diff --git a/.github/workflows/turborepo-release-step-3.yml b/.github/workflows/turborepo-release-step-3.yml
index 329e23cc10e30d..d291664a3a4f92 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/turborepo-release-step-3.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/turborepo-release-step-3.yml
@@ -144,9 +144,13 @@ jobs:
           mv go-artifacts/turbo-go-cross-${{ inputs.release_branch }}/turbo_windows_amd64_v1/bin/* cli/dist-windows-amd64
           chmod a+x cli/dist-windows-amd64/turbo.exe
           chmod a+x cli/dist-windows-amd64/go-turbo.exe
-          mv go-artifacts/turbo-go-cross-${{ inputs.release_branch }}/turbo_windows_arm64/bin/* cli/dist-windows-arm64
-          chmod a+x cli/dist-windows-arm64/turbo.exe
-          chmod a+x cli/dist-windows-arm64/go-turbo.exe
+
+          # rust doesn't have a toolchain for arm + windows + gnu, so we just use the exe from the amd64 build
+          # and rely on windows' arm JITer to do the work for us. this is because the go exe cannot be build w/ msvc
+          mv go-artifacts/turbo-go-cross-${{ inputs.release_branch }}/turbo_windows_amd64_v1/bin/* cli/dist-windows-amd64
+          chmod a+x cli/dist-windows-amd64/turbo.exe
+          chmod a+x cli/dist-windows-amd64/go-turbo.exe
+
           mv go-artifacts/turbo-go-darwin-${{ inputs.release_branch }}/turbo_darwin_amd64_v1/bin/* cli/dist-darwin-amd64
           chmod a+x cli/dist-darwin-amd64/turbo
           chmod a+x cli/dist-darwin-amd64/go-turbo
diff --git a/cli/cross-release.yml b/cli/cross-release.yml
index cc40ea884b3e5d..12909342ec68d7 100644
--- a/cli/cross-release.yml
+++ b/cli/cross-release.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ builds:
     targets:
       - linux_arm64
       - linux_amd64
-      - windows_arm64
       - windows_amd64
     overrides:
       - goos: linux