diff --git a/.github/fixtures/test-fixtures-locally.sh b/.github/fixtures/test-fixtures-locally.sh
index 6287ba4667..05a1c1c23c 100755
--- a/.github/fixtures/test-fixtures-locally.sh
+++ b/.github/fixtures/test-fixtures-locally.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,19 @@ git init
 # Commit
 "$FIXTURES_DIR/commit.sh"
 
+# Check if we are running on Windows with MINGW64 and if cygpath is available
+if [ -n "$MSYSTEM" ] && [ "$MSYSTEM" = "MINGW64" ]; then
+  echo "Running inside MINGW64 trying to convert paths to Windows format."
+  if command -v cygpath > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    # Convert the path to Windows format
+    SCRIPT_DIR=$(cygpath -w "$SCRIPT_DIR")
+    FIXTURES_DIR=$(cygpath -w "$FIXTURES_DIR")
+  else
+    echo "WARNING: cygpath command not found in the PATH. The script may not work correctly on Windows."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+
 # Show results
 echo -e "\n---Run git-cliff---"
 cargo run --manifest-path "$SCRIPT_DIR/../../Cargo.toml" -- -vv --config "$FIXTURES_DIR/cliff.toml" "${@:2}"