diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 3079f1b14..85516f93e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@ jobs:
          - windows-latest
     steps:          
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - name: 'Windows only, set TEMP to the same drive'
+        if: ${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' }}
+        #  temporary waiting for https://github.com/parcel-bundler/parcel/pull/10095 to fix
+        run: |
+          mkdir "D:\\Temp"
+          echo "TEMP=D:\\Temp" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Bootstrap Action Workspace
         id: bootstrap
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e42156b00..2b2c9a8e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -147,6 +147,12 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           ref: ${{ needs.release-drafter.outputs.tag_name }}
+      - name: 'Windows only, set TEMP to the same drive'
+        if: ${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' }}
+        #  temporary waiting for https://github.com/parcel-bundler/parcel/pull/10095 to fix
+        run: |
+          mkdir "D:\\Temp"
+          echo "TEMP=D:\\Temp" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Bootstrap Action Workspace
         id: bootstrap