diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index 98e14451d..10447d2a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -41,6 +41,30 @@ jobs:
       SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN }}
 
     steps:
+       # Because GitHub broke perl installations sometime in 2022 on Windows.
+      - name: perl -V (before re-install)
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        run: which perl && perl -V
+      - name: Setup perl
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        uses: shogo82148/actions-setup-perl@v1
+        with:
+          perl-version: "5.38"
+          distribution: strawberry
+      - name: Set git to use LF
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        run: |
+          git config --global core.autocrlf false
+          git config --global core.eol lf
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+      - name: perl -V
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        run: which perl && perl -V
+      - name: Ensure we have a working Perl toolchain
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        run: cpanm ExtUtils::Manifest App::cpanminus Locale::Maketext::Simple
+
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.PAT_NGALAIKO }} # custom token here so that we can push tags later
@@ -80,10 +104,6 @@ jobs:
         if: runner.os == 'Linux'
         run: sudo apt-get install -y libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev build-essential curl wget file libssl-dev libgtk-3-dev libayatana-appindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev
 
-      - name: install CPAN dependencies
-        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
-        run: cpan Locale::Maketext::Simple
-
       - name: Build binary
         shell: bash
         run: |