diff --git a/.github/workflows/cmake.yml b/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
index 92043b5c..6b123150 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
@@ -149,3 +149,32 @@ jobs:
             ./build/matdump -v ./share/test_file.mat
             ./build/matdump -v -f whos ./share/test_file.mat
 
+  build-cygwin:
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    name: windows-cygwin
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 5
+      - name: Setup Cygwin environment
+        uses: egor-tensin/setup-cygwin@v4
+        with:
+          packages: cmake gcc-g++ hdf5 libhdf5-devel zlib-devel
+      - name: Configure Release
+        run: |
+          cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DMATIO_MAT73=OFF
+      - name: Build with gcc
+        run: |
+          cmake --build ./build
+      - name: Test
+        run: |
+          ./build/test_snprintf
+          ./build/test_mat -H
+          ./build/test_mat -L
+          ./build/test_mat -V
+          ./build/matdump -v -H
+          ./build/matdump -V
+          ./build/matdump -d ./share/test_file.mat structure
+          ./build/matdump -v ./share/test_file.mat
+          ./build/matdump -v -f whos ./share/test_file.mat