diff --git a/windows/runner/Runner.rc b/windows/runner/Runner.rc
index 30174bbe8..882069762 100644
--- a/windows/runner/Runner.rc
+++ b/windows/runner/Runner.rc
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ END
 //
 // WinSparkle EdDSA public key for update signature verification
 //
-EdDSAPub        EDDSA                   "resources\\ed25519_pub.txt"
+EdDSAPub EDDSA {"q7t6eu1txRrqv1PeWDCRV95rFxnmD/D3GZWbUPMwUyU="}
 
 #endif    // English (United States) resources
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/windows/runner/resources/ed25519_pub.txt b/windows/runner/resources/ed25519_pub.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index ec93ba4db..000000000
--- a/windows/runner/resources/ed25519_pub.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-q7t6eu1txRrqv1PeWDCRV95rFxnmD/D3GZWbUPMwUyU=
\ No newline at end of file