diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4c00963..4590cba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ jobs:
       GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       BUILD_MANIFEST_NAME: target/distrib/${{ join(matrix.targets, '-') }}-dist-manifest.json
       AWS_LC_SYS_PREBUILT_NASM: "1"
-      RUSTFLAGS: ${{ join(matrix.targets, '-') == 'x86_64-pc-windows-msvc' && '-C target-feature=+crt-static -C link-args=/NODEFAULTLIB:msvcrt' || '' }}
+      RUSTFLAGS: ${{ join(matrix.targets, '-') == 'x86_64-pc-windows-msvc' && '-Clink-arg=/WX -Ctarget-feature=+crt-static' || '' }}
     steps:
       - name: enable windows longpaths
         run: |