diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1d7b1b77..d7e28e48 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ jobs:
           move ${{ steps.setup_ffmpeg.outputs.ffmpeg-path }} hydrus\bin\
           move hydrus\static\build_files\windows\sqlite3.dll hydrus\
           move hydrus\static\build_files\windows\sqlite3.exe hydrus\db
-          move hydrus\static\build_files\windows\client-win.spec client-win.spec
+          move hydrus\static\build_files\windows\client-winQt5.spec client-win.spec
           move hydrus\static\build_files\windows\server-win.spec server-win.spec
           pyinstaller server-win.spec
           pyinstaller client-win.spec
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ jobs:
           move ${{ steps.setup_ffmpeg.outputs.ffmpeg-path }} hydrus\bin\
           move hydrus\static\build_files\windows\sqlite3.dll hydrus\
           move hydrus\static\build_files\windows\sqlite3.exe hydrus\db
-          move hydrus\static\build_files\windows\client-win.spec client-win.spec
+          move hydrus\static\build_files\windows\client-winQt6.spec client-win.spec
           move hydrus\static\build_files\windows\server-win.spec server-win.spec
           pyinstaller server-win.spec
           pyinstaller client-win.spec
diff --git a/static/build_files/windows/client-win.spec b/static/build_files/windows/client-winQt5.spec
similarity index 100%
rename from static/build_files/windows/client-win.spec
rename to static/build_files/windows/client-winQt5.spec
diff --git a/static/build_files/windows/client-winQt6.spec b/static/build_files/windows/client-winQt6.spec
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..928477d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/build_files/windows/client-winQt6.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+# -*- mode: python ; coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import cloudscraper
+import os
+import glob
+cloudscraper_dir = os.path.dirname( cloudscraper.__file__ )
+
+block_cipher = None
+
+
+a = Analysis(['hydrus\\client.pyw'],
+             pathex=['.'],
+             binaries=[],
+             datas=[
+               ('hydrus\\bin', 'bin'),
+               ('hydrus\\help', 'help'),
+               ('hydrus\\static', 'static'),
+               ('dist\\server\\server.exe*', '.'),
+               ('hydrus\\license.txt', '.'),
+               ('hydrus\\README.md', '.'),
+               ('hydrus\\help my client will not boot.txt', '.'),
+               ('hydrus\\db', 'db'),
+               ('hydrus\\hydrus', 'hydrus'),
+               ('hydrus\\sqlite3.dll', '.'),
+               ('hydrus\\mpv-1.dll', '.'),
+               (cloudscraper_dir, 'cloudscraper')
+             ],
+             hiddenimports=['hydrus\\server.py', 'cloudscraper'],
+             hookspath=[],
+             runtime_hooks=[],
+             excludes=[],
+             win_no_prefer_redirects=False,
+             win_private_assemblies=False,
+             cipher=block_cipher,
+             noarchive=False)
+pyz = PYZ(a.pure, a.zipped_data,
+             cipher=block_cipher)
+exe = EXE(pyz,
+          a.scripts,
+          [],
+          exclude_binaries=True,
+          name='client',
+          debug=False,
+          bootloader_ignore_signals=False,
+          strip=False,
+          upx=True,
+          console=False, 
+          icon='hydrus\\static\\hydrus.ico' )
+coll = COLLECT(exe,
+               a.binaries,
+               a.zipfiles,
+               a.datas,
+               strip=False,
+               upx=False,
+               upx_exclude=[],
+               name='Hydrus Network')