diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index 199a838c..6d9d1b55 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ jobs:
       with:
           submodules: recursive
 
+    - name: Configure CMake
+      # Configure CMake in a 'build' subdirectory. `CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE` is only required if you are using a single-configuration generator such as make.
+      # See https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/variable/CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE.html?highlight=cmake_build_type
+      run: cmake -B ${{github.workspace}}/build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}}
+      
     - name: Build
       # Build your program with the given configuration
       run: cmake --build ${{github.workspace}}/build --config ${{env.BUILD_TYPE}}