diff --git a/.github/workflows/object/windows-x64-signed-generic/update_manifest/browser/WINNT_x86_64-msvc-x64/alpha-generic/update.xml b/.github/workflows/object/windows-x64-signed-generic/update_manifest/browser/WINNT_x86_64-msvc-x64/alpha-generic/update.xml
index 32bb411b4..d43290576 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/object/windows-x64-signed-generic/update_manifest/browser/WINNT_x86_64-msvc-x64/alpha-generic/update.xml
+++ b/.github/workflows/object/windows-x64-signed-generic/update_manifest/browser/WINNT_x86_64-msvc-x64/alpha-generic/update.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <updates>
-  <update type="minor" displayVersion="1.0.1-a.8" appVersion="1.0.1-a.8" platformVersion="131.0.2" buildID="20241010195111">
-    <patch type="complete" URL="https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/releases/download/1.0.1-a.8/windows-generic.mar" hashFunction="sha512" hashValue="0c6425c27ee62dd4bcf5fb8bc2bd6458c1dd3f1c3e1dce1b0c1b5325236b5110b2e74aaa7a33a85dbbf372ad6d5b49acbe8dbe6fca42fa26fcdf8e1bb408c82a" size="72536504"/>
+  <update type="minor" displayVersion="1.0.1-a.9" appVersion="1.0.1-a.9" platformVersion="131.0.3" buildID="20241014215847">
+    <patch type="complete" URL="https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/releases/download/1.0.1-a.9/windows-generic.mar" hashFunction="sha512" hashValue="84772b8f520691027f48ff63f12abe9305a15b447513f16a7cdebaf5e0a3bdf5541ebea012328abea065a1104e2f60176ca3da7d503f293ab784dd1cfd7e65ce" size="72552508"/>
   </update>
 </updates>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/object/windows-x64-signed-generic/update_manifest/browser/WINNT_x86_64-msvc/alpha-generic/update.xml b/.github/workflows/object/windows-x64-signed-generic/update_manifest/browser/WINNT_x86_64-msvc/alpha-generic/update.xml
index 32bb411b4..d43290576 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/object/windows-x64-signed-generic/update_manifest/browser/WINNT_x86_64-msvc/alpha-generic/update.xml
+++ b/.github/workflows/object/windows-x64-signed-generic/update_manifest/browser/WINNT_x86_64-msvc/alpha-generic/update.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <updates>
-  <update type="minor" displayVersion="1.0.1-a.8" appVersion="1.0.1-a.8" platformVersion="131.0.2" buildID="20241010195111">
-    <patch type="complete" URL="https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/releases/download/1.0.1-a.8/windows-generic.mar" hashFunction="sha512" hashValue="0c6425c27ee62dd4bcf5fb8bc2bd6458c1dd3f1c3e1dce1b0c1b5325236b5110b2e74aaa7a33a85dbbf372ad6d5b49acbe8dbe6fca42fa26fcdf8e1bb408c82a" size="72536504"/>
+  <update type="minor" displayVersion="1.0.1-a.9" appVersion="1.0.1-a.9" platformVersion="131.0.3" buildID="20241014215847">
+    <patch type="complete" URL="https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/releases/download/1.0.1-a.9/windows-generic.mar" hashFunction="sha512" hashValue="84772b8f520691027f48ff63f12abe9305a15b447513f16a7cdebaf5e0a3bdf5541ebea012328abea065a1104e2f60176ca3da7d503f293ab784dd1cfd7e65ce" size="72552508"/>
   </update>
 </updates>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/object/windows-x64-signed-generic/windows-generic.mar b/.github/workflows/object/windows-x64-signed-generic/windows-generic.mar
index 0a83bbb30..6cbd57681 100644
Binary files a/.github/workflows/object/windows-x64-signed-generic/windows-generic.mar and b/.github/workflows/object/windows-x64-signed-generic/windows-generic.mar differ
diff --git a/.github/workflows/object/windows-x64-signed-generic/zen.installer-generic.exe b/.github/workflows/object/windows-x64-signed-generic/zen.installer-generic.exe
index f569c8327..ddf8908c9 100644
Binary files a/.github/workflows/object/windows-x64-signed-generic/zen.installer-generic.exe and b/.github/workflows/object/windows-x64-signed-generic/zen.installer-generic.exe differ
diff --git a/.github/workflows/object/windows-x64-signed-generic/zen.win-generic.zip b/.github/workflows/object/windows-x64-signed-generic/zen.win-generic.zip
index e9413dba4..058562bf7 100644
Binary files a/.github/workflows/object/windows-x64-signed-generic/zen.win-generic.zip and b/.github/workflows/object/windows-x64-signed-generic/zen.win-generic.zip differ
diff --git a/.github/workflows/object/windows-x64-signed-specific/update_manifest/browser/WINNT_x86_64-msvc-x64/alpha/update.xml b/.github/workflows/object/windows-x64-signed-specific/update_manifest/browser/WINNT_x86_64-msvc-x64/alpha/update.xml
index cee88bc8f..2204e5eb9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/object/windows-x64-signed-specific/update_manifest/browser/WINNT_x86_64-msvc-x64/alpha/update.xml
+++ b/.github/workflows/object/windows-x64-signed-specific/update_manifest/browser/WINNT_x86_64-msvc-x64/alpha/update.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <updates>
-  <update type="minor" displayVersion="1.0.1-a.8" appVersion="1.0.1-a.8" platformVersion="131.0.2" buildID="20241010195115">
-    <patch type="complete" URL="https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/releases/download/1.0.1-a.8/windows.mar" hashFunction="sha512" hashValue="da508203d0c6cca9d85b12740a6985891c345ebd5221370d90043324bf42021248e3551bf4e3ce38a1d84ef1003fa5afb4edf2a1a54eab483cf3536c8d23c499" size="72505884"/>
+  <update type="minor" displayVersion="1.0.1-a.9" appVersion="1.0.1-a.9" platformVersion="131.0.3" buildID="20241014215847">
+    <patch type="complete" URL="https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/releases/download/1.0.1-a.9/windows.mar" hashFunction="sha512" hashValue="77d63286a10a28dd85db864d264ee30abb49cd9797252da4bfb7494165551ac8b0acff2b63af70b2c418f12613829eeca8175d5d2925d26e4e2ff6cc93d79f1e" size="72559552"/>
   </update>
 </updates>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/object/windows-x64-signed-specific/update_manifest/browser/WINNT_x86_64-msvc/alpha/update.xml b/.github/workflows/object/windows-x64-signed-specific/update_manifest/browser/WINNT_x86_64-msvc/alpha/update.xml
index cee88bc8f..2204e5eb9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/object/windows-x64-signed-specific/update_manifest/browser/WINNT_x86_64-msvc/alpha/update.xml
+++ b/.github/workflows/object/windows-x64-signed-specific/update_manifest/browser/WINNT_x86_64-msvc/alpha/update.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <updates>
-  <update type="minor" displayVersion="1.0.1-a.8" appVersion="1.0.1-a.8" platformVersion="131.0.2" buildID="20241010195115">
-    <patch type="complete" URL="https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/releases/download/1.0.1-a.8/windows.mar" hashFunction="sha512" hashValue="da508203d0c6cca9d85b12740a6985891c345ebd5221370d90043324bf42021248e3551bf4e3ce38a1d84ef1003fa5afb4edf2a1a54eab483cf3536c8d23c499" size="72505884"/>
+  <update type="minor" displayVersion="1.0.1-a.9" appVersion="1.0.1-a.9" platformVersion="131.0.3" buildID="20241014215847">
+    <patch type="complete" URL="https://github.com/zen-browser/desktop/releases/download/1.0.1-a.9/windows.mar" hashFunction="sha512" hashValue="77d63286a10a28dd85db864d264ee30abb49cd9797252da4bfb7494165551ac8b0acff2b63af70b2c418f12613829eeca8175d5d2925d26e4e2ff6cc93d79f1e" size="72559552"/>
   </update>
 </updates>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/object/windows-x64-signed-specific/windows.mar b/.github/workflows/object/windows-x64-signed-specific/windows.mar
index b81eeeebb..2ba652b44 100644
Binary files a/.github/workflows/object/windows-x64-signed-specific/windows.mar and b/.github/workflows/object/windows-x64-signed-specific/windows.mar differ
diff --git a/.github/workflows/object/windows-x64-signed-specific/zen.installer.exe b/.github/workflows/object/windows-x64-signed-specific/zen.installer.exe
index ecd7ef682..d4cf7cb73 100644
Binary files a/.github/workflows/object/windows-x64-signed-specific/zen.installer.exe and b/.github/workflows/object/windows-x64-signed-specific/zen.installer.exe differ
diff --git a/.github/workflows/object/windows-x64-signed-specific/zen.win-specific.zip b/.github/workflows/object/windows-x64-signed-specific/zen.win-specific.zip
index f0dffbbb9..6b2516a22 100644
Binary files a/.github/workflows/object/windows-x64-signed-specific/zen.win-specific.zip and b/.github/workflows/object/windows-x64-signed-specific/zen.win-specific.zip differ
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-release-build.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-release-build.yml
index a05a73674..fa52b2723 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-release-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-release-build.yml
@@ -212,7 +212,8 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ !inputs.generate-gpo }}
         run: |
           set -x
-          find engine/obj-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc/ -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d -not -name 'dist' -exec rm -rf {} +
+          find engine/obj-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc/ -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d -not -name 'dist' -exec rm -rf {} \;
+          find engine/obj-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc/ -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type f -not -name 'dist' -exec rm -f {} \;
           
       - name: Upload dist object
         if: ${{ !inputs.generate-gpo }}
diff --git a/build/winsign/sign.ps1 b/build/winsign/sign.ps1
index 59ea6cb11..850d7ea94 100644
--- a/build/winsign/sign.ps1
+++ b/build/winsign/sign.ps1
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 param(
-    [string][Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]$SignIdentity
+    [string][Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]$SignIdentity,
+    [string][Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]$GithubRunId
 )
 
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
@@ -8,11 +9,10 @@ echo "Preparing environment"
 git pull --recurse-submodules
 mkdir windsign-temp -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
 
-echo "Please UNZIP the generic and specific artifacts into windsign-temp"
-echo "With the following filenames:"
-echo "  - $pwd\windsign-temp\windows-x64-obj-specific"
-echo "  - $pwd\windsign-temp\windows-x64-obj-generic"
-Read-Host "Press Enter to continue when ready"
+# Download in parallel
+gh run download $GithubRunId --name windows-x64-obj-specific -p windsign-temp\windows-x64-obj-specific
+gh run download $GithubRunId --name windows-x64-obj-generic -p windsign-temp\windows-x64-obj-generic
+
 mkdir engine\obj-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\ -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
 mkdir .\.github\workflows\object\ -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ function SignAndPackage($name) {
     $files = Get-ChildItem engine\obj-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\ -Recurse -Include *.exe
     $files += Get-ChildItem engine\obj-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc\ -Recurse -Include *.dll
 
-    signtool.exe sign /n "$SignIdentity" /t http://time.certum.pl/ /fd sha256 /v $files
+    signtool.exe sign /n "$SignIdentity" /t http://time.certum.pl/ /fd sha256 /v $files /ph
     echo "Packaging $name"
     $env:SURFER_SIGNING_MODE="sign"
     $env:MAR="$PWD\\build\\winsign\\mar.exe"
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ function SignAndPackage($name) {
     rm windsign-temp\windows-x64-signed-$name\zen.win-$name.zip
     $files = Get-ChildItem windsign-temp\windows-x64-signed-$name\zen.win-$name -Recurse -Include *.exe
     $files += Get-ChildItem windsign-temp\windows-x64-signed-$name\zen.win-$name -Recurse -Include *.dll
-    signtool.exe sign /n "$SignIdentity" /t http://time.certum.pl/ /fd sha256 /v $files
+    signtool.exe sign /n "$SignIdentity" /t http://time.certum.pl/ /fd sha256 /v $files /ph
     Compress-Archive -Path windsign-temp\windows-x64-signed-$name\zen.win-$name -DestinationPath windsign-temp\windows-x64-signed-$name\zen.win-$name.zip
     rmdir windsign-temp\windows-x64-signed-$name\zen.win-$name -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
 
diff --git a/surfer.json b/surfer.json
index 05c35b642..a20c82514 100644
--- a/surfer.json
+++ b/surfer.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
       "brandShortName": "Zen Browser",
       "brandFullName": "Zen Browser",
       "release": {
-        "displayVersion": "1.0.1-a.8",
+        "displayVersion": "1.0.1-a.9",
         "github": {
           "repo": "zen-browser/desktop"
         },
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
       "brandShortName": "Zen Twilight",
       "brandFullName": "Zen Twilight",
       "release": {
-        "displayVersion": "1.0.1-a.8",
+        "displayVersion": "1.0.1-a.9",
         "github": {
           "repo": "zen-browser/desktop"
         },