diff --git a/tools/packaging/windows/aws-otel-collector.wxs b/tools/packaging/windows/aws-otel-collector.wxs
index 1b342a03b..5a68c3e9e 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/windows/aws-otel-collector.wxs
+++ b/tools/packaging/windows/aws-otel-collector.wxs
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
 <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">
-    <Product Id="*"
+    <Product Id="EBBD8548-75D1-41D3-A402-ABE189F0C167"
 UpgradeCode="B7C263DD-95A5-436A-A025-DCA5200C2BE3"
 Name="ADOT Collector"
-Version="0.0.1"
+Version="0.25.0"
 Codepage='1252'
 Manufacturer="Amazon.com, Inc."
 Language="1033">
 
+
+
     <Package Id='*'
 Keywords='Installer'
 Description="ADOT Collector Installer"
@@ -20,6 +22,12 @@ SummaryCodepage='1252'
 InstallScope="perMachine"
 Platform="x64"
     />
+
+    <MajorUpgrade
+    AllowDowngrades="no" 
+    DowngradeErrorMessage="A later version of ADOT Collector is already installed. Setup will now exit"
+    AllowSameVersionUpgrades="no" />
+    
     <MediaTemplate EmbedCab="yes"/>
 
     <Feature Id="ProductFeature" Title="ADOT Collector" Level="1">
diff --git a/tools/release/bump-version-and-create-release-note.sh b/tools/release/bump-version-and-create-release-note.sh
index a4ace0a66..74906c3b2 100755
--- a/tools/release/bump-version-and-create-release-note.sh
+++ b/tools/release/bump-version-and-create-release-note.sh
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ docker run --rm -it -v "$(pwd)":/usr/local/src/your-app ferrarimarco/github-chan
 # bump the version
 echo "${RELEASE_VERSION}" >VERSION
 
+#Update aws-otel-collector wxs template file. 
+# Note: Only supports [0-9]*.[0-9]*.[0-9]* version pattern. If we decide to release with a full sem ver vX.XX.XX-prerelease then the .wxs file will need to be manually updated
+sed -i '' "s/^Version\=\"[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+\"/Version=\"${RELEASE_VERSION:1}\"/" tools/packaging/windows/aws-otel-collector.wxs
+
 # git commit
 git add VERSION "docs/releases/${RELEASE_VERSION}.md"
 git commit -m "bump version to ${RELEASE_VERSION}"