diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy-release.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy-release.yml
index b26659859..62b5c6c3d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy-release.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         md5sum ezquake.exe > ezquake.md5
 
+    - name: Invoke msys
+      uses: msys2/setup-msys2@v2
+      with:
+          install: openssh
+
     - name: Setup SSH
       env:
         SSH_AUTH_SOCK: C:\ssh_agent.sock
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy-snapshots.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy-snapshots.yml
index ee17b8e7e..8b6ef7886 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy-snapshots.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy-snapshots.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ jobs:
       run: |
           md5sum ezquake.exe > ezquake.md5
 
+    - name: Invoke msys
+      uses: msys2/setup-msys2@v2
+      with:
+          install: openssh
+
     - name: Setup SSH
       env:
           SSH_AUTH_SOCK: C:\ssh_agent.sock