diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
index 2c0af357f6..7a371cb8aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ jobs:
           }
 
     steps:
+      - run: git config --global core.autocrlf input  # do not introduce carriage returns
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.0
+
       - name: Test for Win Deps cache hit
         id: windep-cache
         uses: actions/cache@v3.3.2
@@ -65,8 +68,6 @@ jobs:
           key: windep-${{ hashFiles('buildconfig/manylinux-build/**') }}-${{ hashFiles('buildconfig/windependencies/*.sh') }}-${{ matrix.winarch }}
           lookup-only: true
 
-      - run: git config --global core.autocrlf input  # do not introduce carriage returns
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.0
       - uses: msys2/setup-msys2@v2
         with:
           msystem: ${{ matrix.msystem }}
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ jobs:
             mingw-w64-${{ matrix.winarch }}-cmake
             mingw-w64-${{ matrix.winarch }}-autotools
             mingw-w64-${{ matrix.winarch }}-nasm
+            mingw-w64-${{ matrix.winarch }}-python
 
       # build win deps on cache miss
       - name: Build Win Deps