diff --git a/NEWS.txt b/NEWS.txt
index d2180a3..38cb1a6 100644
--- a/NEWS.txt
+++ b/NEWS.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+--------------
+Version 1.25
+--------------
+* fix SVG to PDF export Windows issue
+
 --------------
 Version 1.24
 --------------
diff --git a/lib/python/spontini_server_core.py b/lib/python/spontini_server_core.py
index 5e16e98..c6f4afa 100644
--- a/lib/python/spontini_server_core.py
+++ b/lib/python/spontini_server_core.py
@@ -1171,6 +1171,12 @@ def doPostSync(message, request):
       merger.close()
       for pdf in pdfList:
         os.remove(os.path.join(wsDirPath, pdf))
+
+      try:
+        os.remove(os.path.join(wsDirPath, fileNameWOSuffix+"-svgexport.pdf"))
+      except:
+        pass
+
       os.rename(os.path.join(wsDirPath, fileNameWOSuffix+"-cpy.pdf"), os.path.join(wsDirPath, fileNameWOSuffix+"-svgexport.pdf"))
       log(clientInfo + "[generating PDF] Generated: " + os.path.join(wsDirPath, fileNameWOSuffix+"-svgexport.pdf"), "S")
 
diff --git a/lib/version.txt b/lib/version.txt
index c169ab8..e918a4f 100644
--- a/lib/version.txt
+++ b/lib/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.24_alfa
+1.25_alfa