diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 140a2397..2e9b3514 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -43,10 +43,18 @@ jobs:
 
   build-windows:
     runs-on: windows-latest
+    env:
+      # botan doesn't build on windows if the source is
+      # on a different drive than the artifacts
+      # https://github.com/randombit/botan-rs/issues/82
+      BOTAN_CONFIGURE_LINK_METHOD: copy
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
+    - uses: egor-tensin/vs-shell@v2
+      with:
+        arch: amd64
     - name: Install Rust
       uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
       with:
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 52b80769..ed628ecc 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -36,13 +36,10 @@ features = ["x509-parser"]
 openssl = "0.10"
 x509-parser = { version = "0.15", features = ["verify"] }
 rustls-webpki = { version = "0.101.0", features = ["std"] }
+botan = { version = "0.10", features = ["vendored"] }
 rand = "0.8"
 rsa = "0.9"
 
-[target.'cfg(not(windows))'.dev-dependencies]
-botan = { version = "0.10", features = ["vendored"] }
-
-
 # This greatly speeds up rsa key generation times
 # (only applies to the dev-dependency because cargo
 # ignores profile overrides for non leaf packages)
diff --git a/tests/botan.rs b/tests/botan.rs
index 1ea09e14..99d2a8ed 100644
--- a/tests/botan.rs
+++ b/tests/botan.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#![cfg(all(feature = "x509-parser", not(windows)))]
+#![cfg(feature = "x509-parser")]
 
 use rcgen::DnValue;
 use rcgen::{BasicConstraints, Certificate, CertificateParams, DnType, IsCa};