diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 1a7a5382f..45fa1a3ad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -95,8 +95,6 @@ jobs:
           -DIMHEX_GENERATE_PDBS=ON                                                \
           -DIMHEX_REPLACE_DWARF_WITH_PDB=ON                                       \
           -DDOTNET_EXECUTABLE="C:/Program Files/dotnet/dotnet.exe"                \
-          -DCPACK_WIX_VERSION="4"                                                 \
-          -DCPACK_WIX_ROOT="$(echo "$USERPROFILE" | tr '\\' '/')/.dotnet/tools"   \
           ..
 
     - name: 🛠️ Build
@@ -104,11 +102,6 @@ jobs:
         cd build
         ninja install
 
-    - name: 🕯️ Install WiX Toolkit
-      run: |
-        "C:/Program Files/dotnet/dotnet.exe" tool install --global wix
-        "$(echo "$USERPROFILE" | tr '\\' '/')/.dotnet/tools/wix" extension add -g WixToolset.UI.wixext
-
     - name: 🪲 Create PDBs for MSI
       run: |
         cd build
@@ -280,20 +273,12 @@ jobs:
             -DIMHEX_COMMIT_HASH_LONG="$env:GITHUB_SHA"                                `
             -DIMHEX_COMMIT_BRANCH="$($env:GITHUB_REF -replace '.*/', '')"             `
             -DDOTNET_EXECUTABLE="C:/Program Files/dotnet/dotnet.exe"                  `
-            -DCPACK_WIX_VERSION="4"                                                   `
-            -DCPACK_WIX_ROOT="$($env:USERPROFILE -replace '\\','/')/.dotnet/tools"    `
             .
 
       - name: 🛠️ Build
         run: |
           cd build
           ninja install
-
-      - name: 🕯️ Install WiX Toolkit
-        run: |
-          & "C:/Program Files/dotnet/dotnet.exe" tool install --global wix
-          & "$($env:USERPROFILE -replace '\\','/')/.dotnet/tools/wix" extension add -g WixToolset.UI.wixext
-
       - name: 📦 Bundle MSI
         run: |
           cd build
diff --git a/cmake/build_helpers.cmake b/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
index 575dcf32e..4847d7b69 100644
--- a/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ macro(configurePackingResources)
             set(CPACK_GENERATOR "WIX")
             set(CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME "ImHex")
             set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR "WerWolv")
+            set(CPACK_WIX_VERSION 3)
             set(CPACK_WIX_UPGRADE_GUID "05000E99-9659-42FD-A1CF-05C554B39285")
             set(CPACK_WIX_PRODUCT_ICON "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/resources/dist/windows/icon.ico")
             set(CPACK_WIX_UI_BANNER "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/resources/dist/windows/wix_banner.png")