diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index cc201379554d..b5142afc637c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -346,22 +346,33 @@ jobs:
       - uses: ./.github/actions/upload-coverage
 
   windows:
-    runs-on: windows-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.WINDOWS.RUNNER }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         WINDOWS:
-          - {ARCH: 'x86', WINDOWS: 'win32'}
-          - {ARCH: 'x64', WINDOWS: 'win64'}
+          - {ARCH: 'x86', WINDOWS: 'win32', RUNNER: 'windows-latest'}
+          - {ARCH: 'x64', WINDOWS: 'win64', RUNNER: 'windows-latest'}
+          - {ARCH: 'arm64', WINDOWS: 'arm64', RUNNER: 'windows-11-arm'}
         PYTHON:
           - {VERSION: "3.8", NOXSESSION: "tests-nocoverage"}
           - {VERSION: "3.13", NOXSESSION: "tests"}
+        exclude:
+          - PYTHON: {VERSION: "3.8", NOXSESSION: "tests-nocoverage"}
+            WINDOWS: {ARCH: 'arm64', WINDOWS: 'arm64', RUNNER: 'windows-11-arm'}
     timeout-minutes: 15
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
         timeout-minutes: 3
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Try upgrading vs oh god
+        run: |
+            choco install visualstudio2022buildtools
+            "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" arm64
+            cl.exe
+        shell: cmd
+        if: matrix.WINDOWS.ARCH == 'arm64'
       - name: Setup python
         id: setup-python
         uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065 # v5.6.0