diff --git a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
index ca1f29d9..802e6fd3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ jobs:
         config:
           - {os: macos-latest,   r: 'release'}
 
+          - {os: windows-latest, r: 'devel'}
           - {os: windows-latest, r: 'release'}
           # Use 3.6 to trigger usage of RTools35
           - {os: windows-latest, r: '3.6'}