From 8be8a8eb6a9ef681a420151c87c7eec2c8cfc9e1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Pedram Amini <pedram.amini@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:36:51 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] fix: add Python 3.11 setup for Windows build (distutils
 removed in 3.12+)

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f740597a..68c8468d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -112,6 +112,13 @@ jobs:
         if: matrix.platform == 'win'
         uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
 
+      # Windows: Setup Python 3.11 for node-gyp (Python 3.12+ removed distutils)
+      - name: Setup Python for node-gyp (Windows)
+        if: matrix.platform == 'win'
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.11'
+
       # macOS: Setup Python 3.11 for node-gyp (Python 3.12+ removed distutils)
       - name: Setup Python for node-gyp
         if: matrix.platform == 'mac'