diff --git a/cmd/goreleaser/internal/configure.go b/cmd/goreleaser/internal/configure.go
index a51e044f..21cc2e46 100644
--- a/cmd/goreleaser/internal/configure.go
+++ b/cmd/goreleaser/internal/configure.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func WinPackage(dist string) config.MSI {
 	return config.MSI{
 		ID:      dist,
 		Name: fmt.Sprintf("%s_{{ .Version }}_{{ .Os }}_{{ .MsiArch }}", dist),
-		WXS:  "./windows/installer.wxs",
+		WXS:  "windows-installer.wxs",
 		Files: []string{
 			"config.yaml",
 			"opentelemetry.ico",
diff --git a/distributions/otelcol-contrib/.goreleaser.yaml b/distributions/otelcol-contrib/.goreleaser.yaml
index d18c4919..477c2e64 100644
--- a/distributions/otelcol-contrib/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/distributions/otelcol-contrib/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ env:
 msi:
   - id: otelcol-contrib
     name: otelcol-contrib_{{ .Version }}_{{ .Os }}_{{ .MsiArch }}
-    wxs: ./windows/installer.wxs
+    wxs: windows-installer.wxs
     extra_files:
       - config.yaml
       - opentelemetry.ico
diff --git a/distributions/otelcol-contrib/windows/installer.wxs b/distributions/otelcol-contrib/windows-installer.wxs
similarity index 100%
rename from distributions/otelcol-contrib/windows/installer.wxs
rename to distributions/otelcol-contrib/windows-installer.wxs
diff --git a/distributions/otelcol/.goreleaser.yaml b/distributions/otelcol/.goreleaser.yaml
index e693f7ac..fb7ff6fc 100644
--- a/distributions/otelcol/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/distributions/otelcol/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ env:
 msi:
   - id: otelcol
     name: otelcol_{{ .Version }}_{{ .Os }}_{{ .MsiArch }}
-    wxs: ./windows/installer.wxs
+    wxs: windows-installer.wxs
     extra_files:
       - config.yaml
       - opentelemetry.ico
diff --git a/distributions/otelcol/windows/installer.wxs b/distributions/otelcol/windows-installer.wxs
similarity index 100%
rename from distributions/otelcol/windows/installer.wxs
rename to distributions/otelcol/windows-installer.wxs