diff --git a/meta-pkgs/windows/environment.yml b/meta-pkgs/windows/environment.yml
index cb05f582da..43ed87255d 100644
--- a/meta-pkgs/windows/environment.yml
+++ b/meta-pkgs/windows/environment.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ dependencies:
   - m2-msys2-runtime
   - m2-which
   - m2-sed
+  - m2-gzip
   - m2w64-gcc
   - m2w64-gsl
   - msmpi