diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index 1da67ba..88e329f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
     - name: install cxxbridge
       run: cargo install cxxbridge-cmd
     - name: install cargo-make