diff --git a/tools/win/stlink_upload.bat b/tools/win/stlink_upload.bat
index 135ff74..e8397a9 100644
--- a/tools/win/stlink_upload.bat
+++ b/tools/win/stlink_upload.bat
@@ -9,5 +9,9 @@ rem: the two line below are needed to fix path issues with incorrect slashes bef
 set str=%4
 set str=%str:/=\%
 
+
 rem: ------------- use STLINK CLI
-stlink\ST-LINK_CLI.exe -c SWD -P %str% 0x8000000 -Rst -Run
\ No newline at end of file
+rem:stlink\ST-LINK_CLI.exe -c SWD -P %str% 0x8000000 -Rst -Run
+
+rem: Using the open source texane-stlink instead of the proprietary STM stlink exe
+texane-stlink\st-flash.exe write %str% 0x8000000
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/win/texane-stlink/libusb-1.0.dll b/tools/win/texane-stlink/libusb-1.0.dll
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..702b374
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diff --git a/tools/win/texane-stlink/st-flash.exe b/tools/win/texane-stlink/st-flash.exe
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4009e5
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diff --git a/tools/win/texane-stlink/st-util.exe b/tools/win/texane-stlink/st-util.exe
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..512618b
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