diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 320fa344..e7d22e68 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -79,10 +79,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build macOS installer
         run: |
           cd installer
+          uv venv
           uv pip install -e "..[dev]"
-          # Use system Python paths to match local environment
-          PYTHONHOME=/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.12 \
-          PYTHONPATH=/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.12/lib/python3.12 \
           uv run python setup.py bdist_mac
           xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "build/Basic Memory Installer.app"
 
diff --git a/installer/setup.py b/installer/setup.py
index 2bc6fc42..99c83cf5 100644
--- a/installer/setup.py
+++ b/installer/setup.py
@@ -1,21 +1,18 @@
 from cx_Freeze import setup, Executable
 import sys
 
-# Build options for all platforms
+# Build options for all platforms - keep it simple and don't exclude too much
 build_exe_options = {
     "packages": ["json", "pathlib"],
     "excludes": [
-        "tkinter",
         "unittest", 
-        "email",
-        "html",
-        "http",
-        "xml",
         "pydoc",
-        "_tkinter",
         "test"
     ],
-    "include_msvcr": False,
+    # Control file copying behavior
+    "copy_dependent_files": False,
+    "create_library_zip": True,
+    "copy_to_same_dir": False,
 }
 
 # Platform-specific options