diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 0b22101b7..6e79e7cc6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ jobs:
           install: git binutils mingw-w64-x86_64-clang mingw-w64-x86_64-ninja mingw-w64-x86_64-cmake mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain mingw-w64-x86_64-python
       - shell: msys2 {0}
         run: |
-            pacman --noconfirm -U https://mirror.msys2.org/mingw/mingw64/mingw-w64-x86_64-llvm-17.0.2-1-any.pkg.tar.zst
-            pacman --noconfirm -U https://mirror.msys2.org/mingw/mingw64/mingw-w64-x86_64-lld-17.0.2-1-any.pkg.tar.zst
+            pacman --noconfirm -U https://mirror.msys2.org/mingw/mingw64/mingw-w64-x86_64-llvm-17.0.4-any.pkg.tar.zst
+            pacman --noconfirm -U https://mirror.msys2.org/mingw/mingw64/mingw-w64-x86_64-lld-17.0.4-any.pkg.tar.zst
       - name: CMake
         run: |
           cmake -B build -G Ninja -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.build_type }}
diff --git a/src/compiler/compiler.c b/src/compiler/compiler.c
index e89d86d09..fa6473292 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compiler.c
+++ b/src/compiler/compiler.c
@@ -486,6 +486,10 @@ void compiler_compile(void)
 
 	if (output_exe)
 	{
+		if (file_is_dir(output_exe))
+		{
+			error_exit("Cannot create exe with the name '%s' - there is already a directory with that name.", output_exe);
+		}
 		if (link_libc() && platform_target.os != OS_TYPE_WIN32
 			&& active_target.arch_os_target == default_target && active_target.system_linker != SYSTEM_LINKER_OFF)
 		{
@@ -520,6 +524,10 @@ void compiler_compile(void)
 	}
 	else if (output_static)
 	{
+		if (file_is_dir(output_static))
+		{
+			error_exit("Cannot create a static library with the name '%s' - there is already a directory with that name.", output_exe);
+		}
 		if (!static_lib_linker(output_static, obj_files, output_file_count))
 		{
 			error_exit("Failed to produce static library '%s'.", output_static);
@@ -531,9 +539,13 @@ void compiler_compile(void)
 	}
 	else if (output_dynamic)
 	{
+		if (file_is_dir(output_dynamic))
+		{
+			error_exit("Cannot create a dynamic library with the name '%s' - there is already a directory with that name.", output_exe);
+		}
 		if (!dynamic_lib_linker(output_dynamic, obj_files, output_file_count))
 		{
-			error_exit("Failed to produce static library '%s'.", output_dynamic);
+			error_exit("Failed to produce dynamic library '%s'.", output_dynamic);
 		}
 		delete_object_files(obj_files, output_file_count);
 		printf("Dynamic library '%s' created.\n", output_dynamic);
diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index 4364c0a92..4e9a7681d 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define COMPILER_VERSION "0.4.693"
+#define COMPILER_VERSION "0.4.694"