diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index f0f3791f3..1a204e233 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -50,12 +50,16 @@ jobs:
           disk-cache: ${{ github.workflow }}
           # Share repository cache between workflows.
           repository-cache: true
-      - run: bazel run --config=release //release:release.windows -- C:\Temp\release
+
+      - run: bazel build --config=release //release:release.windows
+      - run: bazel-bin/release/release.windows.sh "C:\Temp\release"
+        shell: bash
       # Verify that we built a functional executable
       - name: smoke test
         run: |
           cp $(bazel cquery --config=release --output=files //release:aspect-windows-x86_64.exe) aspect.exe
           ./aspect.exe --help
+
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         id: upload
         with: