diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 5f6d0deb..b9f711cf 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -17,3 +17,16 @@ linux:
     - curl -sSL https://get.docker.com/ | sh
     - python -m pip install -e ".[dev]" pytest-custom-exit-code
     - python ./bin/run_tests.py
+
+windows:
+  image: mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore:1809
+  variables:
+    PYTEST_ADDOPTS: -k "unit_test or test_0_basic" --suppress-no-test-exit-code
+  before_script:
+    - choco install python -y --version 3.8.6
+  script:
+    - py -m cibuildwheel --output-dir wheelhouse --platform windows
+    - py -m pip install -e ".[dev]" pytest-custom-exit-code
+    - py bin\run_tests.py
+  tags:
+    - windows
diff --git a/examples/gitlab-minimal.yml b/examples/gitlab-minimal.yml
index 3a1ed6c6..f5883f61 100644
--- a/examples/gitlab-minimal.yml
+++ b/examples/gitlab-minimal.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ linux:
       - wheelhouse/
 
 windows:
+  image: mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore:1809
   before_script:
     - choco install python -y --version 3.8.6
     - choco install git.install -y
@@ -28,6 +29,5 @@ windows:
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - wheelhouse/
-  image: mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore:1809
   tags:
     - windows