diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f5032b2..53ac7df 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version = 3
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agon-ez80-emulator"
-version = "0.9.67"
+version = "0.9.68"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "ez80",
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agon-light-emulator-debugger"
-version = "0.9.67"
+version = "0.9.68"
 dependencies = [
  "agon-ez80-emulator",
  "ctrlc",
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ source = "git+https://github.com/tomm/ez80.git?rev=64558c2acda1464248193f2f10804
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fab-agon-emulator"
-version = "0.9.67"
+version = "0.9.68"
 dependencies = [
  "agon-ez80-emulator",
  "agon-light-emulator-debugger",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 00ab0b8..bed06d5 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 members = ["agon-light-emulator-debugger"]
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.9.67"
+version = "0.9.68"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["Tom Morton <tomm8086@gmail.com>"]
 license = "GPL-3.0"
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cb99989..ac0408c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ else
 endif
 
 cargo-clean:
-	cargo clean
 	rm -f fab-agon-emulator
+	cargo clean
 
 clean: vdp-clean cargo-clean
 
diff --git a/build-release.sh b/build-release.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..379b8d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# zipped up binaries will be written to ./artifacts
+mkdir -p artifacts
+
+docker build -t fab-agon-emulator-buildenv -f ./dist_scripts/Dockerfile .
+
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+	echo "Failed to build docker image!"
+	exit -1
+fi
+
+echo Building binaries...
+
+docker run -i -v ./artifacts:/build/artifacts fab-agon-emulator-buildenv  ./dist_scripts/make-dist-linux.sh
+docker run -i -v ./artifacts:/build/artifacts fab-agon-emulator-buildenv  ./dist_scripts/make-dist-windows.sh
diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index 000d568..67ebce5 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 fn main() {
-    if std::env::var("CARGO_CFG_TARGET_OS").unwrap() != "windows"
-        && std::env::var("CARGO_CFG_TARGET_OS").unwrap() != "macos"
+    let target_os = std::env::var("CARGO_CFG_TARGET_OS").unwrap();
+
+    if target_os == "windows" {
+        // Download https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/releases/download/release-2.28.3/SDL2-devel-2.28.3-mingw.tar.gz,
+        // extract, rename directory from SDL2-2.28.3 to SDL2, and you are ready
+        println!("cargo:rustc-link-search=./SDL2/x86_64-w64-mingw32/lib");
+    }
+
+    if target_os != "windows"
+        && target_os != "macos"
     {
         system_deps::Config::new().probe().unwrap();
     }
diff --git a/dist_scripts/Dockerfile b/dist_scripts/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91393af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist_scripts/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+FROM rust:1.75.0-slim-bookworm
+
+RUN apt update && apt install -y wget mingw-w64 zip bzip2 git gcc g++ libsdl2-dev make && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+WORKDIR /build
+
+COPY . .
+RUN cd /build && make clean
+RUN mkdir /build/artifacts
+
+# Windows dependencies
+RUN rustup target add x86_64-pc-windows-gnu
+RUN cd /build && wget --quiet https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/releases/download/release-2.28.3/SDL2-devel-2.28.3-mingw.tar.gz && tar xvzf SDL2-devel-2.28.3-mingw.tar.gz
+RUN mv /build/SDL2-2.28.3 /build/SDL2
+RUN cp /build/SDL2/x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/SDL2.dll /build
+RUN cp /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/12-posix/libgcc_s_seh-1.dll /build
+RUN cp /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/12-posix/libstdc++-6.dll /build
+RUN cp /usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/lib/libwinpthread-1.dll /build
+
+CMD ["bash"]
diff --git a/dist_scripts/make-dist-linux.sh b/dist_scripts/make-dist-linux.sh
index ed9852f..924f74b 100755
--- a/dist_scripts/make-dist-linux.sh
+++ b/dist_scripts/make-dist-linux.sh
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@ cp -r ./firmware $DIST_DIR
 cp LICENSE README.md $DIST_DIR
 mkdir $DIST_DIR/sdcard
 cp -r sdcard/* $DIST_DIR/sdcard/
-tar cvjf $DIST_DIR.tar.bz2 $DIST_DIR
+strip $DIST_DIR/firmware/*.so $DIST_DIR/fab-agon-emulator
+tar cvjf ./artifacts/$DIST_DIR.tar.bz2 $DIST_DIR
diff --git a/dist_scripts/crosscompile_for_w64_on_linux.sh b/dist_scripts/make-dist-windows.sh
similarity index 84%
rename from dist_scripts/crosscompile_for_w64_on_linux.sh
rename to dist_scripts/make-dist-windows.sh
index 5240414..e5d779b 100755
--- a/dist_scripts/crosscompile_for_w64_on_linux.sh
+++ b/dist_scripts/make-dist-windows.sh
@@ -9,10 +9,8 @@
 # download SDL2 libs for mingw:
 # https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/releases/download/release-2.28.3/SDL2-devel-2.28.3-mingw.tar.gz
 #
-# extract, copy contents of x86_64-w64-mingw32/lib to
-# $HOME/.rustup/toolchains/stable-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/lib/rustlib/x86_64-pc-windows-gnu/lib
-#
-# copy bin/SDL2.dll to .
+# extract into fab-agon-emulator project root, rename directory from SDL2-2.28.3 to SDL2
+# copy SDL2/x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/SDL2.dll to .
 #
 # locate libgcc_s_seh-1.dll, libstdc++-6.dll, libwinpthread-1.dll (posix threads version) somewhere
 # in /usr/..... , and copy to .
@@ -42,5 +40,5 @@ cp LICENSE README.md $DIST_DIR
 mkdir $DIST_DIR/sdcard
 cp -r sdcard/* $DIST_DIR/sdcard/
 x86_64-w64-mingw32-strip $DIST_DIR/firmware/*.so $DIST_DIR/*.exe $DIST_DIR/*.dll
-zip -r $DIST_DIR.zip $DIST_DIR
+zip -r ./artifacts/$DIST_DIR.zip $DIST_DIR