diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 20f219a9..c9ef3f8f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -25,9 +25,12 @@ jobs:
           - platform: 'ubuntu-22.04-arm'
             args: ''
             yaak_arch: 'arm64'
-          - platform: 'windows-latest'
+          - platform: 'windows-2025'
             args: ''
             yaak_arch: 'x64'
+          - platform: 'windows-11-arm'
+            args: ''
+            yaak_arch: 'arm64'
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
     timeout-minutes: 40
     steps:
@@ -50,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
           cache-on-failure: true
 
       - name: install dependencies (Linux only)
-        if: startsWith(matrix.platform, 'ubuntu-') # This matches any Ubuntu platform
+        if: startsWith(matrix.platform, 'ubuntu-')
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev libappindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf xdg-utils
@@ -61,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Install trusted-signing-cli (Windows only)
-        if: matrix.platform == 'windows-latest'
+        if: startsWith(matrix.platform, 'windows-')
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
           $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'