diff --git a/distribution/windows/build.py b/distribution/windows/build.py
index cb4e1d00..473885fc 100644
--- a/distribution/windows/build.py
+++ b/distribution/windows/build.py
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ def build_exe():
     run_command([sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install", "-r", str(ROOT_DIR / "requirements.txt")])
     run_command([sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install", "pywin32"])
     
+    # Explicitly install apprise and its dependencies to ensure they're available
+    run_command([sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install", "apprise==1.6.0"])
+    run_command([sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install", "markdown==3.4.3"])
+    run_command([sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install", "pyyaml==6.0"])
+    
     # Build using the spec file
     spec_file = SCRIPT_DIR / "huntarr.spec"
     
diff --git a/distribution/windows/huntarr.spec b/distribution/windows/huntarr.spec
index 38483806..781594a4 100644
--- a/distribution/windows/huntarr.spec
+++ b/distribution/windows/huntarr.spec
@@ -122,6 +122,39 @@ a = Analysis(
         'uuid',
         'pathlib',
         'concurrent.futures',
+        # Apprise notification support
+        'apprise',
+        'apprise.common', 
+        'apprise.conversion',
+        'apprise.decorators',
+        'apprise.locale',
+        'apprise.logger',
+        'apprise.manager',
+        'apprise.utils',
+        'apprise.URLBase',
+        'apprise.AppriseAsset',
+        'apprise.AppriseAttachment',
+        'apprise.AppriseConfig',
+        'apprise.cli',
+        'apprise.config',
+        'apprise.attachment',
+        'apprise.plugins',
+        'apprise.plugins.NotifyEmail',
+        'apprise.plugins.NotifyDiscord',
+        'apprise.plugins.NotifySlack',
+        'apprise.plugins.NotifyTelegram',
+        'apprise.plugins.NotifyWebhookJSON',
+        'apprise.plugins.NotifyWebhookXML',
+        'markdown',
+        'yaml',
+        'cryptography',
+        'cryptography.fernet',
+        'cryptography.hazmat',
+        'cryptography.hazmat.primitives',
+        'cryptography.hazmat.primitives.hashes',
+        'cryptography.hazmat.primitives.ciphers',
+        'cryptography.hazmat.backends',
+        'cryptography.hazmat.backends.openssl',
     ],
     hookspath=[],
     hooksconfig={},
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 84f785c0..41d30898 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -6,4 +6,6 @@ qrcode[pil]==7.4.2 # Added qrcode with PIL support
 pyotp==2.9.0       # Added pyotp
 pytz==2023.3       # Added for timezone support
 pywin32==308; sys_platform == 'win32' # For Windows service support
-apprise==1.6.0     # Added for notification support
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+apprise==1.6.0     # Added for notification support
+markdown==3.4.3    # Required by apprise
+pyyaml==6.0         # Required by apprise
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