diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index af1efe37..3a93e307 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
     tags:
     - 'v*'
 jobs:
-  build-cli:
+  build:
     if: ${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
     env:
       CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
@@ -59,13 +59,27 @@ jobs:
       env:
         RUSTFLAGS: "-C target-feature=+crt-static"
 
+    - name: Build C library
+      if: matrix.build == 'windows'
+      run: |
+        cargo install cargo-c
+        cargo cbuild --profile release-lto --target ${{ matrix.target }}
+      env:
+        RUSTFLAGS: "-C target-feature=+crt-static"
+
     - name: Build archive
       shell: bash
       run: |
         set -ex
         pkgname=yara-x-${{ github.ref_name }}-${{ matrix.target }}
         if [ "${{ matrix.build }}" = "windows" ]; then
-            7z a $pkgname.zip ./target/${{ matrix.target }}/release-lto/yr.exe 
+            7z a $pkgname.zip ./target/${{ matrix.target }}/release-lto/yr.exe
+            7z a yara-x-capi-${{ github.ref_name }}-${{ matrix.target }}.zip \
+               ./target/${{ matrix.target }}/release-lto/yara_x.h \
+               ./target/${{ matrix.target }}/release-lto/yara_x_capi.def \
+               ./target/${{ matrix.target }}/release-lto/yara_x_capi.lib \
+               ./target/${{ matrix.target }}/release-lto/yara_x_capi.dll.lib \
+               ./target/${{ matrix.target }}/release-lto/yara_x_capi.dll
         else
             tar czf $pkgname.gzip -C target/${{ matrix.target }}/release-lto yr      
         fi
@@ -171,8 +185,8 @@ jobs:
         name: pypi-source-${{ strategy.job-index }}
         path: ./wheelhouse/*.tar.gz
 
-  publish-cli:
-    needs: [ build-cli ]
+  publish:
+    needs: [ build ]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
@@ -192,7 +206,7 @@ jobs:
         files: yr-*/yara-x-*
 
   publish-crate:
-    needs: [ publish-cli ]
+    needs: [ publish ]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: Checkout sources
@@ -211,7 +225,7 @@ jobs:
         cargo publish -p yara-x-proto
         cargo publish -p yara-x-proto-yaml
         cargo publish -p yara-x-parser
-        cargo publish -p yara-x        
+        cargo publish -p yara-x
 
   publish-py:
     needs: [ build-py ]