diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0e39a512a08d9a8d45cb84571420d6a06c52c7c0..bed60f5da059eec52c0e50f9b45d8b635abf6c20 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -76,6 +76,15 @@ test:node-16-linux:
 test:node-18-linux:
   extends: .npm
   image: node:18-$LINUX_DISTRO
+test:windows:
+  extends: .npm
+  tags: [windows]
+  # cache does not currently work with the shared Windows runner
+  cache: []
+  before_script:
+  - choco upgrade -y nodejs --version=16.17.0
+  - *platform_info
+  - npm ci --quiet
 release:
   stage: deploy
   interruptible: false