diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f4fa04d6..39867dac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -33,3 +33,22 @@ jobs:
             build/janet.h
             build/c/janet.c
             build/c/shell.c
+
+  release-windows:
+    name: Build release binaries for windows
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout the repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@master
+      - name: Setup MSVC
+        uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
+      - name: Build the project
+        shell: cmd
+        run: build_win all
+      - name: Draft the release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        with:
+          draft: true
+          files: |
+            ./*.zip
+            ./*.msi
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index b8895246..00000000
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-version: build-{build}
-clone_folder: c:\projects\janet
-image:
-- Visual Studio 2019
-configuration:
-- Release
-platform:
-- x64
-- x86
-environment:
-  matrix:
-  - arch: Win64
-matrix:
-  fast_finish: true
-
-# skip unsupported combinations
-init:
-    - call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" %platform%
-
-install:
-    - set JANET_BUILD=%appveyor_repo_commit:~0,7%
-    - build_win all
-    - set janet_outname=%appveyor_repo_tag_name%
-    - if "%janet_outname%"=="" set /P janet_outname=<build\version.txt
-build: off
-
-artifacts:
-    - name: janet.c
-      path: dist\janet.c
-      type: File
-    - name: janet.h
-      path: dist\janet.h
-      type: File
-    - name: shell.c
-      path: dist\shell.c
-      type: File
-    - name: "janet-$(janet_outname)-windows-%platform%"
-      path: dist
-      type: Zip
-    - path: "janet-$(janet_outname)-windows-%platform%-installer.msi"
-      type: File
-
-deploy:
-  description: 'The Janet Programming Language.'
-  provider: GitHub
-  auth_token:
-    secure: lwEXy09qhj2jSH9s1C/KvCkAUqJSma8phFR+0kbsfUc3rVxpNK5uD3z9Md0SjYRx
-  artifact: /(janet|shell).*/
-  draft: true
-  on:
-      APPVEYOR_REPO_TAG: true