diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 0e6726b32..8d8667deb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "${{ env.pythonLocation }}\bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
       - shell: bash
         run: |
-          make dist
+          bin/build-linux-dist
         env:
           BUILD: linux
           INKSTITCH_GPG_KEY: ${{ secrets.INKSTITCH_GPG_KEY }}
@@ -128,6 +128,11 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install pyinstaller
 
           echo "${{ env.pythonLocation }}\bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+      - name: install geos 32
+        shell: cmd
+        run: |
+          SET BUILD32="1"
+          bin\build-geos-win.cmd
       - shell: bash
         run: |
           make dist
@@ -180,6 +185,10 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install pyinstaller
 
           echo "${{ env.pythonLocation }}\bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+      - name: install geos 64
+        shell: cmd
+        run: |
+          bin\build-geos-win.cmd
       - shell: bash
         run: |
           make dist
@@ -239,6 +248,10 @@ jobs:
           # for networkx
           pip install pandas
           pip install pyarrow
+          # remove and build shapely with brew geos version
+          pip uninstall -y shapely
+          pip cache remove shapely
+          pip install -v shapely --no-binary shapely
 
           pip install pyinstaller
 
diff --git a/bin/build-distribution-archives b/bin/build-distribution-archives
index 285e5ef83..3565e3f51 100644
--- a/bin/build-distribution-archives
+++ b/bin/build-distribution-archives
@@ -8,21 +8,6 @@ if [ "$BUILD" = "osx" ]; then
     # adding version to Info.plist
     plutil -replace CFBundleShortVersionString -string ${VERSION} dist/inkstitch.app/Contents/Info.plist
     rm -rf dist/inkstitch/
-    # unlinking the libgeos and dot dylib folder syslinks and fix broken syslinks for notary.
-    # copying libgeos dylibs with ditto preserves information to pass notary.
-    unlink dist/inkstitch.app/Contents/Resources/shapely/.dylibs
-
-    unlink dist/inkstitch.app/Contents/Resources/libgeos.3.11.2.dylib
-    unlink dist/inkstitch.app/Contents/Resources/libgeos_c.1.17.2.dylib
-
-    unlink dist/inkstitch.app/Contents/Frameworks/libgeos.3.11.2.dylib
-    unlink dist/inkstitch.app/Contents/Frameworks/libgeos_c.1.17.2.dylib
-
-    ditto dist/inkstitch.app/Contents/Frameworks/shapely/__dot__dylibs/libgeos.3.11.2.dylib dist/inkstitch.app/Contents/Resources/
-    ditto dist/inkstitch.app/Contents/Frameworks/shapely/__dot__dylibs/libgeos_c.1.17.2.dylib dist/inkstitch.app/Contents/Resources/
-
-    ditto dist/inkstitch.app/Contents/Frameworks/shapely/__dot__dylibs/libgeos.3.11.2.dylib dist/inkstitch.app/Contents/Frameworks/
-    ditto dist/inkstitch.app/Contents/Frameworks/shapely/__dot__dylibs/libgeos_c.1.17.2.dylib dist/inkstitch.app/Contents/Frameworks/
     # Install location for pkgbuild
     PKG_INSTALL_PATH="/tmp/inkstitch/"
     # Checking arch of macos and setting path of electron for arm64 or intel
diff --git a/bin/build-geos-win.cmd b/bin/build-geos-win.cmd
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..c2b5d4b7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/build-geos-win.cmd
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+@echo off
+mkdir %CD%\geos-build
+SET GEOS_INSTALL=%CD%\geos-build
+
+if NOT DEFINED BUILD32 (SET BUILDFLAG="x64") else (SET BUILDFLAG="Win32")
+echo %BUILDFLAG%
+
+curl -O https://download.osgeo.org/geos/geos-3.12.1.tar.bz2
+
+7z x geos-3.12.1.tar.bz2
+7z x geos-3.12.1.tar
+
+cd geos-3.12.1
+cmake -S . -B _build -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -A %BUILDFLAG% -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=%GEOS_INSTALL% -DCMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET=host=x64
+
+cmake --build _build --config Release -j 16 --verbose
+cd _build
+cmake --install .
+
+SET PATH=%GEOS_INSTALL%\bin;%PATH%
+SET GEOS_INCLUDE_PATH=%GEOS_INSTALL%\include
+set GEOS_LIBRARY_PATH=%GEOS_INSTALL%\lib
+
+xcopy %GEOS_INSTALL%\bin\geos_c.dll %pythonLocation% /E /H /C /I
+xcopy %GEOS_INSTALL%\bin\geos.dll %pythonLocation% /E /H /C /I
+
+python -m pip uninstall -y shapely
+python -m pip cache remove shapely
+python -m pip install -v shapely --no-binary shapely
diff --git a/bin/build-linux-dist b/bin/build-linux-dist
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..6893e3c16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/build-linux-dist
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# creating folder to install geos
+mkdir $HOME/geos-build
+GEOS_PATH=$HOME/geos-build
+# Downloading geos
+curl -O  https://download.osgeo.org/geos/geos-3.12.1.tar.bz2
+
+# uzipping geos 
+tar -xf geos-3.12.1.tar.bz2 
+cd geos-3.12.1
+# Building geos
+mkdir build && cd build && cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=$GEOS_PATH -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
+make && make install
+
+export PATH=$GEOS_PATH/bin:$PATH
+export GEOS_INCLUDE_PATH=$GEOS_PATH/include
+export GEOS_LIBRARY_PATH=$GEOS_PATH/lib
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$GEOS_PATH/lib
+cd ../..
+python -m pip uninstall -y shapely
+python -m pip cache remove shapely
+python -m pip install -v shapely --no-binary shapely
+make dist
+