diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-windows.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-windows.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d82cdd4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-windows.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+name: tests-windows
+
+on:
+  push:
+  pull_request: null
+
+jobs:
+  tests:
+    name: tests
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [windows-latest]
+        pyver: ["3.11"]
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.pyver }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.pyver }}
+
+      - name: Make nmake available
+        uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
+
+      - name: install zlib
+        run: |
+          mkdir zlib-install
+          cd zlib-install
+
+          curl.exe --output zlib-1.3.1.zip https://zlib.net/zlib131.zip
+          unzip zlib-1.3.1.zip
+          cd zlib-1.3.1
+
+          cmake . -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+          cmake --build . --config Release --target install
+
+          cd ..
+          cd ..
+
+      - name: install cfitsio
+        run: |
+            mkdir cfitsio-build
+            cd cfitsio-build
+
+            curl.exe --output cfitsio.zip --url https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/software/fitsio/c/cfit-4.4.1.zip
+            unzip cfitsio.zip
+            cd cfitsio-4.4.1
+
+            mkdir build
+            cd build
+
+            cmake -G "NMake Makefiles" -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="C:\Program Files (x86)" -D CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="C:\Program Files (x86)" -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -D TESTS=On -D UTILS=On ..
+
+            nmake
+
+            nmake install
+
+            cd ..
+            cd ..
+            cd ..
+
+      - name: install numpy
+        run: pip install numpy
+
+      - name: Install code
+        run: pip install --no-deps -e .
+
+      - name: test
+        run: |
+          pip install pytest
+          pytest -vv fitsio
diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 047d3dc2..9900e818 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+version 1.2.5 (not yet released)
+-------------
+
+
 version 1.2.4
 -------------
 
diff --git a/fitsio/__init__.py b/fitsio/__init__.py
index cca79d06..54ae40b7 100644
--- a/fitsio/__init__.py
+++ b/fitsio/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 usage.
 """
 
-__version__ = '1.2.4'
+__version__ = '1.2.5'
 
 from . import fitslib
 
diff --git a/fitsio/tests/test_table.py b/fitsio/tests/test_table.py
index 9902324f..01387c50 100644
--- a/fitsio/tests/test_table.py
+++ b/fitsio/tests/test_table.py
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ def test_gz_write_read():
         assert stat.st_size != 0, "Making sure the data was flushed to disk"
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif('SKIP_BZIP_TEST' in os.environ,
+@pytest.mark.skipif('SKIP_BZIP_TEST' in os.environ or os.name == 'nt',
                     reason='SKIP_BZIP_TEST set')
 def test_bz2_read():
     '''
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 707be3c2..e62fed01 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@
 import shutil
 
 
-if "--use-system-fitsio" in sys.argv:
-    del sys.argv[sys.argv.index("--use-system-fitsio")]
+if os.name == 'nt' or "--use-system-fitsio" in sys.argv:
+    if "--use-system-fitsio" in sys.argv:
+        del sys.argv[sys.argv.index("--use-system-fitsio")]
     USE_SYSTEM_FITSIO = True
 else:
     USE_SYSTEM_FITSIO = False or "FITSIO_USE_SYSTEM_FITSIO" in os.environ
@@ -115,23 +116,25 @@ def build_extensions(self):
             # directly for the compiler
             self.compiler.include_dirs.insert(0, self.cfitsio_build_dir)
 
-            CCold = self.compiler.compiler
-            if 'ccache' in CCold:
-                CC = []
-                for val in CCold:
-                    if val == 'ccache':
-                        print("removing ccache from the compiler options")
-                        continue
+            config_kw = {}
+            if os.name != 'nt':
+                CCold = self.compiler.compiler
+                if 'ccache' in CCold:
+                    CC = []
+                    for val in CCold:
+                        if val == 'ccache':
+                            print("removing ccache from the compiler options")
+                            continue
+
+                        CC.append(val)
+                else:
+                    CC = None
 
-                    CC.append(val)
-            else:
-                CC = None
+                config_kw['CC'] = CC
+                config_kw['ARCHIVE'] = self.compiler.archiver
+                config_kw['RANLIB'] = self.compiler.ranlib
 
-            self.configure_cfitsio(
-                CC=CC,
-                ARCHIVE=self.compiler.archiver,
-                RANLIB=self.compiler.ranlib,
-            )
+            self.configure_cfitsio(**config_kw)
 
             # If configure detected bzlib.h, we have to link to libbz2
             with open(os.path.join(self.cfitsio_build_dir, 'Makefile')) as fp:
@@ -318,7 +321,7 @@ def check_system_cfitsio_objects(self, obj_name):
 
 setup(
     name="fitsio",
-    version="1.2.4",
+    version="1.2.5",
     description=description,
     long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type='text/markdown; charset=UTF-8; variant=GFM',