diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI.yml b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
index f74f07e6..41c86db8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
             ~/.cargo/git/db/
             target/
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       - name: Install Rust toolchain
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
             ~/.cargo/git/db/
             target/
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.target }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
           architecture: ${{ matrix.target }}
@@ -119,10 +119,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install built wheel
         run: |
           pip install cramjam-cli --no-index --find-links dist --force-reinstall
-          pip install cramjam --no-index --find-links dist --force-reinstall
+          pip install cramjam[dev] --find-links dist --force-reinstall
       - name: Python UnitTest - cramjam-python
         run: |
-          pip install pytest numpy hypothesis
           python -m pytest cramjam-python -vs --ignore cramjam-python\benchmarks
       - name: Python UnitTest - cramjam-cli
         run: |
@@ -156,7 +155,7 @@ jobs:
       run: cargo build --release
     - name: Tests
       run: cargo test --no-default-features --release --features capi
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - name: Audit
@@ -176,8 +175,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Python UnitTest - cramjam-python
       if: matrix.target == 'x86_64'
       run: |
-        pip install pytest numpy hypothesis
-        pip install cramjam --no-index --find-links dist --force-reinstall
+        pip install cramjam[dev] --find-links dist --force-reinstall
         python -m pytest cramjam-python -vs --ignore **/benchmarks
     - name: Python UnitTest - cramjam-cli
       if: matrix.target == 'x86_64'
@@ -263,14 +261,17 @@ jobs:
         path: dist
 
   pypy:
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform.os }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os:
-          - ubuntu-latest
-          - macos-latest
-          # - windows-latest  # TODO: fails w/ LINK : fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file 'python39.lib'
+        platform:
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            flags: ''
+          - os: macos-latest
+            flags: ''
+          - os: windows-latest
+            flags: '--features generate-import-lib'
         python:
           - pypy-3.9
           - pypy-3.10
@@ -285,30 +286,32 @@ jobs:
           ~/.cargo/git/db/
           target/
         key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{matrix.python}}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
     - name: Build Wheels - cramjam-python
       uses: PyO3/maturin-action@v1
       with:
-        target: ${{ matrix.target }}
         manylinux: auto
-        args: -i ${{ matrix.python }} --release --out dist --manifest-path cramjam-python/Cargo.toml
+        args: -i ${{ matrix.python }} --release ${{ matrix.platform.flags }} --out dist --manifest-path cramjam-python/Cargo.toml
     - name: Build Wheels - cramjam-cli
+      if: ${{ matrix.platform.os != 'windows-latest' }}
       uses: PyO3/maturin-action@v1
       with:
-        target: ${{ matrix.target }}
         manylinux: auto
-        args: -i ${{ matrix.python }} --release --out dist --manifest-path cramjam-cli/Cargo.toml
+        args: -i ${{ matrix.python }} --release ${{ matrix.platform.flags }} --out dist --manifest-path cramjam-cli/Cargo.toml
     - name: cramjam test
+      # TODO: I'm not sure but the actual collection of tests on windows using pypy3.10 takes forever and/or fails
+      if: ${{ matrix.python != 'pypy-3.10' && matrix.platform.os != 'windows-latest' }}
       run: |
-        pip install cramjam --no-index --find-links dist
+        pip install cramjam[dev] --find-links dist --force-reinstall
         cd cramjam-python
-        pip install .[dev]
         python -m pytest tests -v
     - name: cramjam-cli test
+      if: ${{ matrix.platform.os != 'windows-latest' }}
       run: |
-        pip install cramjam-cli --no-index --find-links dist
+        pip install cramjam-cli --no-index --find-links dist --force-reinstall
+        cd cramjam-cli
         cramjam-cli --help
     - name: Upload wheels
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f0cdf655..65212ca0 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cramjam-python"
-version = "2.8.2"
+version = "2.8.3"
 dependencies = [
  "libcramjam 0.2.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "pyo3",
@@ -725,6 +725,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "deaa5745de3f5231ce10517a1f5dd97d53e5a2fd77aa6b5842292085831d48d7"
 dependencies = [
  "once_cell",
+ "python3-dll-a",
  "target-lexicon 0.12.14",
 ]
 
@@ -763,6 +764,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.52",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "python3-dll-a"
+version = "0.2.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d5f07cd4412be8fa09a721d40007c483981bbe072cd6a21f2e83e04ec8f8343f"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "quote"
 version = "1.0.35"
diff --git a/cramjam-python/Cargo.toml b/cramjam-python/Cargo.toml
index ab075098..e4aedd31 100644
--- a/cramjam-python/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cramjam-python/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "cramjam-python"
-version = "2.8.2"
+version = "2.8.3"
 authors = ["Miles Granger <miles59923@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MIT"
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ crate-type = ["cdylib"]
 [features]
 default = ["extension-module"]
 extension-module = ["pyo3/extension-module"]
+generate-import-lib = ["pyo3/generate-import-lib"]  # needed for Windows PyPy builds
 
 
 [dependencies]