workspace }}/buildtools/Output/*'
+
 
     - name: Archive and Sign Binaries
       shell: bash
@@ -190,11 +199,11 @@ jobs:
         ${SHARUN} --check "${{ env.BINFILE }}.zip.sha256"
         #rm -f "${BINFILE}"
 
-    - name: Artifact archvie
+    - name: Artifact archive
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
       with:
         #name: ${{ env.TBN_FILENAME }}-${{ env.VERSION }}-${{ env.VSHA_SHORT }}-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.target_cpu }}-${{ matrix.features }}
-        name: ${{ env.TBN_FILENAME }}-${{ env.VERSION }}-${{ env.VSHA_SHORT }}-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.target_cpu }}
+        name: tari_binary_archive-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.target_cpu }}
         path: '${{ github.workspace }}${{ env.TBN_DIST }}/${{ env.BINFILE }}.zip*'
 
     - name: Sync dist to S3 - Bash
@@ -259,3 +268,18 @@ jobs:
         S3OPTIONS: '--recursive --exclude "*" --include "*.zip*"'
         # S3OPTIONS: '--recursive --exclude "*" --include "*.zip*"'
         # S3OPTIONS: '--acl public-read'
+
+  create-release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: builds
+    if: ${{ env.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY != '' && matrix.os != 'self-hosted' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Download binaries
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+      - name: Create release
+        uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
+        with:
+          artifacts: "tari_*/**/*"
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          prerelease: true
+          draft: true
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 20678f7f7ee..fb65412be9f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -118,10 +118,6 @@ sudo apt-get install -y powershell
 
 First you'll need to make sure you have a full development environment set up:
 
-- git
-
-- https://git-scm.com/downloads
-
 - LLVM
 
   - https://releases.llvm.org/
@@ -132,33 +128,16 @@ First you'll need to make sure you have a full development environment set up:
 
 - Build Tools
 
-  - Microsoft Visual Studio Version 2019 or later
-    - C++ CMake tools for Windows
-    - MSVC build tools (latest version for your platform ARM, ARM64 or x64.x86)
-    - Spectre-mitigated libs (latest version for your platform ARM, ARM64 or x64.x86)
-
-  or
-
-  - [CMake](https://cmake.org/download/)
-  - [Build Tools for Visual Studio 2019](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/thank-you-downloading-visual-studio/?sku=BuildTools&rel=16)
-
-- SQLite:
-
-  - Download 32bit/64bit Precompiled Binaries for Windows for [SQL Lite](https://www.sqlite.org/index.html) and unzip
-    to local path, e.g. `%USERPROFILE%\.sqlite`
-  - Open the appropriate x64\x86 `Native Tools Command Prompt for VS 2019` in `%USERPROFILE%\.sqlite`
-    - Run either of these, depending on your environment (32bit/64bit):
-      ```
-      lib /DEF:sqlite3.def /OUT:sqlite3.lib /MACHINE:x64
-      ```
-      ```
-      lib /DEF:sqlite3.def /OUT:sqlite3.lib /MACHINE:x86
-      ```
-  - Ensure the directory containing `sqlite3.dll`, e.g. `%USERPROFILE%\.sqlite`, is in the path
-  - Create a `SQLITE3_LIB_DIR` environment variable pointing to the SQLite lib path, e.g.
-    ```
-    setx SQLITE3_LIB_DIR "%USERPROFILE%\.sqlite"
-    ```
+  - [CMake](https://cmake.org/download/) (Used for RandomX)
+  
+  - Either: 
+    - Microsoft Visual Studio Version 2019 or later
+      - C++ CMake tools for Windows
+      - MSVC build tools (latest version for your platform ARM, ARM64 or x64.x86)
+      - Spectre-mitigated libs (latest version for your platform ARM, ARM64 or x64.x86)
+    
+    or
+    - [Build Tools for Visual Studio 2019](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/thank-you-downloading-visual-studio/?sku=BuildTools&rel=16)
 
 - Perl for OpenSSL:
 
diff --git a/buildtools/windows_inno_installer.iss b/buildtools/windows_inno_installer.iss
index 8121f7bd5df..a72d30a788d 100644
--- a/buildtools/windows_inno_installer.iss
+++ b/buildtools/windows_inno_installer.iss
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ MinVersion=0,6.1
 VersionInfoCompany=The Tari Developer Community
 VersionInfoProductName=tari_base_node
 InfoAfterFile="..\applications\tari_base_node\windows\README.md"
-SignTool=SignTool
+;SignTool=SignTool
 
 PrivilegesRequired=none