diff --git a/.eslintrc.json b/.eslintrc.json
index 39a02aebee..4947d302a0 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/.eslintrc.json
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
       }
     },
     {
-      "files": ["packages/api/cli/src/**/*.ts", "tools/*.{js,ts}"],
+      "files": ["packages/api/cli/src/**/*.ts", "packages/external/create-electron-app/src/**/*.ts", "tools/*.{js,ts}"],
       "rules": {
         "no-process-exit": "off",
         "node/shebang": [
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 62300f507a..66a45e0af3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           case "$(uname -s)" in
-            Windows*|CYGWIN*|MINGW*|MSYS*) BOLT_VERSION=0.21.2 ;;
+            Windows*|CYGWIN*|MINGW*|MSYS*) BOLT_VERSION=0.24.10 ;;
             *) BOLT_VERSION=latest ;;
           esac
           npm install -g bolt@$BOLT_VERSION
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           case "$(uname -s)" in
-            Windows*|CYGWIN*|MINGW*|MSYS*) BOLT_VERSION=0.21.2 ;;
+            Windows*|CYGWIN*|MINGW*|MSYS*) BOLT_VERSION=0.24.10 ;;
             *) BOLT_VERSION=latest ;;
           esac
           npm install -g bolt@$BOLT_VERSION
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0c78b97d25..3fb184a7c5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   "bolt": {
     "workspaces": [
       "packages/api/*",
+      "packages/external/*",
       "packages/maker/*",
       "packages/publisher/*",
       "packages/utils/*",
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@
     "lint:fix": "prettier --write .",
     "test": "xvfb-maybe cross-env TS_NODE_PROJECT='./tsconfig.test.json' TS_NODE_FILES=1 mocha './tools/test-globber.ts'",
     "test:fast": "xvfb-maybe cross-env TS_NODE_PROJECT='./tsconfig.test.json' TEST_FAST_ONLY=1 TS_NODE_FILES=1 mocha './tools/test-globber.ts'",
+    "preinstall": "node ./tools/maybe-shim-windows.js",
     "postinstall": "rimraf node_modules/.bin/*.ps1 && ts-node ./tools/gen-tsconfigs.ts && ts-node ./tools/gen-ts-glue.ts",
     "prepare": "husky install"
   },
diff --git a/packages/external/create-electron-app/README.md b/packages/external/create-electron-app/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b20c86eacc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/external/create-electron-app/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+## create-electron-app
+
+Create Electron App allows you to quickly bootstrap a new Electron app, using Electron Forge.
+
+### Usage
+
+Initialize a new project by running the following:
+
+```
+// yarn 1
+yarn create electron-app my-app
+
+// npm
+npx create-electron-app@latest my-app
+```
+
+You should now have a directory called my-app with an ultra-minimal Electron app boilerplate inside. If you head into that directory and start up the app, you'll be all set to start developing!
+
+```
+// yarn 1
+cd my-app
+yarn start
+
+// npm
+cd my-app
+npm start
+```
diff --git a/packages/external/create-electron-app/package.json b/packages/external/create-electron-app/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..32d6be3fe7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/external/create-electron-app/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "name": "create-electron-app",
+  "version": "6.0.0-beta.74",
+  "description": "Create Electron App",
+  "main": "dist/index.js",
+  "typings": "dist/index.d.ts",
+  "author": "Samuel Attard",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@electron-forge/cli": "6.0.0-beta.74"
+  },
+  "bin": {
+    "create-electron-app": "dist/index.js"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/external/create-electron-app/src/index.ts b/packages/external/create-electron-app/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0cb57e085f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/external/create-electron-app/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+/* eslint-disable */
+import '@electron-forge/cli/dist/electron-forge-init';
diff --git a/tools/maybe-shim-windows.js b/tools/maybe-shim-windows.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6804b8694d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/maybe-shim-windows.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+
+/*
+ * Adds a shim to fix Windows symlinking with create-electron-app.
+ * Should run on Windows only.
+ * More details: https://github.com/boltpkg/bolt/issues/207
+ */
+function createShim(shimPath) {
+  fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(shimPath), { recursive: true });
+  fs.writeFileSync(shimPath, '');
+}
+
+async function main() {
+  const srcRoot = path.resolve(__dirname, '..');
+  const cli = path.resolve(srcRoot, 'packages', 'api', 'cli', 'dist', 'electron-forge.js');
+  const cea = path.resolve(srcRoot, 'packages', 'external', 'create-electron-app', 'dist', 'index.js');
+  createShim(cli);
+  createShim(cea);
+}
+
+if (process.platform === 'win32') {
+  main().catch((err) => {
+    console.error(err);
+    process.exit(1);
+  });
+}