diff --git a/.github/workflows/github_workflows_build-2025_05.yml b/.github/workflows/github_workflows_build-2025_05.yml
index e433b47c..11f8dc9b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github_workflows_build-2025_05.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github_workflows_build-2025_05.yml
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ jobs:
             REQUIREMENTS_313: "winpython\\portable\\cycle_2025_05\\requir.64-3_13_11_0dotb4.txt"
             REQUIREMENTS_314: "winpython\\portable\\cycle_2025_05\\requir.64-3_14_2_0dotb4.txt"
             REQUIREMENTS_315: ""
-            REQUIREMENTS_WHL_313: "winpython\\portable\\cycle_2025_05\\requir.64-3_13_11_0whlb3_wheels.txt"
-            REQUIREMENTS_WHL_314: "winpython\\portable\\cycle_2025_05\\requir.64-3_14_2_0whlb3_wheels.txt"
+            REQUIREMENTS_WHL_313: "winpython\\portable\\cycle_2025_05\\requir.64-3_13_11_0whlb4_wheels.txt"
+            REQUIREMENTS_WHL_314: "winpython\\portable\\cycle_2025_05\\requir.64-3_14_2_0whlb4_wheels.txt"
             REQUIREMENTS_WHL_315: ""
             ZIP: "0"
             SEVEN_Z: "1"
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ jobs:
           echo "WINPYVER=${WINPYVER2}${{ matrix.flavor.name }}${{ env.my_release_level }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
           # Centralized mapping of python binaries and SHAs by version and arch.
-          # NOTE: fill the 3.15 URLs and SHA values when available.
           # 3.13 x64 (GIL)
           if [ "$PYTHON_VERSION" = "3.13" ] && [ "$WINPYARCHDET" = "64" ]; then
             echo "python_source=https://github.com/astral-sh/python-build-standalone/releases/download/20251205/cpython-3.13.11+20251205-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc-install_only_stripped.tar.gz" >> $GITHUB_ENV
@@ -227,16 +226,8 @@ jobs:
           Write-Host "Downloading Pandoc from $env:pandoc_source"
           curl.exe -L -o $pandocZipPath $env:pandoc_source
           
-          Write-Host "Creating temporary directory for extraction"
-          mkdir -p $tempDir
-          
-          Write-Host "Extracting archive to temporary directory"
-          Expand-Archive -Path $pandocZipPath -DestinationPath $tempDir
-          
-          Write-Host "Creating final target directory: $targetDir"
-          if (-not (Test-Path -Path $targetDir)) {
-              mkdir -p $targetDir
-          }
+          Expand-Archive -Path $pandocZipPath -DestinationPath $tempDir -Force
+          New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $targetDir -Force | Out-Null
           
           Write-Host "Copying pandoc.exe to $targetDir"
           Copy-Item -Path (Join-Path $tempDir "pandoc-3.1.9\pandoc.exe") -Destination $targetDir -Force         
@@ -245,18 +236,14 @@ jobs:
           Write-Host "Listing contents of $targetDir"
           Get-ChildItem -Path $targetDir
 
-          # Calculate SHA256 hash
           $expectedHash = $env:pandoc_sha256.ToLower()
-
-          $hashObject = Get-FileHash -Path $pandocZipPath -Algorithm SHA256
-          $actualHash = $hashObject.Hash.ToLower()
+          $actualHash = (Get-FileHash -Path $pandocZipPath -Algorithm SHA256).Hash.ToLower()
 
           if ($actualHash -ne $expectedHash) {
               Write-Error "Pandoc SHA mismatch: $actualHash vs expected $expectedHash"
               exit 1
           } else { Write-Host "Pandoc SHA ok" }
 
-          # Optional: Clean up temporary files
           Write-Host "Cleaning up temporary files..."
           Remove-Item -Path $tempDir -Recurse -Force
           Remove-Item -Path $pandocZipPath -Force
@@ -286,7 +273,6 @@ jobs:
         if: env.WINPYREQUIREMENTS != ''
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-
           & "$env:build_location\python\python.exe" -m pip download --dest $env:dotwheelhouse --no-deps --require-hashes -r $env:WINPYREQUIREMENTS
 
       - name: Download additional wheelhouse requirements