From 6e5b370481bc2ecfad5d37ab193459c3c2dd5804 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Blake Scampone <54373793+MasterTemple@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2026 15:50:59 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Fixed issue #5438: Added FIPS Compliance flag to candle.exe
 command (#5439)

---
 packages/cli/src/bundler/windows.rs | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/packages/cli/src/bundler/windows.rs b/packages/cli/src/bundler/windows.rs
index 138483922..f5abec5d0 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/bundler/windows.rs
+++ b/packages/cli/src/bundler/windows.rs
@@ -248,6 +248,11 @@ impl BundleContext<'_> {
             .arg("-o")
             .arg(&wixobj_path)
             .arg(&wxs_path);
+
+        if wix_settings.fips_compliant {
+            candle_cmd.arg("-fips");
+        }
+
         candle_cmd.arg("-ext").arg("WixUIExtension");
 
         tracing::debug!("candle command: {:?}", candle_cmd);