diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 1c9e1bd19..928ece2ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -48,10 +48,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           "CGO_LDFLAGS=-L$env:TMP" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
           "$env:TMP" >> $env:GITHUB_PATH
-      - name: Skip Avro plugin  & test (windows)
-        if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
-        run: |
-          "SKIP_PLUGIN_AVRO=1" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Test (unit)
         if: matrix.os != 'ubuntu-latest'
         run: make test
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0a6582e20..f9a60549c 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ PACT_CLI="docker run --rm -v ${PWD}:${PWD} -e PACT_BROKER_BASE_URL=$(DOCKER_HOST
 PLUGIN_PACT_PROTOBUF_VERSION=0.3.15
 PLUGIN_PACT_CSV_VERSION=0.0.6
 PLUGIN_PACT_MATT_VERSION=0.1.1
-PLUGIN_PACT_AVRO_VERSION=0.0.5
+PLUGIN_PACT_AVRO_VERSION=0.0.6
 
 GO_VERSION?=1.22
 ci:: docker deps clean bin test pact
@@ -89,12 +89,10 @@ download_plugins:
 		else \
 			echo "--- 🐿  Pact matt-$(PLUGIN_PACT_MATT_VERSION) already installed"; \
 		fi; \
-		if [ -z $$SKIP_PLUGIN_AVRO ]; then\
-			if [ ! -f ~/.pact/plugins/avro-$(PLUGIN_PACT_AVRO_VERSION)/bin/pact-avro-plugin ]; then \
-				~/.pact/bin/pact-plugin-cli -y install https://github.com/austek/pact-avro-plugin/releases/tag/v$(PLUGIN_PACT_AVRO_VERSION); \
-			else \
-				echo "--- 🐿  Pact avro-$(PLUGIN_PACT_AVRO_VERSION) already installed"; \
-			fi; \
+		if [ ! -f ~/.pact/plugins/avro-$(PLUGIN_PACT_AVRO_VERSION)/bin/pact-avro-plugin ]; then \
+			~/.pact/bin/pact-plugin-cli -y install https://github.com/austek/pact-avro-plugin/releases/tag/v$(PLUGIN_PACT_AVRO_VERSION); \
+		else \
+			echo "--- 🐿  Pact avro-$(PLUGIN_PACT_AVRO_VERSION) already installed"; \
 		fi; \
 	fi
 
diff --git a/examples/avro/avro_consumer_test.go b/examples/avro/avro_consumer_test.go
index 15613893e..6483ee98d 100644
--- a/examples/avro/avro_consumer_test.go
+++ b/examples/avro/avro_consumer_test.go
@@ -22,18 +22,17 @@ import (
 var dir, _ = os.Getwd()
 
 func TestAvroHTTP(t *testing.T) {
-	if os.Getenv("SKIP_PLUGIN_AVRO") != "1" {
-		mockProvider, err := consumer.NewV4Pact(consumer.MockHTTPProviderConfig{
-			Consumer: "AvroConsumer",
-			Provider: "AvroProvider",
-			PactDir:  filepath.ToSlash(fmt.Sprintf("%s/../pacts", dir)),
-		})
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
+	mockProvider, err := consumer.NewV4Pact(consumer.MockHTTPProviderConfig{
+		Consumer: "AvroConsumer",
+		Provider: "AvroProvider",
+		PactDir:  filepath.ToSlash(fmt.Sprintf("%s/../pacts", dir)),
+	})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-		dir, _ := os.Getwd()
-		path := fmt.Sprintf("%s/user.avsc", strings.ReplaceAll(dir, "\\", "/"))
+	dir, _ := os.Getwd()
+	path := fmt.Sprintf("%s/user.avsc", strings.ReplaceAll(dir, "\\", "/"))
 
-		avroResponse := `{
+	avroResponse := `{
 		"pact:avro": "` + path + `",
 		"pact:record-name": "User",
 		"pact:content-type": "avro/binary",
@@ -41,28 +40,28 @@ func TestAvroHTTP(t *testing.T) {
 		"username": "notEmpty('matt')"
 	}`
 
-		// Set up our expected interactions.
-		err = mockProvider.
-			AddInteraction().
-			UponReceiving("A request to do get some Avro stuff").
-			UsingPlugin(consumer.PluginConfig{
-				Plugin:  "avro",
-				Version: "0.0.5",
-			}).
-			WithRequest("GET", "/avro").
-			WillRespondWith(200, func(res *consumer.V4InteractionWithPluginResponseBuilder) {
-				res.PluginContents("avro/binary", avroResponse)
-			}).
-			ExecuteTest(t, func(msc consumer.MockServerConfig) error {
-				resp, err := callServiceHTTP(msc)
-
-				assert.Equal(t, int64(1), resp.ID)
-				assert.Equal(t, "matt", resp.Username) // ??????!
-
-				return err
-			})
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-	}
+	// Set up our expected interactions.
+	err = mockProvider.
+		AddInteraction().
+		UponReceiving("A request to do get some Avro stuff").
+		UsingPlugin(consumer.PluginConfig{
+			Plugin:  "avro",
+			Version: "0.0.6",
+		}).
+		WithRequest("GET", "/avro").
+		WillRespondWith(200, func(res *consumer.V4InteractionWithPluginResponseBuilder) {
+			res.PluginContents("avro/binary", avroResponse)
+		}).
+		ExecuteTest(t, func(msc consumer.MockServerConfig) error {
+			resp, err := callServiceHTTP(msc)
+
+			assert.Equal(t, int64(1), resp.ID)
+			assert.Equal(t, "matt", resp.Username) // ??????!
+
+			return err
+		})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
 }
 
 func callServiceHTTP(msc consumer.MockServerConfig) (*User, error) {
diff --git a/examples/avro/avro_provider_test.go b/examples/avro/avro_provider_test.go
index 38779439c..c7f957436 100644
--- a/examples/avro/avro_provider_test.go
+++ b/examples/avro/avro_provider_test.go
@@ -21,25 +21,24 @@ var dir, _ = os.Getwd()
 var pactDir = fmt.Sprintf("%s/../pacts", dir)
 
 func TestAvroHTTPProvider(t *testing.T) {
-	if os.Getenv("SKIP_PLUGIN_AVRO") != "1" {
-		httpPort, _ := utils.GetFreePort()
+	httpPort, _ := utils.GetFreePort()
 
-		// Start provider API in the background
-		go startHTTPProvider(httpPort)
+	// Start provider API in the background
+	go startHTTPProvider(httpPort)
 
-		verifier := provider.NewVerifier()
+	verifier := provider.NewVerifier()
 
-		// Verify the Provider with local Pact Files
-		err := verifier.VerifyProvider(t, provider.VerifyRequest{
-			ProviderBaseURL: fmt.Sprintf("http://127.0.0.1:%d", httpPort),
-			Provider:        "AvroProvider",
-			PactFiles: []string{
-				filepath.ToSlash(fmt.Sprintf("%s/AvroConsumer-AvroProvider.json", pactDir)),
-			},
-		})
+	// Verify the Provider with local Pact Files
+	err := verifier.VerifyProvider(t, provider.VerifyRequest{
+		ProviderBaseURL: fmt.Sprintf("http://127.0.0.1:%d", httpPort),
+		Provider:        "AvroProvider",
+		PactFiles: []string{
+			filepath.ToSlash(fmt.Sprintf("%s/AvroConsumer-AvroProvider.json", pactDir)),
+		},
+	})
+
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-	}
 }
 
 func startHTTPProvider(port int) {