diff --git a/.cargo/config b/.cargo/config
index 7b655dc..ef0df66 100644
--- a/.cargo/config
+++ b/.cargo/config
@@ -4,8 +4,3 @@
 #rustflags = ["-C", "link-arg=-fuse-ld=lld"]
 #[target.aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu]
 #rustflags = ["-C", "link-arg=-fuse-ld=lld"]
-
-# Statically link the MSVC C Runtime on Windows, so the EXEs can run without
-# installing the C Runtime DLL.
-#[target.'cfg(all(target_env = "msvc"))']
-#rustflags = ["-C", "target-feature=+crt-static"]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d215016..96d02ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -102,6 +102,17 @@ jobs:
             use-cross: false
 
     steps:
+
+      # Build all crates with a statically linked MSVCRT. Specifically crates
+      # that use `cc` in their build scripts (like libgit2-sys), will detect this
+      # and compile objects appropriatly. If there is a way to put this into a
+      # Cargo config file some where, let me know. .cargo/config did not work.
+      - name: Statically link MSVCRT
+        shell: bash
+        if: matrix.os == 'windows'
+        run: |
+          echo "RUSTFLAGS=-C target-feature=+crt-static" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v2