diff --git a/_webi/template.ps1 b/_webi/template.ps1
index 3201046..7be7ec8 100644
--- a/_webi/template.ps1
+++ b/_webi/template.ps1
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ function webi_add_path
 }
 
 # Run pathman to set up the folder
-& "$Env:USERPROFILE\.local\bin\pathman.exe" add ~/.local/bin
+if (Test-Path -Path "$Env:USERPROFILE.local\bin\pathman.exe")
+{
+    & "$Env:USERPROFILE\.local\bin\pathman.exe" add ~/.local/bin
+}
 
 {{ installer }}
 
diff --git a/_webi/webi-pwsh.ps1 b/_webi/webi-pwsh.ps1
index eaaac85..9962259 100644
--- a/_webi/webi-pwsh.ps1
+++ b/_webi/webi-pwsh.ps1
@@ -52,9 +52,10 @@ IF($Env:WEBI_HOST -eq $null -or $Env:WEBI_HOST -eq "")
 
 if (!(Test-Path -Path .local\bin\pathman.exe))
 {
-    & curl.exe -fsSL -A "$Env:WEBI_UA" "$Env:WEBI_HOST/packages/pathman/install.ps1" -o .\.local\tmp\pathman-setup.ps1
-    powershell .\.local\tmp\pathman-setup.ps1
-    # TODO del .\.local\tmp\pathman-setup.bat
+    $PATHMAN_URL = "$Env:WEBI_HOST/api/installers/pathman.ps1?formats=zip,exe,tar"
+    # Invoke-WebRequest -UserAgent "Windows amd64" "$PATHMAN_URL" -OutFile ".\.local\tmp\pathman.install.ps1"
+    & curl.exe -fsSL -A "$Env:WEBI_UA" "$PATHMAN_URL" -o .\.local\tmp\pathman.install.ps1
+    powershell .\.local\tmp\pathman.install.ps1
 }
 
 # Run pathman to set up the folder
diff --git a/pathman/install.bat b/pathman/install.bat
deleted file mode 100644
index 67ae251..0000000
--- a/pathman/install.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-pushd "%userprofile%" || goto :error
-  IF NOT EXIST .local (
-    mkdir .local || goto :error
-  )
-  IF NOT EXIST .local\bin (
-    mkdir .local\bin || goto :error
-  )
-
-  pushd .local\bin || goto :error
-    rem TODO %PROCESSOR_ARCH%
-    powershell $ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'; Invoke-WebRequest "https://rootprojects.org/pathman/dist/windows/amd64/pathman.exe" -OutFile pathman.exe || goto :error
-  popd || goto :error
-popd
-
-goto :EOF
-
-:error
-echo Failed with error #%errorlevel%.
-exit /b %errorlevel%
diff --git a/pathman/install.ps1 b/pathman/install.ps1
index 5ec3a4b..26944ca 100644
--- a/pathman/install.ps1
+++ b/pathman/install.ps1
@@ -1,3 +1,60 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env pwsh
 
-curl.exe -fsSL -A "$Env:WEBI_UA" "https://rootprojects.org/pathman/dist/windows/amd64/pathman.exe" -o "$Env:USERPROFILE\.local\bin\pathman.exe"
+###################
+# Install pathman #
+###################
+
+# Every package should define these variables
+$pkg_cmd_name = "pathman"
+
+$pkg_dst_cmd = "$Env:USERPROFILE\.local\bin\pathman.exe"
+$pkg_dst = "$pkg_dst_cmd"
+
+$pkg_src_cmd = "$Env:USERPROFILE\.local\opt\pathman-v$Env:WEBI_VERSION\bin\pathman.exe"
+$pkg_src_bin = "$Env:USERPROFILE\.local\opt\pathman-v$Env:WEBI_VERSION\bin"
+$pkg_src_dir = "$Env:USERPROFILE\.local\opt\pathman-v$Env:WEBI_VERSION"
+$pkg_src = "$pkg_src_cmd"
+
+New-Item "$Env:USERPROFILE\Downloads\webi" -ItemType Directory -Force | out-null
+$pkg_download = "$Env:USERPROFILE\Downloads\webi\$Env:WEBI_PKG_FILE"
+
+# Fetch archive
+IF (!(Test-Path -Path "$Env:USERPROFILE\Downloads\webi\$Env:WEBI_PKG_FILE"))
+{
+    echo "Downloading pathman from $Env:WEBI_PKG_URL to $pkg_download"
+    & curl.exe -A "$Env:WEBI_UA" -fsSL "$Env:WEBI_PKG_URL" -o "$pkg_download.part"
+    & move "$pkg_download.part" "$pkg_download"
+}
+
+IF (!(Test-Path -Path "$pkg_src_cmd"))
+{
+    echo "Installing pathman"
+
+    # TODO: create package-specific temp directory
+    # Enter tmp
+    pushd .local\tmp
+
+        # Remove any leftover tmp cruft
+        Remove-Item -Path ".\pathman-v*" -Recurse -ErrorAction Ignore
+        Remove-Item -Path ".\pathman.exe" -Recurse -ErrorAction Ignore
+
+        # Unpack archive file into this temporary directory
+        # Windows BSD-tar handles zip. Imagine that.
+        echo "Unpacking $pkg_download"
+        & tar xf "$pkg_download"
+
+        # Settle unpacked archive into place
+        echo "Install Location: $pkg_src_cmd"
+        New-Item "$pkg_src_bin" -ItemType Directory -Force | out-null
+        Move-Item -Path ".\pathman-v*"-Destination "$pkg_src_cmd"
+
+    # Exit tmp
+    popd
+}
+
+echo "Copying into '$pkg_dst_cmd' from '$pkg_src_cmd'"
+Remove-Item -Path "$pkg_dst_cmd" -Recurse -ErrorAction Ignore | out-null
+Copy-Item -Path "$pkg_src" -Destination "$pkg_dst" -Recurse
+
+# for the special case of pathman bootstrapping itself
+& "$Env:USERPROFILE\.local\bin\pathman.exe" add ~/.local/bin
diff --git a/pathman/releases.js b/pathman/releases.js
index 019ca9b..8317779 100644
--- a/pathman/releases.js
+++ b/pathman/releases.js
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ var baseurl = 'https://git.rootprojects.org';
 
 module.exports = function (request) {
   return github(request, owner, repo, baseurl).then(function (all) {
+    all.releases = all.releases.filter(function (release) {
+      return !/debug/.test(release.name);
+    });
     return all;
   });
 };