diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index d69488f3a9..1e1e13770c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ jobs:
         python3.exe -m pip install --upgrade cmake
         python3.exe -m pip install --upgrade numpy
 
-        python3.exe -m pip wheel .
+        python3.exe -m pip wheel -v .
         if(!$?) { Exit $LASTEXITCODE }
-        python3.exe -m pip install openPMD_api-0.16.0-cp39-cp39-win_amd64.whl
+        python3.exe -m pip install -v openPMD_api-0.16.0-cp39-cp39-win_amd64.whl
         if(!$?) { Exit $LASTEXITCODE }
 
         python3.exe -c "import openpmd_api as api; print(api.variants)"