diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index a7dc8bcf57..6ff24b056c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -94,6 +94,42 @@ jobs:
           path: |
             .build-ci/meson-logs/*.txt
 
+  windows-msys2-ucrt64:
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 60
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - uses: msys2/setup-msys2@cafece8e6baf9247cf9b1bf95097b0b983cc558d # v2.31.0
+        with:
+          msystem: UCRT64
+          update: true
+          install: >-
+            git
+            mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-gcc
+            mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-pkgconf
+            mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-meson
+            mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-ninja
+            mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-ccache
+            mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-json-c
+
+      - name: Build nvme-cli
+        shell: msys2 {0}
+        run: |
+          set -euxo pipefail
+          which bash
+          bash --version
+          which git
+          git --version
+          git config --global --add safe.directory "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
+          scripts/build.sh -b release -c gcc
+
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
+        if: failure()
+        with:
+          name: windows-msys2-ucrt64-logs
+          path: |
+            .build-ci/meson-logs/*.txt
+
   cross:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
@@ -225,36 +261,3 @@ jobs:
       - name: build
         run: |
           scripts/build.sh distro
-
-  build-windows:
-    name: build windows
-    runs-on: windows-latest
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        shell: msys2 {0}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
-      - name: Setup MSYS2
-        uses: msys2/setup-msys2@cafece8e6baf9247cf9b1bf95097b0b983cc558d # v2.31.0
-        with:
-          msystem: MINGW64
-          update: true
-          install: >
-            git
-            mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc
-            mingw-w64-x86_64-meson
-            mingw-w64-x86_64-ninja
-            mingw-w64-x86_64-pkg-config
-            mingw-w64-x86_64-json-c
-      - name: Configure (Meson)
-        run: |
-          meson setup .build-ci \
-            --prefix=/mingw64 \
-            -Dversion-tag=master \
-            -Ddefault_library=static
-      - name: Build
-        run: |
-          meson compile -C .build-ci
-      - name: Run tests (optional)
-        run: |
-          meson test -C .build-ci || true
diff --git a/libnvme/doc/meson.build b/libnvme/doc/meson.build
index 16c437d6dd..7d36f8a178 100644
--- a/libnvme/doc/meson.build
+++ b/libnvme/doc/meson.build
@@ -49,9 +49,11 @@ subdir('rst')
 top_source_dir = meson.current_source_dir() + '/../'
 
 kernel_doc = find_program(top_source_dir + 'scripts/kernel-doc')
-kernel_doc_check = find_program(top_source_dir +'scripts/kernel-doc-check')
+kernel_doc_check = files('../scripts/kernel-doc-check')
+# Find the path to bash and use it so we don't pick up the WSL bash in Windows.
+bash_prog = find_program('bash', required: true)
 
-test('libnvme - kdoc', kernel_doc_check, args: api_paths)
+test('libnvme - kdoc', bash_prog, args: [kernel_doc_check] + api_paths)
 
 if want_docs != 'false'
     if want_docs == 'all' or want_docs == 'man'
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index c5d9878f8b..2956ea3b5b 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -123,8 +123,11 @@ version_tag = get_option('version-tag')
 if version_tag != ''
     conf.set('GIT_VERSION', '"@0@"'.format(version_tag))
 else
+    # Find the path to bash and use it so we don't pick up the WSL bash in Windows.
+    bash_prog = find_program('bash', required: true)
     r = run_command(
-        'scripts/meson-vcs-tag.sh',
+        bash_prog,
+        files('scripts/meson-vcs-tag.sh'),
         meson.current_source_dir(),
         meson.project_version(),
         check: true,