diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index e053e5c40..2bb7c8abf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -135,6 +135,18 @@ jobs:
         run: conda list
       - name: conda config
         run: conda config --show-sources
+
+      - name: Checkout Briefcase (pinned)
+        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        with:
+          repository: beeware/briefcase
+          ref: efb0e08c2a9ce72dcebd0a62c12f5662fd5eb0e0 # this is a commit with latest necessary changes on the main branch
+          path: briefcase
+          fetch-depth: 1
+
+      - name: Install Briefcase (editable)
+        run: |
+          pip install -e briefcase
       - name: Run unit tests
         run: |
           pytest -vv --cov=constructor --cov-branch tests/ -m "not examples"
@@ -153,6 +165,7 @@ jobs:
           AZURE_SIGNTOOL_KEY_VAULT_URL: ${{ secrets.AZURE_SIGNTOOL_KEY_VAULT_URL }}
           CONSTRUCTOR_EXAMPLES_KEEP_ARTIFACTS: "${{ runner.temp }}/examples_artifacts"
           CONSTRUCTOR_SIGNTOOL_PATH: "C:/Program Files (x86)/Windows Kits/10/bin/10.0.26100.0/x86/signtool.exe"
+          CONSTRUCTOR_VERBOSE: 1
         run: |
           rm -rf coverage.json
           pytest -vv --cov=constructor --cov-branch tests/test_examples.py
diff --git a/constructor/briefcase.py b/constructor/briefcase.py
index eea2083d5..32b5679aa 100644
--- a/constructor/briefcase.py
+++ b/constructor/briefcase.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 import logging
 import re
+import sys
 import shutil
 import sysconfig
 import tempfile
@@ -22,8 +23,7 @@
 
 
 def get_name_version(info):
-    name = info["name"]
-    if not name:
+    if not (name := info.get("name")):
         raise ValueError("Name is empty")
 
     # Briefcase requires version numbers to be in the canonical Python format, and some
@@ -86,6 +86,13 @@ def get_bundle_app_name(info, name):
 
     return bundle, app_name
 
+def get_license(info):
+    """ Retrieve the specified license as a dict or return a placeholder if not set. """
+
+    if "license_file" in info:
+        return {"file": info["license_file"]}
+    # We cannot return an empty string because that results in an exception on the briefcase side.
+    return {"text": "TODO"}
 
 # Create a Briefcase configuration file. Using a full TOML writer rather than a Jinja
 # template allows us to avoid escaping strings everywhere.
@@ -97,7 +104,7 @@ def write_pyproject_toml(tmp_dir, info):
         "project_name": name,
         "bundle": bundle,
         "version": version,
-        "license": ({"file": info["license_file"]} if "license_file" in info else {"text": ""}),
+        "license": get_license(info),
         "app": {
             app_name: {
                 "formal_name": f"{info['name']} {info['version']}",
@@ -117,6 +124,9 @@ def write_pyproject_toml(tmp_dir, info):
 
 
 def create(info, verbose=False):
+    if sys.platform != 'win32':
+        raise Exception(f"Invalid platform '{sys.platform}'. Only Windows is supported.")
+
     tmp_dir = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp())
     write_pyproject_toml(tmp_dir, info)
 
@@ -133,6 +143,11 @@ def create(info, verbose=False):
     copy_conda_exe(external_dir, "_conda.exe", info["_conda_exe"])
 
     briefcase = Path(sysconfig.get_path("scripts")) / "briefcase.exe"
+    if not briefcase.exists():
+        raise FileNotFoundError(
+            f"Dependency 'briefcase' does not seem to be installed.\n"
+            f"Tried: {briefcase}"
+        )
     logger.info("Building installer")
     run(
         [briefcase, "package"] + (["-v"] if verbose else []),
diff --git a/examples/azure_signtool/construct.yaml b/examples/azure_signtool/construct.yaml
index f40c2efa3..e0c4883f9 100644
--- a/examples/azure_signtool/construct.yaml
+++ b/examples/azure_signtool/construct.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 "$schema": "../../constructor/data/construct.schema.json"
 
 name: Signed_AzureSignTool
-version: X
+version: 1.0.0
 installer_type: exe
 channels:
   - http://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main/
diff --git a/examples/custom_nsis_template/construct.yaml b/examples/custom_nsis_template/construct.yaml
index 4b8eab0b4..4a59f423a 100644
--- a/examples/custom_nsis_template/construct.yaml
+++ b/examples/custom_nsis_template/construct.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 "$schema": "../../constructor/data/construct.schema.json"
 
 name: custom
-version: X
+version: 1.0.0
 ignore_duplicate_files: True
 installer_filename: {{ name }}-installer.exe
 installer_type: exe
diff --git a/examples/customize_controls/construct.yaml b/examples/customize_controls/construct.yaml
index 074c6e8de..3203a8caf 100644
--- a/examples/customize_controls/construct.yaml
+++ b/examples/customize_controls/construct.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 "$schema": "../../constructor/data/construct.schema.json"
 
 name: NoCondaOptions
-version: X
+version: 1.0.0
 installer_type: all
 
 channels:
diff --git a/examples/customized_welcome_conclusion/construct.yaml b/examples/customized_welcome_conclusion/construct.yaml
index 79f55f943..1cb22b701 100644
--- a/examples/customized_welcome_conclusion/construct.yaml
+++ b/examples/customized_welcome_conclusion/construct.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 "$schema": "../../constructor/data/construct.schema.json"
 
 name: CustomizedWelcomeConclusion
-version: X
+version: 1.0.0
 installer_type: all
 channels:
   - http://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main/
diff --git a/examples/exe_extra_pages/construct.yaml b/examples/exe_extra_pages/construct.yaml
index 862cb1d9b..78569621c 100644
--- a/examples/exe_extra_pages/construct.yaml
+++ b/examples/exe_extra_pages/construct.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 {% set name = "extraPageSingle" %}
 {% endif %}
 name: {{ name }}
-version: X
+version: 1.0.0
 installer_type: all
 channels:
   - http://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main/
diff --git a/examples/extra_envs/construct.yaml b/examples/extra_envs/construct.yaml
index aedaf28ff..aad79aac0 100644
--- a/examples/extra_envs/construct.yaml
+++ b/examples/extra_envs/construct.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 "$schema": "../../constructor/data/construct.schema.json"
 
 name: ExtraEnvs
-version: X
+version: 1.0.0
 installer_type: all
 channels:
   - https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge
diff --git a/examples/extra_files/construct.yaml b/examples/extra_files/construct.yaml
index 0bcbd2b6d..de294d5ce 100644
--- a/examples/extra_files/construct.yaml
+++ b/examples/extra_files/construct.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 "$schema": "../../constructor/data/construct.schema.json"
 
 name: ExtraFiles
-version: X
+version: 1.0.0
 installer_type: all
 check_path_spaces: False
 check_path_length: False
diff --git a/examples/from_env_txt/construct.yaml b/examples/from_env_txt/construct.yaml
index ee8412dc7..5cb7ae774 100644
--- a/examples/from_env_txt/construct.yaml
+++ b/examples/from_env_txt/construct.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 "$schema": "../../constructor/data/construct.schema.json"
 
 name: EnvironmentTXT
-version: X
+version: 1.0.0
 installer_type: all
 environment_file: env.txt
 initialize_by_default: false
diff --git a/examples/from_env_yaml/construct.yaml b/examples/from_env_yaml/construct.yaml
index d86bdeafb..caa5922b8 100644
--- a/examples/from_env_yaml/construct.yaml
+++ b/examples/from_env_yaml/construct.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 "$schema": "../../constructor/data/construct.schema.json"
 
 name: EnvironmentYAML
-version: X
+version: 1.0.0
 installer_type: all
 environment_file: env.yaml
 initialize_by_default: false
diff --git a/examples/from_existing_env/construct.yaml b/examples/from_existing_env/construct.yaml
index e60d00945..42a95ed05 100644
--- a/examples/from_existing_env/construct.yaml
+++ b/examples/from_existing_env/construct.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # yaml-language-server: $schema=../../constructor/data/construct.schema.json
 "$schema": "../../constructor/data/construct.schema.json"
 name: Existing
-version: X
+version: 1.0.0
 installer_type: all
 environment: {{ os.environ.get("CONSTRUCTOR_TEST_EXISTING_ENV", os.environ["CONDA_PREFIX"]) }}
 channels:
diff --git a/examples/from_explicit/construct.yaml b/examples/from_explicit/construct.yaml
index 9137fa8f7..6e07790cd 100644
--- a/examples/from_explicit/construct.yaml
+++ b/examples/from_explicit/construct.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 "$schema": "../../constructor/data/construct.schema.json"
 
 name: Explicit
-version: X
+version: 1.0.0
 installer_type: all
 environment_file: explicit_linux-64.txt
 initialize_by_default: false
diff --git a/examples/miniconda/construct.yaml b/examples/miniconda/construct.yaml
index 7c5dad48b..a8b8308ba 100644
--- a/examples/miniconda/construct.yaml
+++ b/examples/miniconda/construct.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 "$schema": "../../constructor/data/construct.schema.json"
 
 name: MinicondaX
-version: X
+version: 1.0.0
 installer_type: all
 
 channels:
diff --git a/examples/mirrored_channels/construct.yaml b/examples/mirrored_channels/construct.yaml
index f105c6d0c..6e7ab9d81 100644
--- a/examples/mirrored_channels/construct.yaml
+++ b/examples/mirrored_channels/construct.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 "$schema": "../../constructor/data/construct.schema.json"
 
 name: Mirrors
-version: X
+version: 1.0.0
 
 channels:
   - conda-forge
diff --git a/examples/noconda/constructor_input.yaml b/examples/noconda/constructor_input.yaml
index 5e3fa6fd3..d2d96575a 100644
--- a/examples/noconda/constructor_input.yaml
+++ b/examples/noconda/constructor_input.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 "$schema": "../../constructor/data/construct.schema.json"
 
 name: NoConda
-version: X
+version: 1.0.0
 installer_type: all
 channels:
   - http://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main/
diff --git a/examples/outputs/construct.yaml b/examples/outputs/construct.yaml
index 01aa24a0a..9080dc36d 100644
--- a/examples/outputs/construct.yaml
+++ b/examples/outputs/construct.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 "$schema": "../../constructor/data/construct.schema.json"
 
 name: Outputs
-version: X
+version: 1.0.0
 installer_type: sh  # [unix]
 installer_type: exe  # [win]
 channels:
diff --git a/examples/protected_base/construct.yaml b/examples/protected_base/construct.yaml
index c43044761..56581b6c6 100644
--- a/examples/protected_base/construct.yaml
+++ b/examples/protected_base/construct.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 "$schema": "../../constructor/data/construct.schema.json"
 
 name: ProtectedBaseEnv
-version: X
+version: 1.0.0
 installer_type: all
 
 channels:
diff --git a/examples/register_envs/construct.yaml b/examples/register_envs/construct.yaml
index b55eae9ea..1a75593b2 100644
--- a/examples/register_envs/construct.yaml
+++ b/examples/register_envs/construct.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 "$schema": "../../constructor/data/construct.schema.json"
 
 name: RegisterEnvs
-version: X
+version: 1.0.0
 installer_type: all
 channels:
   - http://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main/
diff --git a/examples/scripts/construct.yaml b/examples/scripts/construct.yaml
index 935b1f40b..48e37248d 100644
--- a/examples/scripts/construct.yaml
+++ b/examples/scripts/construct.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 "$schema": "../../constructor/data/construct.schema.json"
 
 name: Scripts
-version: X
+version: 1.0.0
 installer_type: all
 channels:
   - http://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main/
diff --git a/examples/shortcuts/construct.yaml b/examples/shortcuts/construct.yaml
index b237e83c2..c2d50c94d 100644
--- a/examples/shortcuts/construct.yaml
+++ b/examples/shortcuts/construct.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 "$schema": "../../constructor/data/construct.schema.json"
 
 name: MinicondaWithShortcuts
-version: X
+version: 1.0.0
 installer_type: all
 
 channels:
diff --git a/examples/signing/construct.yaml b/examples/signing/construct.yaml
index 06ce44d00..87d102e2d 100644
--- a/examples/signing/construct.yaml
+++ b/examples/signing/construct.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 "$schema": "../../constructor/data/construct.schema.json"
 
 name: Signed
-version: X
+version: 1.0.0
 installer_type: all
 channels:
   - http://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main/
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 97eb1235a..b3159dd45 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "jinja2",
     "jsonschema >=4",
     "tomli-w >=1.2.0",
+    "briefcase"
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
diff --git a/tests/test_examples.py b/tests/test_examples.py
index 7d8913e2f..8e94caea3 100644
--- a/tests/test_examples.py
+++ b/tests/test_examples.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import ctypes
 import getpass
 import json
 import os
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@
 REPO_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent
 ON_CI = bool(os.environ.get("CI")) and os.environ.get("CI") != "0"
 CONSTRUCTOR_CONDA_EXE = os.environ.get("CONSTRUCTOR_CONDA_EXE")
+CONSTRUCTOR_VERBOSE = os.environ.get("CONSTRUCTOR_VERBOSE")
 CONDA_EXE, CONDA_EXE_VERSION = identify_conda_exe(CONSTRUCTOR_CONDA_EXE)
 if CONDA_EXE_VERSION is not None:
     CONDA_EXE_VERSION = Version(CONDA_EXE_VERSION)
@@ -286,6 +288,75 @@ def _sentinel_file_checks(example_path, install_dir):
             )
 
 
+def is_admin() -> bool:
+    try:
+        return ctypes.windll.shell32.IsUserAnAdmin()
+    except Exception:
+        return False
+
+
+def calculate_msi_install_path(installer: Path) -> Path:
+    """This is a temporary solution for now since we cannot choose the install location ourselves.
+    Installers are named <name>-<version>-Windows-x86_64.msi.
+    """
+    dir_name = installer.name.replace("-Windows-x86_64.msi", "").replace("-", " ")
+    if is_admin():
+        root_dir = Path(os.environ.get("PROGRAMFILES") or r"C:\Program Files")
+    else:
+        local_dir = os.environ.get("LOCALAPPDATA") or str(Path.home() / r"AppData\Local")
+        root_dir = Path(local_dir) / "Programs"
+    return Path(root_dir) / dir_name
+
+
+def _run_installer_msi(
+    installer: Path,
+    install_dir: Path,
+    installer_input=None,
+    timeout=420,
+    check=True,
+    options: list | None = None,
+):
+    """Runs specified MSI Installer via command line in silent mode. This is work in progress."""
+    if not sys.platform.startswith("win"):
+        raise ValueError("Can only run .msi installers on Windows")
+    options = options or []
+    cmd = [
+        "msiexec.exe",
+        "/i",
+        str(installer),
+        "ALLUSERS=1" if is_admin() else "MSIINSTALLPERUSER=1",
+        "/qn",
+    ]
+
+    log_path = Path(os.environ.get("TEMP")) / (install_dir.name + ".log")
+    cmd.extend(["/L*V", str(log_path)])
+    process = _execute(cmd, installer_input=installer_input, timeout=timeout, check=check)
+    if check:
+        print("A check for MSI Installers not yet implemented")
+    return process
+
+
+def _run_uninstaller_msi(
+    installer: Path,
+    install_dir: Path,
+    timeout: int = 420,
+    check: bool = True,
+) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess | None:
+    cmd = [
+        "msiexec.exe",
+        "/x",
+        str(installer),
+        "/qn",
+    ]
+    process = _execute(cmd, timeout=timeout, check=check)
+    if check:
+        # TODO:
+        # Check log and if there are remaining files, similar to the exe installers
+        pass
+
+    return process
+
+
 def _run_installer(
     example_path: Path,
     installer: Path,
@@ -331,12 +402,30 @@ def _run_installer(
             timeout=timeout,
             check=check_subprocess,
         )
+    elif installer.suffix == ".msi":
+        process = _run_installer_msi(
+            installer,
+            install_dir,
+            installer_input=installer_input,
+            timeout=timeout,
+            check=check_subprocess,
+            options=options,
+        )
     else:
         raise ValueError(f"Unknown installer type: {installer.suffix}")
-    if check_sentinels and not (installer.suffix == ".pkg" and ON_CI):
+
+    if installer.suffix == ".msi":
+        print("sentinel_file_checks for MSI installers not yet implemented")
+    elif check_sentinels and not (installer.suffix == ".pkg" and ON_CI):
         _sentinel_file_checks(example_path, install_dir)
-    if uninstall and installer.suffix == ".exe":
-        _run_uninstaller_exe(install_dir, timeout=timeout, check=check_subprocess)
+    if uninstall:
+        if installer.suffix == ".msi":
+            if request:  #  and ON_CI
+                # We always need to do this currently since uninstall doesnt work fully
+                request.addfinalizer(lambda: shutil.rmtree(str(install_dir), ignore_errors=True))
+            _run_uninstaller_msi(installer, install_dir, timeout=timeout, check=check_subprocess)
+        elif installer.suffix == ".exe":
+            _run_uninstaller_exe(install_dir, timeout=timeout, check=check_subprocess)
     return process
 
 
@@ -356,16 +445,19 @@ def create_installer(
 
     output_dir = workspace / "installer"
     output_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-    cmd = [
-        *COV_CMD,
-        "constructor",
-        "-v",
+    cmd = [*COV_CMD, "constructor"]
+    # This flag will (if enabled) create a lot of output upon test failures for .exe-installers.
+    # If debugging generated NSIS templates, it can be worth to enable.
+    if CONSTRUCTOR_VERBOSE:
+        cmd.append("-v")
+    cmd += [
         str(input_dir),
         "--output-dir",
         str(output_dir),
         "--config-filename",
         config_filename,
     ]
+
     if conda_exe:
         cmd.extend(["--conda-exe", conda_exe])
     if debug:
@@ -379,18 +471,21 @@ def create_installer(
 
     def _sort_by_extension(path):
         "Return shell installers first so they are run before the GUI ones"
-        return {"sh": 1, "pkg": 2, "exe": 3}[path.suffix[1:]], path
+        return {"sh": 1, "pkg": 2, "exe": 3, "msi": 4}[path.suffix[1:]], path
 
-    installers = (p for p in output_dir.iterdir() if p.suffix in (".exe", ".sh", ".pkg"))
+    installers = (p for p in output_dir.iterdir() if p.suffix in (".exe", ".msi", ".sh", ".pkg"))
     for installer in sorted(installers, key=_sort_by_extension):
         if installer.suffix == ".pkg" and ON_CI:
             install_dir = Path("~").expanduser() / calculate_install_dir(
                 input_dir / config_filename
             )
+        elif installer.suffix == ".msi":
+            install_dir = calculate_msi_install_path(installer)
         else:
             install_dir = (
                 workspace / f"{install_dir_prefix}-{installer.stem}-{installer.suffix[1:]}"
             )
+
         yield installer, install_dir
         if KEEP_ARTIFACTS_PATH:
             try:
@@ -478,13 +573,27 @@ def test_example_extra_envs(tmp_path, request):
             assert "@EXPLICIT" in envtxt.read_text()
 
         if sys.platform.startswith("win"):
-            _run_uninstaller_exe(install_dir=install_dir)
+            if installer.suffix == ".msi":
+                if request:
+                    request.addfinalizer(
+                        lambda: shutil.rmtree(str(install_dir), ignore_errors=True)
+                    )
+                _run_uninstaller_msi(installer, install_dir)
+            else:
+                _run_uninstaller_exe(install_dir=install_dir)
 
 
 def test_example_extra_files(tmp_path, request):
     input_path = _example_path("extra_files")
     for installer, install_dir in create_installer(input_path, tmp_path, with_spaces=True):
-        _run_installer(input_path, installer, install_dir, request=request)
+        _run_installer(
+            input_path,
+            installer,
+            install_dir,
+            request=request,
+            check_sentinels=CONSTRUCTOR_VERBOSE,
+            check_subprocess=CONSTRUCTOR_VERBOSE,
+        )
 
 
 def test_example_mirrored_channels(tmp_path, request):
@@ -558,6 +667,14 @@ def test_example_miniforge(tmp_path, request, example):
                     raise AssertionError("Could not find Start Menu folder for miniforge")
                 _run_uninstaller_exe(install_dir)
                 assert not list(start_menu_dir.glob("Miniforge*.lnk"))
+            elif installer.suffix == ".msi":
+                # TODO: Start menus
+                if request:
+                    request.addfinalizer(
+                        lambda: shutil.rmtree(str(install_dir), ignore_errors=True)
+                    )
+                _run_uninstaller_msi(installer, install_dir)
+                raise Exception("Test needs to be implemented")
 
 
 def test_example_noconda(tmp_path, request):
@@ -720,7 +837,14 @@ def test_example_shortcuts(tmp_path, request):
                     break
             else:
                 raise AssertionError("No shortcuts found!")
-            _run_uninstaller_exe(install_dir)
+            if installer.suffix == ".msi":
+                if request:
+                    request.addfinalizer(
+                        lambda: shutil.rmtree(str(install_dir), ignore_errors=True)
+                    )
+                _run_uninstaller_msi(installer, install_dir)
+            else:
+                _run_uninstaller_exe(install_dir)
             assert not (package_1 / "A.lnk").is_file()
             assert not (package_1 / "B.lnk").is_file()
         elif sys.platform == "darwin":
@@ -862,8 +986,11 @@ def test_example_from_explicit(tmp_path, request):
 
 
 def test_register_envs(tmp_path, request):
+    """Verify that 'register_envs: False' results in the environment not being registered."""
     input_path = _example_path("register_envs")
     for installer, install_dir in create_installer(input_path, tmp_path):
+        if installer.suffix == ".msi":
+            raise Exception("Test for 'register_envs' not yet implemented for MSI")
         _run_installer(input_path, installer, install_dir, request=request)
         environments_txt = Path("~/.conda/environments.txt").expanduser().read_text()
         assert str(install_dir) not in environments_txt
@@ -924,6 +1051,7 @@ def test_cross_osx_building(tmp_path):
     )
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform.startswith("win"), reason="Unix only")
 def test_cross_build_example(tmp_path, platform_conda_exe):
     platform, conda_exe = platform_conda_exe
     input_path = _example_path("virtual_specs_ok")
@@ -939,6 +1067,7 @@ def test_cross_build_example(tmp_path, platform_conda_exe):
 
 
 def test_virtual_specs_failed(tmp_path, request):
+    """Verify that virtual packages listed via 'virtual_specs' are satisfied."""
     input_path = _example_path("virtual_specs_failed")
     for installer, install_dir in create_installer(input_path, tmp_path):
         process = _run_installer(
@@ -954,6 +1083,8 @@ def test_virtual_specs_failed(tmp_path, request):
             with pytest.raises(AssertionError, match="Failed to check virtual specs"):
                 _check_installer_log(install_dir)
             continue
+        elif installer.suffix == ".msi":
+            raise Exception("Test for 'virtual_specs' not yet implemented for MSI")
         elif installer.suffix == ".pkg":
             if not ON_CI:
                 continue
@@ -1016,6 +1147,8 @@ def test_initialization(tmp_path, request, monkeypatch, method):
             # GHA runs on an admin user account, but AllUsers (admin) installs
             # do not add to PATH due to CVE-2022-26526, so force single user install
             options = ["/AddToPath=1", "/InstallationType=JustMe"]
+        elif installer.suffix == ".msi":
+            raise Exception("Test needs to be implemented")
         else:
             options = []
         _run_installer(
@@ -1051,6 +1184,8 @@ def test_initialization(tmp_path, request, monkeypatch, method):
 
             finally:
                 _run_uninstaller_exe(install_dir, check=True)
+        elif installer.suffix == ".msi":
+            raise Exception("Test needs to be implemented")
         else:
             # GHA's Ubuntu needs interactive, but macOS wants login :shrug:
             login_flag = "-i" if sys.platform.startswith("linux") else "-l"
@@ -1304,7 +1439,8 @@ def test_uninstallation_standalone(
         check_subprocess=True,
         uninstall=False,
     )
-
+    if installer.suffix == ".msi":
+        raise Exception("Test needs to be implemented")
     # Set up files for removal.
     # Since conda-standalone is extensively tested upstream,
     # only set up a minimum set of files.
diff --git a/tests/test_main.py b/tests/test_main.py
index 71aa79fdb..003d9132d 100644
--- a/tests/test_main.py
+++ b/tests/test_main.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ def test_dry_run(tmp_path):
     inputfile = dedent(
         """
         name: test_schema_validation
-        version: X
+        version: 1.0.0
         installer_type: all
         channels:
           - http://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main/