diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index a1a6b510..5d1c7802 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install --upgrade poetry
           poetry install
-          poetry run pip install pyinstaller==5.13.2
+          poetry run pip install pyinstaller==6.10.0
       - run: make build-windows
       - name: Install Advinst
         uses: caphyon/advinst-github-action@main
@@ -182,8 +182,23 @@ jobs:
           path: signed/rclip-*.msi
           if-no-files-found: error
 
+  windows-validate:
+    needs: [parse_tag, windows]
+    runs-on: windows-2022
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: windows
+      - name: Install MSI
+        run: Start-Process msiexec.exe -Wait -ArgumentList '/i rclip-${{ needs.parse_tag.outputs.version }}.msi /quiet'
+      - name: Ensure it works
+        run: |
+          Import-Module "$env:ChocolateyInstall/helpers/chocolateyInstaller.psm1"
+          refreshenv
+          rclip cat
+
   create_release:
-    needs: [parse_tag, pypi, snap, appimage, windows]
+    needs: [parse_tag, pypi, snap, appimage, windows-validate]
     # the windows job doesn't run for pre-releases, but we need to create a release for pre-releases too
     if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 73cadedb..c25aebf9 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "rclip"
-version = "1.10.2"
+version = "1.10.3a18"
 description = "AI-Powered Command-Line Photo Search Tool"
 authors = ["Yurij Mikhalevich <yurij@mikhalevi.ch>"]
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index 52db6e1b..e9deacfe 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ description: |
   For a detailed demonstration, watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAJHXOkHidw.
 
   You can use another image as a query by passing a file path or even an URL to the image file to **rclip** and combine multiple queries. Check out the project's README on GitHub for more usage examples: https://github.com/yurijmikhalevich/rclip#readme.
-version: 1.10.2
+version: 1.10.3a18
 website: https://github.com/yurijmikhalevich/rclip
 contact: yurij@mikhalevi.ch
 passthrough:
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ apps:
 parts:
   rclip:
     plugin: python
-    source: ./snap/local/rclip-1.10.2.tar.gz
+    source: ./snap/local/rclip-1.10.3a18.tar.gz
     build-packages:
       - python3-pip
     build-environment: