diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 83a00072e..06a925117 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -89,5 +89,6 @@ configure_packaging()
 
 add_subdirectory(doc)
 add_subdirectory(src)
+add_subdirectory(deploy)
 
 post_config_all()
diff --git a/cmake/Libraries.cmake b/cmake/Libraries.cmake
index 556255296..cb45f6fc1 100644
--- a/cmake/Libraries.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Libraries.cmake
@@ -338,9 +338,6 @@ macro(configure_windows_libs)
     /DDESKFLOW_VERSION=\"${DESKFLOW_VERSION}\"
     /D_XKEYCHECK_H)
 
-  configure_file(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/res/win/version.rc.in
-                 ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/src/version.rc @ONLY)
-
   configure_openssl()
 
 endmacro()
diff --git a/deploy/CMakeLists.txt b/deploy/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..531726dfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Chris Rizzitello <sithlord48@gmail.com>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+# Handle Pre install Items
+if(WIN32)
+
+  # Configure the windows version rc file
+  configure_file(
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/version.rc.in
+    ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/src/version.rc @ONLY
+  )
+
+endif()
diff --git a/res/win/version.rc.in b/deploy/version.rc.in
similarity index 100%
rename from res/win/version.rc.in
rename to deploy/version.rc.in