diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
index a1012fe9..94d152cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
@@ -9,11 +9,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-18.04, macos-latest]
+        os: [windows-latest]
         python-version: [2.7, 3.8]
-        include:
-          - os: ubuntu-18.04
-            python-version: 3.9
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -22,6 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - name: Set environment variables
+      if: ${{ runner.os != 'Windows' }}
       run: |
         if [[ ${{ runner.os }} == macOS ]]; then
         echo "LDFLAGS=-L/usr/local/opt/openssl@1.1/lib" >> $GITHUB_ENV
@@ -37,10 +35,21 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         brew install tor
         brew services start tor
+    - name: Install windows dependencies
+      if: ${{ runner.os == 'Windows' }}
+      run: |
+        Start-Job -Name WebReq -ScriptBlock {
+        Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://github.com/Bitmessage/ThirdPartyLibraries/blob/master/Win64OpenSSL-1_0_2t.exe?raw=true" -OutFile "Win64OpenSSL-1_0_2t.exe"
+        Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://web.archive.org/web/20190720195601/https://download.microsoft.com/download/7/9/6/796EF2E4-801B-4FC4-AB28-B59FBF6D907B/VCForPython27.msi" -OutFile "VCForPython27.msi"
+        }
+        Wait-Job -Name WebReq
+        Start-Process -FilePath Win64OpenSSL-1_0_2t.exe -ArgumentList '/q /norestart /silent /verysilent /sp- /suppressmsgboxes /dir=C:\OpenSSL-Win64' -Wait
+        Start-Process -FilePath VCForPython27.msi -ArgumentList '/qn /norestart'  -Wait
+        echo "OPENSSL_DIR=c:\\OpenSSL-Win64" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: Install python dependencies
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then pip install -r requirements.txt; fi
+        pip install -r requirements.txt
         python setup.py install
     - name: Test
       run: |