diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml
index b9558a7f9..b606df642 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Build Wownero Core (Final v3 Fix)
+name: Build Wownero Core (Windows Filename Fix)
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ master, main ]
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         run: echo "192.168.88.230 git.such.software" >> /etc/hosts
 
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3 # Reverted to v3 for Gitea compatibility
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           submodules: recursive
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "$(pwd)/cmake-3.28.1-linux-x86_64/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
 
       # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-      # 1. BUILD CONFIGURATION (Portable Mac Logic)
+      # 1. BUILD CONFIGURATION
       # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
       - name: Sanitize Makefiles (Stable + Mac Compat)
         run: |
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ jobs:
             $(package)_config_opts_debug=variant=debug
             $(package)_config_opts+=--layout=system --user-config=user-config.jam
             $(package)_config_opts+=threading=multi link=static -sNO_BZIP2=1 -sNO_ZLIB=1
+            
             $(package)_config_opts_linux=threadapi=pthread runtime-link=static
             $(package)_config_opts_darwin=target-os=darwin runtime-link=shared
             $(package)_config_opts_mingw32=binary-format=pe target-os=windows threadapi=win32 runtime-link=static
@@ -124,11 +125,14 @@ jobs:
             $(package)_config_opts_i686_mingw32=address-model=32
             $(package)_config_opts_i686_linux=address-model=32 architecture=x86
             $(package)_config_opts_x86_64_darwin=address-model=64
+            
             $(package)_config_opts_aarch64_darwin=address-model=64 architecture=arm binary-format=mach-o abi=aapcs
+            
             $(package)_toolset_$(host_os)=gcc
             $(package)_archiver_$(host_os)=$($(package)_ar)
             $(package)_toolset_darwin=darwin
             $(package)_archiver_darwin=$($(package)_libtool)
+            
             $(package)_config_libraries=atomic,chrono,date_time,filesystem,program_options,regex,serialization,system,thread,locale,context,coroutine
             $(package)_cxxflags=-std=c++17 -fPIC
           endef
@@ -176,17 +180,18 @@ jobs:
           make -j$(nproc)
 
       # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-      # 3. FAIL-SAFE with ABSOLUTE PATHS (The Real Fix)
+      # 2. FAIL-SAFE (Mkdir Fixed + Windows Name Fix)
       # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
       - name: Ensure Static Libs Exist
         run: |
-          # Use $(pwd) to ensure these are ABSOLUTE PATHS
+          # ABSOLUTE PATHS to prevent cp errors
           LIB_DIR="$(pwd)/contrib/depends/${{ matrix.target }}/lib"
           INC_DIR="$(pwd)/contrib/depends/${{ matrix.target }}/include"
           TOOLCHAIN="$(pwd)/contrib/depends/${{ matrix.target }}/share/toolchain.cmake"
           
-          mkdir -p $LIB_DIR
-          mkdir -p $INC_DIR
+          # Create dirs
+          mkdir -p "$LIB_DIR"
+          mkdir -p "$INC_DIR"
           
           # 1. CHECK ZSTD
           if [ ! -f "$LIB_DIR/libzstd.a" ]; then
@@ -202,8 +207,13 @@ jobs:
                      -DZSTD_BUILD_PROGRAMS=OFF -DZSTD_BUILD_TESTS=OFF
              make -j$(nproc)
              
-             # Copy using absolute path destination
-             cp lib/libzstd.a "$LIB_DIR/"
+             # Zstd naming is usually consistent, but let's be safe
+             if [ -f lib/libzstd.a ]; then
+                cp lib/libzstd.a "$LIB_DIR/"
+             elif [ -f lib/libzstdstatic.a ]; then
+                cp lib/libzstdstatic.a "$LIB_DIR/libzstd.a"
+             fi
+             
              cp ../../lib/zstd.h "$INC_DIR/"
              cd ../../..
           fi
@@ -221,8 +231,14 @@ jobs:
                      -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF
              make -j$(nproc)
              
-             # Copy using absolute path destination
-             cp libz.a "$LIB_DIR/"
+             # WINDOWS FIX: Check for libzlibstatic.a
+             if [ -f libz.a ]; then
+                cp libz.a "$LIB_DIR/"
+             elif [ -f libzlibstatic.a ]; then
+                echo "Detected Windows naming (libzlibstatic.a). Renaming to libz.a..."
+                cp libzlibstatic.a "$LIB_DIR/libz.a"
+             fi
+             
              cp zlib.h "$INC_DIR/"
              cp zconf.h "$INC_DIR/"
              cd ../..
@@ -237,6 +253,7 @@ jobs:
           find build/bin -type f -exec cp -v {} output/bin/ \;
           cp -v $LIB_DIR/*.a output/lib/
           
+          # Final Verification
           ls -l output/lib/libz*.a
           if [ ! -f output/lib/libzstd.a ]; then echo "FATAL: libzstd.a missing"; exit 1; fi
           if [ ! -f output/lib/libz.a ]; then echo "FATAL: libz.a missing"; exit 1; fi
@@ -247,7 +264,7 @@ jobs:
           tar -czf wownero-core-${{ matrix.target }}.tar.gz -C output .
 
       - name: Upload Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3 # Reverted to v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: wownero-core-${{ matrix.target }}
           path: wownero-core-${{ matrix.target }}.tar.gz
@@ -258,7 +275,7 @@ jobs:
     if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
     steps:
       - name: Download Artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3 # Reverted to v3
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
       - name: Publish Release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
         with: