diff --git a/.tangled/workflows/appimage.yml b/.tangled/workflows/appimage.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..100fab2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.tangled/workflows/appimage.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+when:
+  - event: ["push"]
+    branch: ["spindles"]
+
+engine: microvm
+image: nixos
+
+dependencies:
+  - gcc
+  - pkg-config # exports PKG_CONFIG_PATH for the libraries below
+  - openssl # the C library + headers openssl-sys links against
+  - nodejs
+  - yarn
+  - python313
+  - bash
+  - steam-run
+
+steps:
+  - name: "Install dependencies"
+    command: yarn install
+
+  - name: "PWD"
+    command: pwd && ls -al
+
+  - name: "Build peek"
+    command: yarn build
+
+  - name: "Build peek appimage"
+    command: yarn workspace @peek/desktop run build:electron:dist:v2
diff --git a/apps/desktop/electron-builder.yml b/apps/desktop/electron-builder.yml
index 8df8e159..c889b2f9 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/electron-builder.yml
+++ b/apps/desktop/electron-builder.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ appId: com.autonome.peek
 productName: Peek
 copyright: Copyright © 2024 Dietrich Ayala
 
+electronVersion: "43.0.0" # pin version
+
 # Directories
 directories:
   output: out
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e8cef9a3..b302b3aa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
     "@playwright/test": "^1.57.0",
     "@types/archiver": "^6.0.0",
     "@types/node": "^25.0.3",
-    "electron": "^43.0.0",
+    "electron": "43.0.0",
     "electron-builder": "^26.15.3",
     "fake-indexeddb": "^6.2.5",
     "linkedom": "^0.18.12",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 5c221acb..d78f3c90 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2001,7 +2001,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/node": "npm:^25.0.3"
     archiver: "npm:^7.0.0"
     cross-fetch: "npm:^4.1.0"
-    electron: "npm:^43.0.0"
+    electron: "npm:43.0.0"
     electron-builder: "npm:^26.15.3"
     electron-unhandled: "npm:^5.0.0"
     fake-indexeddb: "npm:^6.2.5"
@@ -3369,7 +3369,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"electron@npm:^43.0.0":
+"electron@npm:43.0.0, electron@npm:^43.0.0":
   version: 43.0.0
   resolution: "electron@npm:43.0.0"
   dependencies: