diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 9efe75e2c62a4..1e40994887f4c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -66,6 +66,21 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up MinGW (Windows)
         if: contains(matrix.os, 'windows')
         uses: e-t-l/setup-mingw@patch-1
+        with:
+          version: 16.1.0
+          cc: '0'
+          static: '0'
+
+      - name: Select MinGW 16.1 (Windows)
+        if: contains(matrix.os, 'windows')
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          $mingwBin = Join-Path $env:ProgramData 'mingw64\mingw64\bin'
+          $portableBin = $mingwBin.Replace('\', '/')
+          $mingwBin >> $env:GITHUB_PATH
+          "CC=$portableBin/x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc.exe" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
+          "CXX=$portableBin/x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++.exe" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
+          "MINGW_BIN=$portableBin" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Install ninja (Windows)
         if: contains(matrix.os, 'windows')
diff --git a/wasix-release.sh b/wasix-release.sh
index ed1e8aff93706..85a19e8382304 100755
--- a/wasix-release.sh
+++ b/wasix-release.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,15 @@ rm -rf build-release/bin/llvm-lit*
 # Strip binaries
 strip build-release/bin/*
 
+if test "$OS" = "windows"; then
+  : "${MINGW_BIN:?MINGW_BIN must point to the selected MinGW bin directory}"
+  for dll in libgcc_s_seh-1.dll libstdc++-6.dll libwinpthread-1.dll; do
+    test -f "$MINGW_BIN/$dll"
+    cp "$MINGW_BIN/$dll" build-release/bin
+  done
+fi
+
 ls build-release/bin
 
 cd build-release
-tar -czf $OUTFILE bin lib
\ No newline at end of file
+tar -czf "$OUTFILE" bin lib