diff --git a/.github/workflows/desktop_artifacts.yml b/.github/workflows/desktop_artifacts.yml
index 2ed0a189c..3cc357e93 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/desktop_artifacts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/desktop_artifacts.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install target for ${{ matrix.target }}
         run: rustup target add ${{ matrix.target }}
 
-
       - name: Install cross-compilation tools for Linux
         if: matrix.target == 'aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu'
         run: |
@@ -42,6 +41,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y mingw-w64
+          sudo apt-get install -y wine
+          curl -L https://github.com/messense/xwin/releases/download/v0.1.8/xwin-v0.1.8-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz | sudo tar -xzf - -C /usr/local
 
       - name: Cache cargo registry
         uses: actions/cache@v3
@@ -60,6 +61,9 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-build-
 
       - name: Build the crate
+        env:
+          CARGO_TARGET_X86_64_PC_WINDOWS_MSVC_LINKER: x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc
+          CARGO_TARGET_X86_64_PC_WINDOWS_MSVC_RUNNER: wine
         run: cargo build -p calimero-node --release --target ${{ matrix.target }}
 
       - name: Upload binary