diff --git a/src/version.h.in b/src/version.h.in
index 6b13dd94..af0922d0 100644
--- a/src/version.h.in
+++ b/src/version.h.in
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 
 #define BUILD_COMMIT_ID "@VERSION@"
 #define PROJECT_VERSION "1.0"
-#define PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO 33
+#define PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO 34
 #define PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO_STR STRINGIFY_EXPAND(PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO)
 #define PROJECT_VERSION_LONG PROJECT_VERSION "." PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO_STR "[" BUILD_COMMIT_ID "]"
diff --git a/utils/build_script_linux.sh b/utils/build_script_linux.sh
index 43d329d9..cc9fd4ba 100755
--- a/utils/build_script_linux.sh
+++ b/utils/build_script_linux.sh
@@ -16,22 +16,18 @@ ARCHIVE_NAME_PREFIX=zano-linux-x64-
 
 if [ -n "$build_prefix" ]; then
   ARCHIVE_NAME_PREFIX=${ARCHIVE_NAME_PREFIX}${build_prefix}-
+  build_prefix_label="$build_prefix "
 fi
 
 if [ -n "$testnet" ]; then
   testnet_def="-D TESTNET=TRUE"
+  testnet_label="testnet "
   ARCHIVE_NAME_PREFIX=${ARCHIVE_NAME_PREFIX}testnet-
 fi
 
 
 prj_root=$(pwd)
 
-git pull --ff-only
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-    echo "Failed to pull"
-    exit $?
-fi
-
 echo "---------------- BUILDING PROJECT ----------------"
 echo "--------------------------------------------------"
 
@@ -130,11 +126,14 @@ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     exit $?
 fi
 
+read checksum <<< $(sha256sum $package_filename | awk '/^/ { print $1 }' )
 
-mail_msg="New build for linux-x64 available at http://build.zano.org:8081/builds/$package_filename"
+mail_msg="New ${build_prefix_label}${testnet_label}build for linux-x64:<br>
+http://build.zano.org:8081/builds/$package_filename<br>
+sha256: $checksum"
 
-echo $mail_msg
+echo "$mail_msg"
 
-echo $mail_msg | mail -s "Zano linux-x64 build $version_str" ${emails}
+echo "$mail_msg" | mail -s "Zano linux-x64 ${build_prefix_label}${testnet_label}build $version_str" ${emails}
 
 exit 0
diff --git a/utils/build_script_mac_osx.sh b/utils/build_script_mac_osx.sh
index 07b78b3f..9eac0890 100755
--- a/utils/build_script_mac_osx.sh
+++ b/utils/build_script_mac_osx.sh
@@ -131,16 +131,21 @@ echo "Build success"
 
 echo "############### Uploading... ################"
 
-scp $ZANO_BUILD_DIR/release/src/$package_filename zano_build_server:/var/www/html/builds/
+package_filepath=$ZANO_BUILD_DIR/release/src/$package_filename
+
+scp $package_filepath zano_build_server:/var/www/html/builds/
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     echo "Failed to upload to remote server"
     exit 1
 fi
 
 
-mail_msg="New build for macOS-x64 available at http://build.zano.org:8081/builds/$package_filename"
+read checksum <<< $( shasum -a 256 $package_filepath | awk '/^/ { print $1 }' )
 
-echo $mail_msg
+mail_msg="New ${build_prefix_label}${testnet_label}build for macOS-x64:<br>
+http://build.zano.org:8081/builds/$package_filename<br>
+sha256: $checksum"
 
-echo $mail_msg | mail -s "Zano macOS-x64 build $version_str" ${emails}
+echo "$mail_msg"
 
+echo "$mail_msg" | mail -s "Zano macOS-x64 ${build_prefix_label}${testnet_label}build $version_str" ${emails}
diff --git a/utils/build_script_windows.bat b/utils/build_script_windows.bat
index 96f04148..8b156afa 100644
--- a/utils/build_script_windows.bat
+++ b/utils/build_script_windows.bat
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ IF NOT [%build_prefix%] == [] (
 
 IF NOT [%testnet%] == [] (
   SET TESTNET_DEF=-D TESTNET=TRUE
+  SET TESTNET_LABEL=testnet 
   SET ACHIVE_NAME_PREFIX=%ACHIVE_NAME_PREFIX%testnet-
 )
 
@@ -33,11 +34,6 @@ set BOOST_LIBRARYDIR=%LOCAL_BOOST_LIB_PATH%
 
 
 cd %SOURCES_PATH%
-git pull
-IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 (
-  goto error
-)
-
 
 @echo "---------------- BUILDING APPLICATIONS ------------------------"
 @echo "---------------------------------------------------------------"
@@ -54,6 +50,8 @@ IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 (
 )
 
 call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvars64.bat" x86_amd64
+echo on
+cd %SOURCES_PATH%\build
 
 msbuild version.vcxproj /p:SubSystem="CONSOLE,5.02"  /p:Configuration=Release /t:Build
 IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 (
@@ -174,30 +172,34 @@ IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 (
 @echo "   UPLOADING TO SERVER ...."
 
 set installer_file=%ACHIVE_NAME_PREFIX%%version%-installer.exe
+set installer_path=%BUILDS_PATH%\builds\%installer_file%
 
-pscp -load zano_build_server %BUILDS_PATH%\builds\%installer_file% build.zano.org:/var/www/html/builds
+pscp -load zano_build_server %installer_path% build.zano.org:/var/www/html/builds
 IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 (
   @echo "FAILED TO UPLOAD EXE TO SERVER"
   goto error
 )
+call :sha256 %installer_path% installer_checksum
 
 pscp -load zano_build_server %build_zip_path% build.zano.org:/var/www/html/builds
 IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 (
   @echo "FAILED TO UPLOAD ZIP TO SERVER"
   goto error
 )
+call :sha256 %build_zip_path% build_zip_checksum
 
 pscp -load zano_build_server %pdbs_zip_path% build.zano.org:/var/www/html/builds
 IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 (
   @echo "FAILED TO UPLOAD PDBS TO SERVER"
   goto error
 )
+call :sha256 %pdbs_zip_path% pdbs_zip_path_checksum
 
-set mail_msg="New build for win-x64 available at http://build.zano.org:8081/builds/%installer_file% <br><br>ZIP:  http://build.zano.org:8081/builds/%build_zip_filename% <br>PDBs: http://build.zano.org:8081/builds/%pdbs_zip_filename%"
+set mail_msg="New %build_prefix% %TESTNET_LABEL%build for win-x64:<br>INST: http://build.zano.org:8081/builds/%installer_file% <br>sha256: %installer_checksum%<br><br>ZIP:  http://build.zano.org:8081/builds/%build_zip_filename% <br>sha256: %build_zip_checksum%<br>PDBs: http://build.zano.org:8081/builds/%pdbs_zip_filename% <br>sha256: %pdbs_zip_path_checksum%"
 
 echo %mail_msg%
 
-senditquiet.exe  -t %emails% -subject "Zano win-x64 build %version%" -body %mail_msg%
+senditquiet.exe  -t %emails% -subject "Zano win-x64 %build_prefix% %TESTNET_LABEL%build %version%" -body %mail_msg%
 
 
 goto success
@@ -211,3 +213,20 @@ echo "BUILD SUCCESS"
 
 cd ..
 
+EXIT /B %ERRORLEVEL%
+
+
+:: functions
+
+:sha256
+@setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
+@set /a count=1 
+@for /f "skip=1 delims=:" %%a in ('CertUtil -hashfile %1 SHA256') do @(
+  @if !count! equ 1 set "hash=%%a"
+  @set /a count+=1
+)
+@(
+ @endlocal
+ @set "%2=%hash: =%
+)
+@exit /B 0