diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 9e2b7dcc..37258b01 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ repositories {
 	mavenLocal()
 	mavenCentral()
 	maven { 
-		url 'https://plugins.gradle.org/m2/'
+		url = uri('https://plugins.gradle.org/m2/')
 	}
 }
 
@@ -67,8 +67,10 @@ group = 'io.github.fvarrui'
 version = '1.7.7-SNAPSHOT'
 description = 'Hybrid Maven/Gradle plugin to package Java applications as native Windows, Mac OS X or GNU/Linux executables and create installers for them'
 
-sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
-targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+java {
+	sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+	targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+}
 
 compileJava.options.encoding = 'UTF-8'
 
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index e1bef7e8..3ae1e2f1 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.0.2-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.14.3-bin.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/fvarrui/javapackager/gradle/PackagePluginExtension.java b/src/main/java/io/github/fvarrui/javapackager/gradle/PackagePluginExtension.java
index da793647..105015d5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/fvarrui/javapackager/gradle/PackagePluginExtension.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/fvarrui/javapackager/gradle/PackagePluginExtension.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public PackagePluginExtension(Project project) {
 		this.organizationEmail = "";
 		this.useResourcesAsWorkingDir = true;
 		this.vmArgs = new ArrayList<>();
+		this.appArgs = new ArrayList<>();
 		this.winConfig = new WindowsConfig();
 		this.outputDirectory = project.getBuildDir();
 		this.scripts = new Scripts();
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/fvarrui/javapackager/packagers/GenerateMsi.java b/src/main/java/io/github/fvarrui/javapackager/packagers/GenerateMsi.java
index 373a3ee8..2333452d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/fvarrui/javapackager/packagers/GenerateMsi.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/fvarrui/javapackager/packagers/GenerateMsi.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import java.io.File;
 
 import io.github.fvarrui.javapackager.model.Platform;
+import io.github.fvarrui.javapackager.utils.CommandUtils;
 import io.github.fvarrui.javapackager.utils.Logger;
 import io.github.fvarrui.javapackager.utils.VelocityUtils;
 import io.github.fvarrui.javapackager.utils.XMLUtils;
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ public boolean skip(WindowsPackager packager) {
 			return true;
 		}
 		
-		return false;		
+		return false;
 	}
 	
 	@Override
@@ -53,17 +54,23 @@ protected File doApply(WindowsPackager packager) throws Exception {
 
 		// prettify wxs
 		XMLUtils.prettify(wxsFile);
-	
-		// candle wxs file
-		Logger.info("Compiling file " + wxsFile);
-		File wixobjFile = new File(assetsFolder, name + ".wixobj");
-		execute("candle", "-out", wixobjFile, wxsFile);
-		Logger.info("WIXOBJ file generated in " + wixobjFile +  "!");
 
-		// lighting wxs file
-		Logger.info("Linking file " + wixobjFile);
 		File msiFile = new File(outputDirectory, name + "_" + version + ".msi");
-		execute("light", "-sw1076", "-spdb", "-out", msiFile, wixobjFile);
+		// We can rely on the MSM generation to populate this
+		if(packager.getWixMajorVersion() == 3) {
+			// candle wxs file
+			Logger.info("Compiling file " + wxsFile);
+			File wixobjFile = new File(assetsFolder, name + ".wixobj");
+			execute("candle", "-arch", "x64", "-out", wixobjFile, wxsFile);
+			Logger.info("WIXOBJ file generated in " + wixobjFile + "!");
+
+			// lighting wxs file
+			Logger.info("Linking file " + wixobjFile);
+			execute("light", "-sw1076", "-spdb", "-out", msiFile, wixobjFile);
+		} else {
+			Logger.info("Building file " + wxsFile);
+			CommandUtils.execute("wix", "build", "-pdbtype", "none", "-arch", "x64", "-out", msiFile, wxsFile);
+		}
 
 		// setup file
 		if (!msiFile.exists()) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/fvarrui/javapackager/packagers/GenerateMsm.java b/src/main/java/io/github/fvarrui/javapackager/packagers/GenerateMsm.java
index 06b5a97b..d3bf35dd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/fvarrui/javapackager/packagers/GenerateMsm.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/fvarrui/javapackager/packagers/GenerateMsm.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import io.github.fvarrui.javapackager.utils.Logger;
 import io.github.fvarrui.javapackager.utils.VelocityUtils;
 import io.github.fvarrui.javapackager.utils.XMLUtils;
+import org.codehaus.plexus.util.cli.CommandLineException;
 
 /**
  * Creates an MSI file including all app folder's content only for Windows so app
@@ -40,6 +41,19 @@ protected File doApply(WindowsPackager packager) throws Exception {
 			return packager.getMsmFile();
 		}
 
+		try {
+			String version = CommandUtils.execute("wix", "-version");
+			packager.setWixMajorVersion(Integer.parseInt(version.split("\\.")[0]));
+		} catch(CommandLineException ex) {
+			try {
+				CommandUtils.execute("candle", "-?");
+				CommandUtils.execute("light", "-?");
+				packager.setWixMajorVersion(3);
+			} catch(CommandLineException ex2) {
+				throw new Exception("Either 'wix' or 'candle' and 'light' must be on PATH");
+			}
+		}
+
 		File assetsFolder = packager.getAssetsFolder();
 		String name = packager.getName();
 		File outputDirectory = packager.getOutputDirectory();
@@ -53,16 +67,21 @@ protected File doApply(WindowsPackager packager) throws Exception {
 		// prettify wxs
 		XMLUtils.prettify(wxsFile);
 
-		// candle wxs file
-		Logger.info("Compiling file " + wxsFile);
-		File wixobjFile = new File(assetsFolder, name + ".msm.wixobj");
-		CommandUtils.execute("candle", "-out", wixobjFile, wxsFile);
-		Logger.info("WIXOBJ file generated in " + wixobjFile + "!");
-
-		// lighting wxs file
-		Logger.info("Linking file " + wixobjFile);
 		File msmFile = new File(outputDirectory, name + "_" + version + ".msm");
-		CommandUtils.execute("light", "-sw1076", "-spdb", "-out", msmFile, wixobjFile);
+		if(packager.getWixMajorVersion() == 3) {
+			// candle wxs file
+			Logger.info("Compiling file " + wxsFile);
+			File wixobjFile = new File(assetsFolder, name + ".msm.wixobj");
+			CommandUtils.execute("candle", "-arch", "x64", "-out", wixobjFile, wxsFile);
+			Logger.info("WIXOBJ file generated in " + wixobjFile + "!");
+
+			// lighting wxs file
+			Logger.info("Linking file " + wixobjFile);
+			CommandUtils.execute("light", "-sw1076", "-spdb", "-out", msmFile, wixobjFile);
+		} else {
+			Logger.info("Building file " + wxsFile);
+			CommandUtils.execute("wix", "build", "-pdbtype", "none", "-arch", "x64", "-out", msmFile, wxsFile);
+		}
 
 		// setup file
 		if (!msmFile.exists()) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/fvarrui/javapackager/packagers/PackagerSettings.java b/src/main/java/io/github/fvarrui/javapackager/packagers/PackagerSettings.java
index 88d7ff81..8e310f15 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/fvarrui/javapackager/packagers/PackagerSettings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/fvarrui/javapackager/packagers/PackagerSettings.java
@@ -937,12 +937,12 @@ public String toString() {
 				+ ", customizedJre=" + customizedJre + ", jrePath=" + jrePath + ", jdkPath=" + jdkPath
 				+ ", additionalResources=" + additionalResources + ", modules=" + modules + ", additionalModules="
 				+ additionalModules + ", platform=" + platform + ", envPath=" + envPath + ", vmArgs=" + vmArgs
-				+ ", runnableJar=" + runnableJar + ", copyDependencies=" + copyDependencies + ", jreDirectoryName="
-				+ jreDirectoryName + ", winConfig=" + winConfig + ", linuxConfig=" + linuxConfig + ", macConfig="
-				+ macConfig + ", createTarball=" + createTarball + ", tarballName=" + tarballName + ", createZipball="
-				+ createZipball + ", zipballName=" + zipballName + ", extra=" + extra + ", useResourcesAsWorkingDir="
-				+ useResourcesAsWorkingDir + ", assetsDir=" + assetsDir + ", classpath=" + classpath
-				+ ", jreMinVersion=" + jreMinVersion + ", manifest=" + manifest + ", additionalModulePaths="
+				+ ", appArgs=" + appArgs + ",runnableJar=" + runnableJar + ", copyDependencies=" + copyDependencies
+				+ ", jreDirectoryName=" + jreDirectoryName + ", winConfig=" + winConfig + ", linuxConfig=" + linuxConfig
+				+ ", macConfig=" + macConfig + ", createTarball=" + createTarball + ", tarballName=" + tarballName
+				+ ", createZipball=" + createZipball + ", zipballName=" + zipballName + ", extra=" + extra
+				+ ", useResourcesAsWorkingDir=" + useResourcesAsWorkingDir + ", assetsDir=" + assetsDir+ ", classpath="
+				+ classpath	+ ", jreMinVersion=" + jreMinVersion + ", manifest=" + manifest + ", additionalModulePaths="
 				+ additionalModulePaths + ", fileAssociations=" + fileAssociations + ", packagingJdk=" + packagingJdk
 				+ ", scripts=" + scripts + ", arch=" + arch + ", templates=" + templates + "]";
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/fvarrui/javapackager/packagers/WindowsPackager.java b/src/main/java/io/github/fvarrui/javapackager/packagers/WindowsPackager.java
index 54241040..da8e85ea 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/fvarrui/javapackager/packagers/WindowsPackager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/fvarrui/javapackager/packagers/WindowsPackager.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ public class WindowsPackager extends Packager {
 	
 	private File manifestFile;
 	private File msmFile;
+	private int wixMajorVersion;
 	
 	public File getManifestFile() {
 		return manifestFile;
@@ -28,9 +29,17 @@ public File getMsmFile() {
 		return msmFile;
 	}
 
+	public int getWixMajorVersion() {
+		return wixMajorVersion;
+	}
+
 	public void setMsmFile(File msmFile) {
 		this.msmFile = msmFile;
 	}
+
+	public void setWixMajorVersion(int wixMajorVersion) {
+		this.wixMajorVersion = wixMajorVersion;
+	}
 	
 	public WindowsPackager() {		
 		super();
diff --git a/src/main/resources/windows/msm.wxs.vtl b/src/main/resources/windows/msm.wxs.vtl
index bcace9f8..2006819b 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/windows/msm.wxs.vtl
+++ b/src/main/resources/windows/msm.wxs.vtl
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 		#end
 		</Directory>
 	#else
-		<Component Id="_${id}" Guid="${guid}" Win64="yes">
+		<Component Id="_${id}" Guid="${guid}">
 	    #if($file.equals(${info.executable}))
 	    	<File Id="EXEFILE" Name="${file.name}" KeyPath="yes" Source="${file}">
 				<Shortcut Id="ApplicationStartMenuShortcut" Name="${info.winConfig.shortcutName}" Description="${info.description}" Directory="ProgramMenuFolder" />
@@ -32,15 +32,26 @@
 		</Component>
 	#end
 #end
+#if($info.wixMajorVersion == 3)
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
-<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">
-	<Module Id="${name}_Module" Codepage="1252" Language="1033" Version="${info.winConfig.productVersion}">
+#end
+<Wix xmlns="#if($info.wixMajorVersion > 3)http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs#{else}http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi#end">
+	<Module Id="${name}_Module" Codepage="1252" Language="1033" Version="${info.winConfig.productVersion}"
+	    #if($info.wixMajorVersion > 3)
+	    Guid="${GUID.randomUUID()}" InstallerVersion="${installedVersion}"
+	    #end
+	    >
+	    #if($info.wixMajorVersion == 3)
 		<Package Id="${GUID.randomUUID()}" Manufacturer="${info.organizationName}" InstallerVersion="${installedVersion}" Languages="1033" Platform="${info.arch.toMsiArchitecture()}" SummaryCodepage="1252" Description="${info.description}"/>
+		#end
+
+        #if($info.wixMajorVersion == 3)
 		<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
+		#end
 			#list(${info.appFolder})
-			<Directory Id="ProgramMenuFolder" />
+			#if($info.wixMajorVersion == 3)<Directory Id="ProgramMenuFolder" />#end
 #if ($info.winConfig.registry)
-			<Component Id="RegistryEntries" Guid="${GUID.randomUUID()}">
+			<Component Id="RegistryEntries" Guid="${GUID.randomUUID()}" #if($info.wixMajorVersion > 3)Directory="TARGETDIR"#end>
 #foreach ($entry in $info.winConfig.registry.entries)
 				<RegistryKey Root="${entry.root}" Key="${entry.subkey}" ForceDeleteOnUninstall="yes">
 					<RegistryValue 
@@ -56,6 +67,8 @@
 #end
 			</Component>
 #end
+        #if($info.wixMajorVersion == 3)
 		</Directory>
+		#end
 	</Module>
 </Wix>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/resources/windows/wxs.vtl b/src/main/resources/windows/wxs.vtl
index af93e34a..958379f5 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/windows/wxs.vtl
+++ b/src/main/resources/windows/wxs.vtl
@@ -1,15 +1,26 @@
 #set($moduleName = $info.name.replaceAll("[^A-Za-z0-9_.]", "_") + "_Module")
+#if($info.wixMajorVersion == 3)
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
-<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">
+#end
+<Wix xmlns="#if($info.wixMajorVersion == 3)http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi#{else}http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs#end">
+    #if($info.wixMajorVersion > 3)
+    <Package Codepage="1252" Language="1033" Manufacturer="${info.organizationName}" Name="${info.name}" UpgradeCode="${info.winConfig.msiUpgradeCode}" Version="${info.winConfig.productVersion}" InstallerVersion="200">
+        <SummaryInformation Description="${info.description}" />
+    #else
     <Product Id="*" Codepage="1252" Language="1033" Manufacturer="${info.organizationName}" Name="${info.name}" UpgradeCode="${info.winConfig.msiUpgradeCode}" Version="${info.winConfig.productVersion}">
-        <Package Compressed="yes" InstallScope="perMachine" InstallerVersion="200" Languages="1033" Platform="x64" SummaryCodepage="1252" Description="${info.description}"/>
+            <Package Compressed="yes" InstallScope="perMachine" InstallerVersion="200" Languages="1033" Platform="x64" SummaryCodepage="1252" Description="${info.description}"/>
+    #end
         <Media Id="1" Cabinet="Application.cab" EmbedCab="yes"/>
+        #if($info.wixMajorVersion == 3)
         <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
-            <Directory Id="ProgramFiles64Folder">
+        #end
+            <#if($info.wixMajorVersion > 3)StandardDirectory#{else}Directory#end Id="ProgramFiles64Folder">
 	            <Merge Id="${moduleName}" Language="1033" SourceFile="${info.msmFile}" DiskId="1" />
-            </Directory>
+            </#if($info.wixMajorVersion > 3)StandardDirectory#{else}Directory#end>
+        #if($info.wixMajorVersion == 3)
         </Directory>
-        <Feature Id="_${GUID.randomUUID().toString().replaceAll('-','_')}" Absent="disallow" AllowAdvertise="no" ConfigurableDirectory="TARGETDIR" Description="${info.description}" Level="1" Title="${info.displayName}">
+        #end
+        <Feature Id="_${GUID.randomUUID().toString().replaceAll('-','_')}" #if($info.wixMajorVersion > 3)AllowAbsent="no"#{else}Absent="disallow"#end AllowAdvertise="no" ConfigurableDirectory="TARGETDIR" Description="${info.description}" Level="1" Title="${info.displayName}">
             <MergeRef Id="${moduleName}"/>
         </Feature>
         <Icon Id="ICONFILE" SourceFile="${info.iconFile.getAbsolutePath()}"/>
@@ -18,5 +29,5 @@
         <WixVariable Id="WixUILicenseRtf" Value="LICENSE"/>
 #end
         <MajorUpgrade AllowDowngrades="no" AllowSameVersionUpgrades="no" DowngradeErrorMessage="A later version of ${info.winConfig.productName} is already installed. Setup will now exit." IgnoreRemoveFailure="no"/>
-    </Product>
+    </#if($info.wixMajorVersion > 3)Package#{else}Product#end>
 </Wix>