diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index 8bc30ad..08b3d61 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -76,16 +76,20 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y python3-tk python3-dev
-          sudo apt-get install -y libappindicator3-dev gir1.2-appindicator3-0.1
+          # Pystray requirements
+          sudo apt-get install -y libgtk-3-dev python3-gi python3-gi-cairo gir1.2-gtk-3.0
+          # Direct dependencies for system tray functionality
+          sudo apt-get install -y gir1.2-appindicator3-0.1
+          # Additional libraries
           sudo apt-get install -y libcairo2-dev libgirepository1.0-dev
+          # For QR code display
+          sudo apt-get install -y python3-pil.imagetk
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install pyinstaller
           pip install -r requirements.txt
-          pip install pycairo PyGObject
-
       - name: Build executable
         run: |
           pyinstaller macropad_linux.spec
diff --git a/macropad_linux.spec b/macropad_linux.spec
index 0d9927c..f6f28d8 100644
--- a/macropad_linux.spec
+++ b/macropad_linux.spec
@@ -1,25 +1,39 @@
 # -*- mode: python ; coding: utf-8 -*-
 
+block_cipher = None
 
 a = Analysis(
     ['main.py'],
     pathex=[],
     binaries=[],
     datas=[],
-    hiddenimports=['qrcode', 'PIL', 'PIL._tkinter_finder', 'pystray._base', 'gi', 'gi.repository.AppIndicator3'],
+    hiddenimports=[
+        'qrcode',
+        'PIL._tkinter_finder',
+        'pystray._base',
+        'gi',
+        'gi.repository.Gtk',
+        'gi.repository.AppIndicator3',
+        'gi.repository.GdkPixbuf',
+        'packaging.version',
+        'packaging.specifiers',
+        'packaging.requirements',
+    ],
     hookspath=[],
     hooksconfig={},
     runtime_hooks=[],
     excludes=[],
+    win_no_prefer_redirects=False,
+    win_private_assemblies=False,
+    cipher=block_cipher,
     noarchive=False,
-    optimize=0,
 )
-pyz = PYZ(a.pure)
-
+pyz = PYZ(a.pure, a.zipped_data, cipher=block_cipher)
 exe = EXE(
     pyz,
     a.scripts,
     a.binaries,
+    a.zipfiles,
     a.datas,
     [],
     name='macropad',
@@ -29,7 +43,7 @@ exe = EXE(
     upx=True,
     upx_exclude=[],
     runtime_tmpdir=None,
-    console=True,  # Setting to True temporarily for debugging
+    console=True,  # Set to True for debugging
     disable_windowed_traceback=False,
     argv_emulation=False,
     target_arch=None,