diff --git a/generate.bat b/generate.bat
index 23b7b3d3..1b7ddd5a 100644
--- a/generate.bat
+++ b/generate.bat
@@ -1,6 +1,62 @@
 @echo off
 
+set PREMAKE_URL="https://github.com/premake/premake-core/releases/download/v5.0.0-beta4/premake-5.0.0-beta4-windows.zip"
+set PREMAKE_HASH="12d741d3b70445b025c03e26148e2d129801041fa5ddde61b4ac888a76017395"
+
+goto start
+
+:downloadpremake
+
+if not exist "build" mkdir "build"
+
+powershell -Command "Invoke-WebRequest %PREMAKE_URL% -OutFile build/premake.zip"
+IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 (
+    echo Download failed >&2
+    exit 2
+)
+
+powershell -Command "Expand-Archive -LiteralPath build/premake.zip -DestinationPath build"
+IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 (
+    echo Extraction failed >&2
+    exit 2
+)
+
+rm build/premake.zip
+
+powershell -Command "if ((Get-FileHash -LiteralPath build/premake5.exe -Algorithm SHA256).Hash -eq \"%PREMAKE_HASH%\") { exit 0 } else { exit 1 }"
+IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 (
+    echo Hash verification failed >&2
+    rm build/premake5.exe
+    exit 2
+)
+
+exit /B 0
+
 cd %~dp0
 
+:start
+where /q "premake5.exe"
+IF %ERRORLEVEL% EQU 0 (
+    set PREMAKE_BIN="premake5.exe"
+    goto runpremake
+)
+
+IF EXIST build/premake5.exe (
+    set PREMAKE_BIN="build/premake5.exe"
+    goto runpremake
+)
+
+echo Could not find premake5. You can either install it yourself or this script download it for you.
+set /p choice="Do you wish to download it automatically? [y/N]> "
+if /i "%choice%"=="y" (
+    call:downloadpremake
+    set PREMAKE_BIN="build/premake5.exe"
+    goto runpremake
+)
+
+echo Please install premake5 and try again
+exit 1
+
+:runpremake
 git submodule update --init --recursive
-tools\premake5.exe %* vs2022
\ No newline at end of file
+%PREMAKE_BIN% %* vs2022
diff --git a/generate.sh b/generate.sh
index c298574e..1b1770bd 100755
--- a/generate.sh
+++ b/generate.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,71 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+PREMAKE_URL='https://github.com/premake/premake-core/releases/download/v5.0.0-beta4/premake-5.0.0-beta4-linux.tar.gz'
+PREMAKE_HASH='4356ab7cdec6085183d68fb240089376eacdc2fb751ffbd8063d797ae43abeb3'
+
+function install_premake {
+    if [[ ! -x "$(command -v wget)" ]]; then
+        echo "Failed: Installation requires wget" >&2
+        exit 2
+    fi
+    if [[ ! -x "$(command -v tar)" ]]; then
+        echo "Failed: Installation requires tar" >&2
+        exit 2
+    fi
+    if [[ ! -x "$(command -v sha256sum)" ]]; then
+        echo "Failed: Installation requires sha256sum" >&2
+        exit 2
+    fi
+
+    mkdir -p build
+    wget -nd -O build/premake.tar.gz "$PREMAKE_URL"
+    if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+        echo "Download failed" >&2
+        exit 2
+    fi
+
+    tar -xf build/premake.tar.gz -C build
+    if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+        echo "Extraction failed" >&2
+        exit 2
+    fi
+
+    rm build/premake.tar.gz
+
+    echo "${PREMAKE_HASH} build/premake5" | sha256sum -c
+    if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+        echo "Hash verification failed" >&2
+        rm build/premake5
+        exit 2
+    fi
+
+    chmod +x build/premake5
+}
+
 # Go to repository root
 cd "$(dirname "$0")" || exit 2
 
+if [[ ! -d ".git" ]]; then
+    echo "You must clone the OpenAssetTools repository using 'git clone'. Please read README.md." >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+PREMAKE_BIN=''
+if [[ -x "$(command -v premake5)" ]]; then
+    PREMAKE_BIN='premake5'
+elif [[ -x "$(command -v build/premake5)" ]]; then
+    PREMAKE_BIN='build/premake5'
+else
+    echo "Could not find premake5. You can either install it yourself or this script download it for you."
+    if [[ "$(read -e -p 'Do you wish to download it automatically? [y/N]> '; echo $REPLY)" == [Yy]* ]]; then
+        echo "Installing premake"
+        install_premake
+        PREMAKE_BIN='build/premake5'
+    else
+        echo "Please install premake5 and try again"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi
+
 git submodule update --init --recursive
-tools/premake5 $@ gmake2
\ No newline at end of file
+$PREMAKE_BIN $@ gmake2
diff --git a/premake5.lua b/premake5.lua
index b3962cbf..359134fd 100644
--- a/premake5.lua
+++ b/premake5.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+require("premake", ">=5.0.0-beta4")
+
 include "tools/scripts/folders.lua"
 include "tools/scripts/including.lua"
 include "tools/scripts/linking.lua"
diff --git a/tools/premake5 b/tools/premake5
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diff --git a/tools/premake5.exe b/tools/premake5.exe
deleted file mode 100644
index c73da1fb..00000000
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