diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index 56489408b5..80dfb7921c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ jobs:
     - name: test
       working-directory: _build
       run: nmake test VERBOSE_FAILURE=yes TESTS=-test_fuzz
+    - name: install
+      # Run on 64 bit only as 32 bit is slow enough already
+      if: $${{ matrix.arch == 'win64' }}
+      run: |
+        mkdir _dest
+        nmake install DESTDIR=_dest
+      working-directory: _build
   plain:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps: