diff --git a/.github/workflows/free-threaded-wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/free-threaded-wheels.yml
index 9f43f5b746d1..dfae83c4460d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/free-threaded-wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/free-threaded-wheels.yml
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ jobs:
           - [ubuntu-20.04, manylinux_x86_64, ""]
           # TODO: set up Windows wheels windows is supported on cibuildwheel but
           # numpy doesn't build on the image yet
+          - [windows-2019, win_amd64, ""]
         python: ["cp313t"]
     env:
       IS_32_BIT: ${{ matrix.buildplat[1] == 'win32' }}