diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_python.yml b/.github/workflows/release_python.yml
index 928288a4..02284968 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_python.yml
@@ -6,11 +6,19 @@ on:
       python_version:
         required: true
         type: string
+      beta:
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
       python_version:
         required: true
         type: string
+      beta:
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -40,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Pick tag
         run: |
-          echo "SELECTED_TAG=$(./scripts/pick_semver.sh ${{ inputs.python_version }})" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "SELECTED_TAG=$(./scripts/pick_semver.sh ${{ inputs.python_version }} ${{ inputs.beta }})" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
@@ -48,3 +56,4 @@ jobs:
           files: /tmp/python/python*.zip
           tag_name: ${{ env.SELECTED_TAG }}
           body: "Python ${{ inputs.python_version }}"
+          prerelease: ${{ inputs.beta }}
diff --git a/scripts/build_windows.sh b/scripts/build_windows.sh
index a1b51ce3..31196580 100755
--- a/scripts/build_windows.sh
+++ b/scripts/build_windows.sh
@@ -161,6 +161,9 @@ cd ${WORKDIR}
 # Need to bundle openssl with the executable
 cp deps/openssl/bin/*.dll python-install/bin
 
+# Need to bundle vcredist
+cp /c/WINDOWS/SYSTEM32/VCRUNTIME140.dll python-install/bin
+
 echo "::endgroup::"
 ###############
 # Test python #
diff --git a/scripts/pick_semver.sh b/scripts/pick_semver.sh
index e4fbceab..5d98bcf4 100755
--- a/scripts/pick_semver.sh
+++ b/scripts/pick_semver.sh
@@ -1,20 +1,27 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 python_version=$1
+beta=$2
 
-tags=$(git tag | grep $python_version)
+
+suffix=build
+if [[ "$beta" == "true" ]]; then
+    suffix=beta
+fi
+
+tags=$(git tag | grep "$python_version-$suffix")
 
 if [[ -z "$tags" ]]; then
-    echo "v$python_version-build.0"
+    echo "v$python_version-$suffix.0"
     exit 0
 fi
 
 most_recent=0
 while read tag; do
-    tag_postfix=$(echo $tag | sed "s/^v$python_version-build\.//")
+    tag_postfix=$(echo $tag | sed "s/^v$python_version-$suffix\.//")
     if [ "$tag_postfix" -gt "$most_recent" ]; then
         most_recent=$tag_postfix
     fi
 done <<< "$tags"
 
-echo "v$python_version-build.$(expr $most_recent + 1)"
\ No newline at end of file
+echo "v$python_version-$suffix.$(expr $most_recent + 1)"
\ No newline at end of file