diff --git a/dist/attachReleaseAssets/index.js b/dist/attachReleaseAssets/index.js
index e6aeb935..d47c595a 100644
--- a/dist/attachReleaseAssets/index.js
+++ b/dist/attachReleaseAssets/index.js
@@ -23954,7 +23954,7 @@ const Executor_1 = __nccwpck_require__(644);
 const GithubClient_1 = __nccwpck_require__(8552);
 const SyftDownloader_1 = __nccwpck_require__(9344);
 const Util_1 = __nccwpck_require__(2590);
-exports.SYFT_BINARY_NAME = "syft" + (process.platform == "win32" ? ".exe" : "");
+exports.SYFT_BINARY_NAME = "syft";
 exports.SYFT_VERSION = core.getInput("syft-version") || SyftVersion_1.VERSION;
 const PRIOR_ARTIFACT_ENV_VAR = "ANCHORE_SBOM_ACTION_PRIOR_ARTIFACT";
 const tempDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path_1.default.join(os_1.default.tmpdir(), "sbom-action-"));
@@ -24111,7 +24111,11 @@ function downloadSyft() {
         // Make sure the tool's executable bit is set
         const syftBinaryPath = `${installPath}_${name}`;
         yield (0, Executor_1.execute)("sh", [installPath, "-d", "-b", syftBinaryPath, version]);
-        return path_1.default.join(`${syftBinaryPath}`, `${name}`);
+        const installedPath = path_1.default.join(`${syftBinaryPath}`, `${name}`);
+        if (process.platform === "win32") {
+            return `${installedPath}.exe`;
+        }
+        return installedPath;
     });
 }
 exports.downloadSyft = downloadSyft;
@@ -24120,7 +24124,7 @@ exports.downloadSyft = downloadSyft;
  */
 function getSyftCommand() {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-        const name = exports.SYFT_BINARY_NAME;
+        const name = exports.SYFT_BINARY_NAME + (process.platform == "win32" ? ".exe" : "");
         const version = exports.SYFT_VERSION;
         const sourceSyft = yield (0, SyftDownloader_1.downloadSyftFromZip)(version);
         if (sourceSyft) {
diff --git a/dist/downloadSyft/index.js b/dist/downloadSyft/index.js
index 6e4bd166..8aff83f9 100644
--- a/dist/downloadSyft/index.js
+++ b/dist/downloadSyft/index.js
@@ -24002,7 +24002,7 @@ const Executor_1 = __nccwpck_require__(644);
 const GithubClient_1 = __nccwpck_require__(8552);
 const SyftDownloader_1 = __nccwpck_require__(9344);
 const Util_1 = __nccwpck_require__(2590);
-exports.SYFT_BINARY_NAME = "syft" + (process.platform == "win32" ? ".exe" : "");
+exports.SYFT_BINARY_NAME = "syft";
 exports.SYFT_VERSION = core.getInput("syft-version") || SyftVersion_1.VERSION;
 const PRIOR_ARTIFACT_ENV_VAR = "ANCHORE_SBOM_ACTION_PRIOR_ARTIFACT";
 const tempDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path_1.default.join(os_1.default.tmpdir(), "sbom-action-"));
@@ -24159,7 +24159,11 @@ function downloadSyft() {
         // Make sure the tool's executable bit is set
         const syftBinaryPath = `${installPath}_${name}`;
         yield (0, Executor_1.execute)("sh", [installPath, "-d", "-b", syftBinaryPath, version]);
-        return path_1.default.join(`${syftBinaryPath}`, `${name}`);
+        const installedPath = path_1.default.join(`${syftBinaryPath}`, `${name}`);
+        if (process.platform === "win32") {
+            return `${installedPath}.exe`;
+        }
+        return installedPath;
     });
 }
 exports.downloadSyft = downloadSyft;
@@ -24168,7 +24172,7 @@ exports.downloadSyft = downloadSyft;
  */
 function getSyftCommand() {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-        const name = exports.SYFT_BINARY_NAME;
+        const name = exports.SYFT_BINARY_NAME + (process.platform == "win32" ? ".exe" : "");
         const version = exports.SYFT_VERSION;
         const sourceSyft = yield (0, SyftDownloader_1.downloadSyftFromZip)(version);
         if (sourceSyft) {
diff --git a/dist/runSyftAction/index.js b/dist/runSyftAction/index.js
index a152d470..f5d840ff 100644
--- a/dist/runSyftAction/index.js
+++ b/dist/runSyftAction/index.js
@@ -23954,7 +23954,7 @@ const Executor_1 = __nccwpck_require__(644);
 const GithubClient_1 = __nccwpck_require__(8552);
 const SyftDownloader_1 = __nccwpck_require__(9344);
 const Util_1 = __nccwpck_require__(2590);
-exports.SYFT_BINARY_NAME = "syft" + (process.platform == "win32" ? ".exe" : "");
+exports.SYFT_BINARY_NAME = "syft";
 exports.SYFT_VERSION = core.getInput("syft-version") || SyftVersion_1.VERSION;
 const PRIOR_ARTIFACT_ENV_VAR = "ANCHORE_SBOM_ACTION_PRIOR_ARTIFACT";
 const tempDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path_1.default.join(os_1.default.tmpdir(), "sbom-action-"));
@@ -24111,7 +24111,11 @@ function downloadSyft() {
         // Make sure the tool's executable bit is set
         const syftBinaryPath = `${installPath}_${name}`;
         yield (0, Executor_1.execute)("sh", [installPath, "-d", "-b", syftBinaryPath, version]);
-        return path_1.default.join(`${syftBinaryPath}`, `${name}`);
+        const installedPath = path_1.default.join(`${syftBinaryPath}`, `${name}`);
+        if (process.platform === "win32") {
+            return `${installedPath}.exe`;
+        }
+        return installedPath;
     });
 }
 exports.downloadSyft = downloadSyft;
@@ -24120,7 +24124,7 @@ exports.downloadSyft = downloadSyft;
  */
 function getSyftCommand() {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-        const name = exports.SYFT_BINARY_NAME;
+        const name = exports.SYFT_BINARY_NAME + (process.platform == "win32" ? ".exe" : "");
         const version = exports.SYFT_VERSION;
         const sourceSyft = yield (0, SyftDownloader_1.downloadSyftFromZip)(version);
         if (sourceSyft) {
diff --git a/src/github/SyftGithubAction.ts b/src/github/SyftGithubAction.ts
index 626405fc..60e15daf 100644
--- a/src/github/SyftGithubAction.ts
+++ b/src/github/SyftGithubAction.ts
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ import {
 import { downloadSyftFromZip } from "./SyftDownloader";
 import { stringify } from "./Util";
 
-export const SYFT_BINARY_NAME =
-  "syft" + (process.platform == "win32" ? ".exe" : "");
+export const SYFT_BINARY_NAME = "syft";
 export const SYFT_VERSION = core.getInput("syft-version") || VERSION;
 
 const PRIOR_ARTIFACT_ENV_VAR = "ANCHORE_SBOM_ACTION_PRIOR_ARTIFACT";
@@ -206,14 +205,18 @@ export async function downloadSyft(): Promise<string> {
 
   await execute("sh", [installPath, "-d", "-b", syftBinaryPath, version]);
 
-  return path.join(`${syftBinaryPath}`, `${name}`);
+  const installedPath = path.join(`${syftBinaryPath}`, `${name}`);
+  if (process.platform === "win32") {
+    return `${installedPath}.exe`;
+  }
+  return installedPath;
 }
 
 /**
  * Gets the Syft command to run via exec
  */
 export async function getSyftCommand(): Promise<string> {
-  const name = SYFT_BINARY_NAME;
+  const name = SYFT_BINARY_NAME + (process.platform == "win32" ? ".exe" : "");
   const version = SYFT_VERSION;
 
   const sourceSyft = await downloadSyftFromZip(version);