diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_windows_worker_.yml b/.github/workflows/build_windows_worker_.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..256ce0de1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_windows_worker_.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+name: Build windows executable for this branch
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+env:
+  CARGO_INCREMENTAL: 0
+  SQLX_OFFLINE: true
+  DISABLE_EMBEDDING: true
+  RUST_LOG: info
+
+jobs:
+  cargo_build_windows:
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Read EE repo commit hash
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          $ee_repo_ref = Get-Content .\backend\ee-repo-ref.txt
+          echo "ee_repo_ref=$ee_repo_ref" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Append
+
+      - name: Checkout windmill-ee-private repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          repository: windmill-labs/windmill-ee-private
+          path: ./windmill-ee-private
+          ref: ${{ env.ee_repo_ref }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.WINDMILL_EE_PRIVATE_ACCESS }}
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Substitute EE code
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          ./backend/substitute_ee_code.sh --copy --dir ./windmill-ee-private
+
+      - name: Cargo build windows
+        timeout-minutes: 90
+        run: |
+          vcpkg.exe install openssl-windows:x64-windows
+          vcpkg.exe install openssl:x64-windows-static
+          vcpkg.exe integrate install
+          $env:VCPKGRS_DYNAMIC=1
+          $env:OPENSSL_DIR="${Env:VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT}\installed\x64-windows-static"
+          mkdir frontend/build && cd backend
+          New-Item -Path . -Name "windmill-api/openapi-deref.yaml" -ItemType "File" -Force
+          cargo build --release --features=enterprise,stripe,embedding,parquet,prometheus,openidconnect,cloud,jemalloc,tantivy,deno_core
+
+      - name: Rename binary with corresponding architecture
+        run: |
+          Rename-Item -Path ".\backend\target\release\windmill.exe" -NewName "windmill-ee.exe"
+
+      - name: Upload artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: windmill-ee-binary
+          path: ./backend/target/release/windmill-ee.exe
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_windows_worker.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_windows_worker.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from .github/workflows/build_windows_worker.yml
rename to .github/workflows/publish_windows_worker.yml