diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
index 2a01bd0..f00cb3a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
@@ -88,3 +88,159 @@ jobs:
           OUTPUT=$(python -c "from cuvis_il import cuvis_il; print(cuvis_il.cuvis_version_swig())")
           echo "Version output: $OUTPUT"
           echo "$OUTPUT" | grep -q "CUBERT SDK" || (echo "Version check failed!" && exit 1)
+
+  setup-windows-deps:
+    needs: prepare
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Cache CUVIS SDK zip
+        id: cache-cuvis-zip
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ${{ github.workspace }}\cuvis_sdk.zip
+          key: cuvis-sdk-zip-windows-${{ needs.prepare.outputs.cuvis_version }}
+
+      - name: Download CUVIS SDK zip
+        if: steps.cache-cuvis-zip.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        shell: pwsh
+        env:
+          CUVIS_VERSION: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.cuvis_version }}
+        run: |
+          $v = $env:CUVIS_VERSION
+          $vn = $v -replace '\.', ''
+          Invoke-WebRequest "https://cloud.cubert-gmbh.de/s/cuvis_sdk_release_ver_$vn/download" -OutFile cuvis_sdk.zip
+
+  build-and-test-windows:
+    needs: [prepare, setup-windows-deps]
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        python: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
+        include:
+          - { python: "3.10", numpy: "2.0.0" }
+          - { python: "3.11", numpy: "2.0.0" }
+          - { python: "3.12", numpy: "2.0.0" }
+          - { python: "3.13", numpy: "2.1.0" }
+          - { python: "3.14", numpy: "2.3.2" }
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Install SWIG 4.2.1
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          winget install --id SWIG.SWIG --version 4.2.1 --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements
+          $swigPkg = Get-ChildItem "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages" -Directory | Where-Object { $_.Name -like "SWIG.SWIG_*" } | Select-Object -First 1
+          $swigExe = Get-ChildItem $swigPkg.FullName -Recurse -Filter "swig.exe" | Select-Object -First 1
+          echo "SWIG_EXECUTABLE=$($swigExe.FullName)" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "SWIG_DIR=$(Join-Path $swigExe.DirectoryName 'Lib')" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Restore CUVIS SDK zip
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ${{ github.workspace }}\cuvis_sdk.zip
+          key: cuvis-sdk-zip-windows-${{ needs.prepare.outputs.cuvis_version }}
+          fail-on-cache-miss: true
+
+      - name: Install CUVIS SDK
+        shell: pwsh
+        env:
+          CUVIS_VERSION: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.cuvis_version }}
+        run: |
+          $v = $env:CUVIS_VERSION
+          Expand-Archive "${{ github.workspace }}\cuvis_sdk.zip" -DestinationPath cuvis_sdk
+          $installer = Get-ChildItem "cuvis_sdk\Cuvis $v\" -Recurse -Filter "Cuvis_C_SDK_Installer_*.exe" | Select-Object -First 1
+          Write-Output "Installing: $($installer.FullName)"
+
+          $logDir = Join-Path $env:RUNNER_TEMP 'cuvis_install'
+          New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $logDir | Out-Null
+          $nsisLog  = Join-Path $logDir 'install.log'
+          $cuvisDir = 'C:\Program Files\Cuvis'
+          $cuvisBin = Join-Path $cuvisDir 'bin'
+
+          # WORKAROUND for a bug in the current Cuvis_C_SDK_Installer (NSIS): $SILENT is never set under /S,
+          # so its bundled runtime driver MSIs (C:\Program Files\Cuvis\Runtime\*.msi, e.g. WavesSetup222.msi)
+          # launch via `msiexec /i ... /passive` instead of /quiet. /passive pops a GUI that nobody dismisses
+          # on a headless runner, so the installer's ExecWait hangs forever. We kill those stuck interactive
+          # msiexec processes so the installer finishes, then re-install the runtime MSIs ourselves with /qn.
+          # Those driver components are secondary -> their failure must not fail the job.
+          # Upstream fix for future installer versions: branch the runtime-MSI calls on ${Silent}, use /quiet.
+          $proc = Start-Process $installer.FullName -ArgumentList '/S', "/LOG=$nsisLog", '/NORESTART' -PassThru
+          $timeoutSec = 600; $elapsed = 0; $grace = 20; $firstSeen = @{}
+          while (-not $proc.HasExited -and $elapsed -lt $timeoutSec) {
+              Start-Sleep -Seconds 10; $elapsed += 10
+              Get-CimInstance Win32_Process | Where-Object {
+                  $_.Name -eq 'msiexec.exe' -and $_.CommandLine -and
+                  $_.CommandLine -match 'Cuvis' -and $_.CommandLine -match '\.msi' -and $_.CommandLine -notmatch '/q' } |
+                ForEach-Object {
+                  if (-not $firstSeen.ContainsKey($_.ProcessId)) {
+                      $firstSeen[$_.ProcessId] = $elapsed
+                      Write-Output "Detected interactive runtime sub-installer (PID $($_.ProcessId)): $($_.CommandLine)"
+                  } elseif ($elapsed - $firstSeen[$_.ProcessId] -ge $grace) {
+                      Write-Output "Killing stuck sub-installer PID $($_.ProcessId) so the main installer can continue."
+                      Stop-Process -Id $_.ProcessId -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+                  }
+                }
+              Write-Output "== t=${elapsed}s : installer running =="
+          }
+
+          if ($proc.HasExited) { Write-Output "Installer exit code: $($proc.ExitCode)" }
+          else { Write-Output "::warning::Installer still running at ${timeoutSec}s - terminating."; Stop-Process -Id $proc.Id -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue }
+
+          if (-not (Test-Path "$cuvisBin\*.dll")) {
+              Write-Output "::error::core CUVIS SDK missing under $cuvisBin"
+              if (Test-Path $nsisLog) { Write-Output '----- NSIS install.log -----'; Get-Content $nsisLog }
+              exit 1
+          }
+
+          Get-ChildItem (Join-Path $cuvisDir 'Runtime') -Filter *.msi -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | ForEach-Object {
+              $msiLog = Join-Path $logDir ($_.BaseName + '.log')
+              $p = Start-Process msiexec -Wait -PassThru -ArgumentList '/i', "`"$($_.FullName)`"", '/qn', '/norestart', '/l*v', "`"$msiLog`""
+              Write-Output "Runtime component $($_.Name) -> msiexec exit $($p.ExitCode)"
+          }
+
+          Write-Output "CUVIS SDK installed:"; Get-ChildItem $cuvisBin | Select-Object -First 20 | Format-Table -Auto | Out-String | Write-Output
+
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+
+      - name: Setup Python ${{ matrix.python }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
+
+      - name: Create venv and install Python build dependencies
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          python -m venv venv
+          .\venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel build
+          python -m pip install numpy==${{ matrix.numpy }}
+
+      - name: CMake configure and build
+        shell: pwsh
+        env:
+          CUVIS: C:\Program Files\Cuvis
+        run: |
+          $env:PATH += ";C:\Program Files\Cuvis\bin"
+          cmake "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release" "-DDOXYGEN_BUILD_DOCUMENTATION=FALSE" "-DSWIG_DIR=$env:SWIG_DIR" "-DSWIG_EXECUTABLE=$env:SWIG_EXECUTABLE" "-DPython_ROOT_DIR=${{ github.workspace }}\venv" "-DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$env:CUVIS" -B build .
+          cmake --build build --target cuvis_pyil --config Release
+
+      - name: Copy built files and install package
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          chmod +x ./copy_pyil_files.sh
+          ./copy_pyil_files.sh build/Release
+          source venv/Scripts/activate
+          pip install .
+
+      - name: Smoke test - verify import and version
+        shell: pwsh
+        env:
+          CUVIS: C:\Program Files\Cuvis\bin
+        run: |
+          .\venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
+          $output = python -c "from cuvis_il import cuvis_il; print(cuvis_il.cuvis_version_swig())"
+          Write-Output "Version output: $output"
+          if ($output -notmatch "CUBERT SDK") { Write-Output "Version check failed!"; exit 1 }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_version.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_version.yml
index 68f0ba8..93521a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_version.yml
@@ -141,8 +141,183 @@ jobs:
           name: wheel-ubuntu${{ matrix.ubuntu }}-py${{ matrix.python }}-${{ matrix.arch }}
           path: dist/*.whl
 
+  setup-windows-deps:
+    needs: prepare
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Cache CUVIS SDK zip
+        id: cache-cuvis-zip
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ${{ github.workspace }}\cuvis_sdk.zip
+          key: cuvis-sdk-zip-windows-${{ needs.prepare.outputs.cuvis_version }}
+
+      - name: Download CUVIS SDK zip
+        if: steps.cache-cuvis-zip.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        shell: pwsh
+        env:
+          CUVIS_VERSION: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.cuvis_version }}
+        run: |
+          $v = $env:CUVIS_VERSION
+          $vn = $v -replace '\.', ''
+          Invoke-WebRequest "https://cloud.cubert-gmbh.de/s/cuvis_sdk_release_ver_$vn/download" -OutFile cuvis_sdk.zip
+
+  build-windows:
+    needs: [prepare, setup-windows-deps]
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        python: ["3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
+        include:
+          - { python: "3.10", numpy: "2.0.0" }
+          - { python: "3.11", numpy: "2.0.0" }
+          - { python: "3.12", numpy: "2.0.0" }
+          - { python: "3.13", numpy: "2.1.0" }
+          - { python: "3.14", numpy: "2.3.2" }
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Install SWIG 4.2.1
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          winget install --id SWIG.SWIG --version 4.2.1 --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements
+          $swigPkg = Get-ChildItem "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages" -Directory | Where-Object { $_.Name -like "SWIG.SWIG_*" } | Select-Object -First 1
+          $swigExe = Get-ChildItem $swigPkg.FullName -Recurse -Filter "swig.exe" | Select-Object -First 1
+          echo "SWIG_EXECUTABLE=$($swigExe.FullName)" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "SWIG_DIR=$(Join-Path $swigExe.DirectoryName 'Lib')" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Restore CUVIS SDK zip
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ${{ github.workspace }}\cuvis_sdk.zip
+          key: cuvis-sdk-zip-windows-${{ needs.prepare.outputs.cuvis_version }}
+          fail-on-cache-miss: true
+
+      - name: Install CUVIS SDK
+        shell: pwsh
+        env:
+          CUVIS_VERSION: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.cuvis_version }}
+        run: |
+          $v = $env:CUVIS_VERSION
+          Expand-Archive "${{ github.workspace }}\cuvis_sdk.zip" -DestinationPath cuvis_sdk
+          $installer = Get-ChildItem "cuvis_sdk\Cuvis $v\" -Recurse -Filter "Cuvis_C_SDK_Installer_*.exe" | Select-Object -First 1
+          Write-Output "Installing: $($installer.FullName)"
+
+          $logDir = Join-Path $env:RUNNER_TEMP 'cuvis_install'
+          New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $logDir | Out-Null
+          $nsisLog  = Join-Path $logDir 'install.log'
+          $cuvisDir = 'C:\Program Files\Cuvis'
+          $cuvisBin = Join-Path $cuvisDir 'bin'
+
+          # WORKAROUND for a bug in the current Cuvis_C_SDK_Installer (NSIS): $SILENT is never set under /S,
+          # so its bundled runtime driver MSIs (C:\Program Files\Cuvis\Runtime\*.msi, e.g. WavesSetup222.msi)
+          # launch via `msiexec /i ... /passive` instead of /quiet. /passive pops a GUI that nobody dismisses
+          # on a headless runner, so the installer's ExecWait hangs forever. We kill those stuck interactive
+          # msiexec processes so the installer finishes, then re-install the runtime MSIs ourselves with /qn.
+          # Those driver components are secondary -> their failure must not fail the job.
+          # Upstream fix for future installer versions: branch the runtime-MSI calls on ${Silent}, use /quiet.
+          $proc = Start-Process $installer.FullName -ArgumentList '/S', "/LOG=$nsisLog", '/NORESTART' -PassThru
+          $timeoutSec = 600; $elapsed = 0; $grace = 20; $firstSeen = @{}
+          while (-not $proc.HasExited -and $elapsed -lt $timeoutSec) {
+              Start-Sleep -Seconds 10; $elapsed += 10
+              Get-CimInstance Win32_Process | Where-Object {
+                  $_.Name -eq 'msiexec.exe' -and $_.CommandLine -and
+                  $_.CommandLine -match 'Cuvis' -and $_.CommandLine -match '\.msi' -and $_.CommandLine -notmatch '/q' } |
+                ForEach-Object {
+                  if (-not $firstSeen.ContainsKey($_.ProcessId)) {
+                      $firstSeen[$_.ProcessId] = $elapsed
+                      Write-Output "Detected interactive runtime sub-installer (PID $($_.ProcessId)): $($_.CommandLine)"
+                  } elseif ($elapsed - $firstSeen[$_.ProcessId] -ge $grace) {
+                      Write-Output "Killing stuck sub-installer PID $($_.ProcessId) so the main installer can continue."
+                      Stop-Process -Id $_.ProcessId -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+                  }
+                }
+              Write-Output "== t=${elapsed}s : installer running =="
+          }
+
+          if ($proc.HasExited) { Write-Output "Installer exit code: $($proc.ExitCode)" }
+          else { Write-Output "::warning::Installer still running at ${timeoutSec}s - terminating."; Stop-Process -Id $proc.Id -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue }
+
+          if (-not (Test-Path "$cuvisBin\*.dll")) {
+              Write-Output "::error::core CUVIS SDK missing under $cuvisBin"
+              if (Test-Path $nsisLog) { Write-Output '----- NSIS install.log -----'; Get-Content $nsisLog }
+              exit 1
+          }
+
+          Get-ChildItem (Join-Path $cuvisDir 'Runtime') -Filter *.msi -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | ForEach-Object {
+              $msiLog = Join-Path $logDir ($_.BaseName + '.log')
+              $p = Start-Process msiexec -Wait -PassThru -ArgumentList '/i', "`"$($_.FullName)`"", '/qn', '/norestart', '/l*v', "`"$msiLog`""
+              Write-Output "Runtime component $($_.Name) -> msiexec exit $($p.ExitCode)"
+          }
+
+          Write-Output "CUVIS SDK installed:"; Get-ChildItem $cuvisBin | Select-Object -First 20 | Format-Table -Auto | Out-String | Write-Output
+
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ inputs.ref || github.ref }}
+          submodules: recursive
+
+      - name: Setup Python ${{ matrix.python }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
+
+      - name: Create venv and install Python build dependencies
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          python -m venv venv
+          .\venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel build
+          python -m pip install numpy==${{ matrix.numpy }}
+
+      - name: CMake configure and build
+        shell: pwsh
+        env:
+          CUVIS: C:\Program Files\Cuvis
+        run: |
+          $env:PATH += ";C:\Program Files\Cuvis\bin"
+          cmake "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release" "-DDOXYGEN_BUILD_DOCUMENTATION=FALSE" "-DSWIG_DIR=$env:SWIG_DIR" "-DSWIG_EXECUTABLE=$env:SWIG_EXECUTABLE" "-DPython_ROOT_DIR=${{ github.workspace }}\venv" "-DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$env:CUVIS" -B build .
+          cmake --build build --target cuvis_pyil --config Release
+
+      - name: Copy built files and package wheel
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          rm -rf ./cuvis_il/*cuvis*
+          rm -rf ./dist/*.whl
+          chmod +x ./copy_pyil_files.sh
+          ./copy_pyil_files.sh build/Release
+          source venv/Scripts/activate
+          python -m build --wheel --no-isolation
+
+      - name: Tag wheel with correct Python and platform tags
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          source venv/Scripts/activate
+          PYTHON_TAG="py$(echo '${{ matrix.python }}' | tr -d '.')"
+          WHEELS=$(find dist -type f -name "*.whl")
+          WHEEL_COUNT=$(echo "$WHEELS" | wc -l)
+          if [ "$WHEEL_COUNT" -ne 1 ]; then
+            echo "Expected exactly 1 wheel, found $WHEEL_COUNT"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Tagging $WHEELS with --python-tag=$PYTHON_TAG --platform-tag=win_amd64"
+          python -m wheel tags --remove \
+            --python-tag="$PYTHON_TAG" \
+            --platform-tag=win_amd64 \
+            "$WHEELS"
+
+      - name: Upload wheel artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: wheel-windows-py${{ matrix.python }}
+          path: dist/*.whl
+
   preflight:
-      needs: [prepare, build]
+      needs: [prepare, build, build-windows]
       runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
       permissions:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 33ab0e3..c77b7b5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "cuvis_il"
-version = "3.5.3.1"
+version = "3.5.3.2"
 description = "Compiled Python Bindings for the CUVIS SDK."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.9"