diff --git a/.changes/cli-include-vswhere.md b/.changes/cli-include-vswhere.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ac2bce797
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/cli-include-vswhere.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"cli.rs": patch
+---
+
+Include `vswhere.exe` on the published package.
diff --git a/tooling/cli/Cargo.toml b/tooling/cli/Cargo.toml
index f4eea93b8..a6ab12571 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tooling/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ license = "Apache-2.0 OR MIT"
 homepage = "https://tauri.studio"
 repository = "https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri"
 description = "Command line interface for building Tauri apps"
-include = [ "src/", "/templates", "MergeModules/", "*.json", "*.rs" ]
+include = [ "src/", "/templates", "MergeModules/", "*.json", "*.rs", "vswhere.exe" ]
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "cargo-tauri"