From 80ae61deb1d24a4acc7e58462904fe704b9324a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jonathan Helmus <jjhelmus@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2026 10:45:29 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 1/8] [CI] Split build dependencies into own step on Windows

---
 .github/workflows/windows.yml | 61 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 ci-matrix.py                  | 34 ++++++++++++++++++-
 cpython-windows/build.py      |  9 ++++++
 3 files changed, 103 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index cae9a192..354e5bed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       matrix: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.matrix }}
       crate-build-matrix: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.crate-build-matrix }}
+      dep-build-matrix: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.dep-build-matrix }}
       any_builds: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.any_builds }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ jobs:
           # Extract python-build matrix
           echo "matrix=$(jq -c '."python-build"' matrix.json)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "crate-build-matrix=$(jq -c '."crate-build"' matrix.json)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "dep-build-matrix=$(jq -c '."dep-build"' matrix.json)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
           # Display the matrix for debugging too
           cat matrix.json | jq
@@ -116,6 +118,7 @@ jobs:
     needs:
       - generate-matrix
       - crate-build
+      - build-deps
     # Permissions used for actions/attest-build-provenance
     permissions:
       id-token: write
@@ -152,6 +155,11 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           uv run build.py --help
 
+      - name: Download build dependencies
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0 # v5.0.0
+        with:
+          name: build-deps-${{ matrix.target_triple }}-${{ matrix.build_options}}
+
       - name: Build
         if: ${{ ! matrix.dry-run }}
         shell: cmd
@@ -185,3 +193,56 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           $Dists = Resolve-Path -Path "dist/*.tar.zst" -Relative
           .\pythonbuild.exe validate-distribution --run $Dists
+
+  build-deps:
+    timeout-minutes: 90
+    needs:
+      - generate-matrix
+    # Permissions used for actions/attest-build-provenance
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.generate-matrix.outputs.dep-build-matrix) }}
+      fail-fast: false
+    name: ${{ matrix.target_triple }} / ${{ matrix.build_options }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: Install Cygwin Environment
+        uses: cygwin/cygwin-install-action@f2009323764960f80959895c7bc3bb30210afe4d # v6
+        with:
+          packages: autoconf automake libtool
+
+      - name: Set up uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@1e862dfacbd1d6d858c55d9b792c756523627244 # v7.1.4
+        with:
+          enable-cache: false
+
+      # We need to do this before we activate the VC++ environment or else binary packages
+      # don't get compiled properly.
+      - name: Bootstrap Python environment
+        run: |
+          uv run build.py --help
+
+      - name: Build
+        if: ${{ ! matrix.dry-run }}
+        shell: cmd
+        run: |
+          IF "%MATRIX_VS_VERSION%"=="2026" (
+            call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\18\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build\%MATRIX_VCVARS%"
+          ) ELSE (
+            call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build\%MATRIX_VCVARS%"
+          )
+          uv run build.py --only-deps --sh c:\cygwin\bin\sh.exe --options %MATRIX_BUILD_OPTIONS% --vs %MATRIX_VS_VERSION%
+        env:
+          MATRIX_VCVARS: ${{ matrix.vcvars }}
+          MATRIX_BUILD_OPTIONS: ${{ matrix.build_options }}
+          MATRIX_VS_VERSION: ${{ matrix.vs_version }}
+
+      - name: Upload Build Dependencies
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
+        with:
+          name: build-deps-${{ matrix.target_triple }}-${{ matrix.build_options }}
+          path: build/*.tar
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ci-matrix.py b/ci-matrix.py
index c88f09b2..abbc8476 100644
--- a/ci-matrix.py
+++ b/ci-matrix.py
@@ -127,6 +127,30 @@ def generate_docker_matrix_entries(
     return matrix_entries
 
 
+def generate_deps_build_matrix_entries(
+    python_entries: list[dict[str, str]],
+    platform_filter: str | None = None,
+) -> list[dict[str, str]]:
+    """Generate matrix entries for deps builds based on python build matrix."""
+    include_keys = {
+        "arch",
+        "target_triple",
+        "platform",
+        "runner",
+        "build_options",
+        "vcvars",
+        "vs_version",
+    }
+    dep_build_pairs = set()
+    for entry in python_entries:
+        platform = entry["platform"]
+        if platform_filter and platform != platform_filter:
+            continue
+        pairs = tuple((k, v) for k, v in entry.items() if k in include_keys)
+        dep_build_pairs.add(pairs)
+    return [dict(pairs) for pairs in dep_build_pairs]
+
+
 def generate_crate_build_matrix_entries(
     python_entries: list[dict[str, str]],
     runners: dict[str, Any],
@@ -355,7 +379,7 @@ def parse_args() -> argparse.Namespace:
     )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--matrix-type",
-        choices=["python-build", "docker-build", "crate-build", "all"],
+        choices=["python-build", "docker-build", "crate-build", "deps-build", "all"],
         default="all",
         help="Which matrix types to generate (default: all)",
     )
@@ -443,6 +467,14 @@ def main() -> None:
         )
         result["crate-build"] = {"include": crate_entries}
 
+    # Generate deps-build matrix if requested
+    if args.matrix_type in ["deps-build", "all"]:
+        deps_entries = generate_deps_build_matrix_entries(
+            python_entries,
+            args.platform,
+        )
+        result["deps-build"] = {"include": deps_entries}
+
     print(json.dumps(result))
 
 
diff --git a/cpython-windows/build.py b/cpython-windows/build.py
index 3b27e679..8e58882e 100644
--- a/cpython-windows/build.py
+++ b/cpython-windows/build.py
@@ -1910,6 +1910,11 @@ def main() -> None:
         default="10.0.26100.0",
         help="Windows SDK version to build with",
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--only-deps",
+        action='store_true',
+        help="Build only dependencies, not CPython",
+    )
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
     build_options = args.options
@@ -1964,6 +1969,10 @@ def main() -> None:
                 libffi_archive,
             )
 
+        # Stop if only building dependencies
+        if args.only_deps:
+            return
+
         LOG_PREFIX[0] = "cpython"
         tar_path = build_cpython(
             args.python,

From 4ec666a8043a25f49020457abafb584b2e5c5f36 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jonathan Helmus <jjhelmus@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2026 10:49:17 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 2/8] fix typo

---
 .github/workflows/windows.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index 354e5bed..0d3d76ea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ jobs:
           # Extract python-build matrix
           echo "matrix=$(jq -c '."python-build"' matrix.json)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "crate-build-matrix=$(jq -c '."crate-build"' matrix.json)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "dep-build-matrix=$(jq -c '."dep-build"' matrix.json)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "dep-build-matrix=$(jq -c '."deps-build"' matrix.json)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
           # Display the matrix for debugging too
           cat matrix.json | jq

From 938fc62e1345dcdcd0f407032bb79b07534792f6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jonathan Helmus <jjhelmus@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2026 11:11:36 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 3/8] debug, download path, better name

---
 .github/workflows/windows.yml | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index 0d3d76ea..9edef393 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -159,11 +159,13 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0 # v5.0.0
         with:
           name: build-deps-${{ matrix.target_triple }}-${{ matrix.build_options}}
+          path: build
 
       - name: Build
         if: ${{ ! matrix.dry-run }}
         shell: cmd
         run: |
+          DIR
           IF "%MATRIX_VS_VERSION%"=="2026" (
             call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\18\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build\%MATRIX_VCVARS%"
           ) ELSE (
@@ -203,7 +205,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.generate-matrix.outputs.dep-build-matrix) }}
       fail-fast: false
-    name: ${{ matrix.target_triple }} / ${{ matrix.build_options }}
+    name: build-deps / ${{ matrix.target_triple }} / ${{ matrix.build_options }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
         with:

From a37d04e33324aec5e05293e61d30b01b8bc23a8b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jonathan Helmus <jjhelmus@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:30:58 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 4/8] fixup based on review comments

---
 .github/workflows/windows.yml | 7 +++----
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index 9edef393..b28a1c7a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ jobs:
     needs:
       - generate-matrix
       - crate-build
-      - build-deps
+      - build-dependencies
     # Permissions used for actions/attest-build-provenance
     permissions:
       id-token: write
@@ -196,11 +196,10 @@ jobs:
           $Dists = Resolve-Path -Path "dist/*.tar.zst" -Relative
           .\pythonbuild.exe validate-distribution --run $Dists
 
-  build-deps:
-    timeout-minutes: 90
+  build-dependencies:
+    timeout-minutes: 20
     needs:
       - generate-matrix
-    # Permissions used for actions/attest-build-provenance
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner }}
     strategy:
       matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.generate-matrix.outputs.dep-build-matrix) }}

From 6c4a7b45fd50468f3454572cb453247f82b3e934 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jonathan Helmus <jjhelmus@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:33:21 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 5/8] format with ruff

---
 cpython-windows/build.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/cpython-windows/build.py b/cpython-windows/build.py
index 8e58882e..87c04539 100644
--- a/cpython-windows/build.py
+++ b/cpython-windows/build.py
@@ -1912,7 +1912,7 @@ def main() -> None:
     )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--only-deps",
-        action='store_true',
+        action="store_true",
         help="Build only dependencies, not CPython",
     )
 

From d82aaf4c0005d572a0013bc2fdca25a81059d62d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jonathan Helmus <jjhelmus@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:36:07 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 6/8] add --facet-by-triple option to ci-matrix.py

---
 ci-matrix.py | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 40 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ci-matrix.py b/ci-matrix.py
index abbc8476..cdd6e646 100644
--- a/ci-matrix.py
+++ b/ci-matrix.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import argparse
 import json
 import sys
+from collections import defaultdict
 from typing import Any
 
 import yaml
@@ -127,11 +128,11 @@ def generate_docker_matrix_entries(
     return matrix_entries
 
 
-def generate_deps_build_matrix_entries(
+def generate_dependencies_build_matrix_entries(
     python_entries: list[dict[str, str]],
     platform_filter: str | None = None,
 ) -> list[dict[str, str]]:
-    """Generate matrix entries for deps builds based on python build matrix."""
+    """Generate matrix entries for dependencies builds based on python build matrix."""
     include_keys = {
         "arch",
         "target_triple",
@@ -236,6 +237,17 @@ def generate_python_build_matrix_entries(
     return matrix_entries
 
 
+def facet_by_triple(entries: list[dict[str, str]]) -> dict[str, dict[str, list]]:
+    """Split entries into sections based upon the target_triple key."""
+    by_triple = defaultdict(list)
+    for entry in entries:
+        by_triple[entry["target_triple"]].append(entry)
+    entries_by_triple = {
+        triple: {"include": entries} for triple, entries in by_triple.items()
+    }
+    return entries_by_triple
+
+
 def find_runner(runners: dict[str, Any], platform: str, arch: str, free: bool) -> str:
     # Find a matching platform first
     match_platform = [
@@ -357,12 +369,18 @@ def parse_args() -> argparse.Namespace:
         choices=["darwin", "linux", "windows"],
         help="Filter matrix entries by platform",
     )
-    parser.add_argument(
+    group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
+    group.add_argument(
         "--max-shards",
         type=int,
         default=0,
         help="The maximum number of shards allowed; set to zero to disable ",
     )
+    group.add_argument(
+        "--facet-by-triple",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Facet the python-build and dependencies-build entries by target_triple",
+    )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--labels",
         help="Comma-separated list of labels to filter by (e.g., 'platform:darwin,python:3.13,build:debug'), all must match.",
@@ -379,7 +397,13 @@ def parse_args() -> argparse.Namespace:
     )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--matrix-type",
-        choices=["python-build", "docker-build", "crate-build", "deps-build", "all"],
+        choices=[
+            "python-build",
+            "docker-build",
+            "crate-build",
+            "dependencies-build",
+            "all",
+        ],
         default="all",
         help="Which matrix types to generate (default: all)",
     )
@@ -467,13 +491,21 @@ def main() -> None:
         )
         result["crate-build"] = {"include": crate_entries}
 
-    # Generate deps-build matrix if requested
-    if args.matrix_type in ["deps-build", "all"]:
-        deps_entries = generate_deps_build_matrix_entries(
+    # Generate dependencies-build matrix if requested
+    if args.matrix_type in ["dependencies-build", "all"]:
+        deps_entries = generate_dependencies_build_matrix_entries(
             python_entries,
             args.platform,
         )
-        result["deps-build"] = {"include": deps_entries}
+        result["dependencies-build"] = {"include": deps_entries}
+
+    # facet
+    if args.facet_by_triple:
+        result["python-build"] = facet_by_triple(result["python-build"]["include"])
+        if "dependencies-build" in result:
+            result["dependencies-build"] = facet_by_triple(
+                result["dependencies-build"]["include"]
+            )
 
     print(json.dumps(result))
 

From 4cb60fbbbcd86717b29e6a83e2963377b116336e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jonathan Helmus <jjhelmus@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:54:52 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 7/8] facet windows action by architecture

Have separate jobs for build-{python,dependencies} for x86_64, i686 and
aarch64 to allow the build-python jobs to start when the corresponding
build-dependencies job finishes.
---
 .github/workflows/windows.yml | 97 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 82 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index b28a1c7a..01b03840 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -54,9 +54,13 @@ jobs:
     name: Generate build matrix
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
-      matrix: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.matrix }}
+      matrix-x86_64: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.matrix-x86_64 }}
+      matrix-i686: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.matrix-i686 }}
+      matrix-aarch64: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.matrix-aarch64 }}
       crate-build-matrix: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.crate-build-matrix }}
-      dep-build-matrix: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.dep-build-matrix }}
+      dependencies-build-matrix-x86_64: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.dependencies-build-matrix-x86_64 }}
+      dependencies-build-matrix-i686: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.dependencies-build-matrix-x86_64 }}
+      dependencies-build-matrix-aarch64: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.dependencies-build-matrix-aarch64 }}
       any_builds: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.any_builds }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
@@ -93,17 +97,23 @@ jobs:
       - name: Generate build matrix
         id: set-matrix
         run: |
-          uv run ci-matrix.py --platform windows --labels "${STEPS_GET_LABELS_OUTPUTS_LABELS}" ${{ (steps.check-pythonbuild.outputs.changed == 'true' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/main') && '--force-crate-build' || '' }} > matrix.json
+          uv run ci-matrix.py --platform windows --facet-by-triple --labels "${STEPS_GET_LABELS_OUTPUTS_LABELS}" ${{ (steps.check-pythonbuild.outputs.changed == 'true' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/main') && '--force-crate-build' || '' }} > matrix.json
 
           # Extract python-build matrix
-          echo "matrix=$(jq -c '."python-build"' matrix.json)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "matrix-x86_64=$(jq -c '."python-build"?["x86_64-pc-windows-msvc"]? // {"include": []}' matrix.json)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "matrix-i686=$(jq -c '."python-build"?["i686-pc-windows-msvc"]? // {"include": []}' matrix.json)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "matrix-aarch64=$(jq -c '."python-build"?["aarch64-pc-windows-msvc"]? // {"include": []}' matrix.json)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
           echo "crate-build-matrix=$(jq -c '."crate-build"' matrix.json)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "dep-build-matrix=$(jq -c '."deps-build"' matrix.json)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+          echo "dependencies-build-matrix-x86_64=$(jq -c '."dependencies-build"?["x86_64-pc-windows-msvc"]? // {"include": []}' matrix.json)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "dependencies-build-matrix-i686=$(jq -c '."dependencies-build"?["i686-pc-windows-msvc"]? // {"include": []}' matrix.json)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "dependencies-build-matrix-aarch64=$(jq -c '."dependencies-build"?["aarch64-pc-windows-msvc"]? // {"include": []}' matrix.json)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
           # Display the matrix for debugging too
           cat matrix.json | jq
 
-          if jq -e '."python-build".include | length > 0' matrix.json > /dev/null; then
+          if jq -e '."python-build" | length > 0' matrix.json > /dev/null; then
             # Build matrix has entries
             echo "any_builds=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           else
@@ -113,22 +123,23 @@ jobs:
         env:
           STEPS_GET_LABELS_OUTPUTS_LABELS: ${{ steps.get-labels.outputs.labels }}
 
-  build:
+
+  build-python-x86_64:
     timeout-minutes: 90
     needs:
       - generate-matrix
       - crate-build
-      - build-dependencies
+      - build-dependencies-x86_64
     # Permissions used for actions/attest-build-provenance
     permissions:
       id-token: write
       attestations: write
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner }}
     strategy:
-      matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.generate-matrix.outputs.matrix) }}
+      matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.generate-matrix.outputs.matrix-x86_64) }}
       fail-fast: false
     name: ${{ matrix.target_triple }} / ${{ matrix.python }} / ${{ matrix.build_options }}
-    steps:
+    steps: &build-python-steps
       - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
@@ -196,16 +207,50 @@ jobs:
           $Dists = Resolve-Path -Path "dist/*.tar.zst" -Relative
           .\pythonbuild.exe validate-distribution --run $Dists
 
-  build-dependencies:
+  build-python-i686:
+    timeout-minutes: 90
+    needs:
+      - generate-matrix
+      - crate-build
+      - build-dependencies-i686
+    # Permissions used for actions/attest-build-provenance
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write
+      attestations: write
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.generate-matrix.outputs.matrix-i686) }}
+      fail-fast: false
+    name: ${{ matrix.target_triple }} / ${{ matrix.python }} / ${{ matrix.build_options }}
+    steps: *build-python-steps
+
+  build-python-aarch64:
+    timeout-minutes: 90
+    needs:
+      - generate-matrix
+      - crate-build
+      - build-dependencies-aarch64
+    # Permissions used for actions/attest-build-provenance
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write
+      attestations: write
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.generate-matrix.outputs.matrix-aarch64) }}
+      fail-fast: false
+    name: ${{ matrix.target_triple }} / ${{ matrix.python }} / ${{ matrix.build_options }}
+    steps: *build-python-steps
+
+  build-dependencies-x86_64:
     timeout-minutes: 20
     needs:
       - generate-matrix
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner }}
     strategy:
-      matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.generate-matrix.outputs.dep-build-matrix) }}
+      matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.generate-matrix.outputs.dependencies-build-matrix-x86_64) }}
       fail-fast: false
-    name: build-deps / ${{ matrix.target_triple }} / ${{ matrix.build_options }}
-    steps:
+    name: build-dependencies / ${{ matrix.target_triple }} / ${{ matrix.build_options }}
+    steps: &build-dependencies-steps
       - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
@@ -246,4 +291,26 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
         with:
           name: build-deps-${{ matrix.target_triple }}-${{ matrix.build_options }}
-          path: build/*.tar
\ No newline at end of file
+          path: build/*.tar
+
+  build-dependencies-i686:
+    timeout-minutes: 20
+    needs:
+      - generate-matrix
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.generate-matrix.outputs.dependencies-build-matrix-i686) }}
+      fail-fast: false
+    name: build-dependencies / ${{ matrix.target_triple }} / ${{ matrix.build_options }}
+    steps: *build-dependencies-steps
+
+  build-dependencies-aarch64:
+    timeout-minutes: 20
+    needs:
+      - generate-matrix
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.generate-matrix.outputs.dependencies-build-matrix-aarch64) }}
+      fail-fast: false
+    name: build-dependencies / ${{ matrix.target_triple }} / ${{ matrix.build_options }}
+    steps: *build-dependencies-steps

From 6c1bfbde5ec0d3e1ffbb66616c4cc565f5de9f10 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jonathan Helmus <jjhelmus@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:32:02 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 8/8] fix typo

---
 .github/workflows/windows.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index 01b03840..0a035e9c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix-aarch64: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.matrix-aarch64 }}
       crate-build-matrix: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.crate-build-matrix }}
       dependencies-build-matrix-x86_64: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.dependencies-build-matrix-x86_64 }}
-      dependencies-build-matrix-i686: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.dependencies-build-matrix-x86_64 }}
+      dependencies-build-matrix-i686: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.dependencies-build-matrix-i686 }}
       dependencies-build-matrix-aarch64: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.dependencies-build-matrix-aarch64 }}
       any_builds: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.any_builds }}
     steps: