diff --git a/scripts/cli/build_cli_release.ps1 b/scripts/cli/build_cli_release.ps1
index 4e1e8aeb65179d..a2a60fcd274ec7 100755
--- a/scripts/cli/build_cli_release.ps1
+++ b/scripts/cli/build_cli_release.ps1
@@ -11,10 +11,21 @@
 $NAME="aptos-cli"
 $CRATE_NAME="aptos"
 $CARGO_PATH="crates\$CRATE_NAME\Cargo.toml"
+$Env:OPENSSL_DIR = 'C:\Program Files\OpenSSL-Win64\'
+$Env:OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR = 'C:\Program Files\OpenSSL-Win64\include'
+$Env:VCPKG_ROOT = 'C:\vcpkg\'
 
 # Get the version of the CLI from its Cargo.toml.
 $VERSION = Get-Content $CARGO_PATH | Select-String -Pattern '^\w*version = "(\d*\.\d*.\d*)"' | % {"$($_.matches.groups[1])"}
 
+# Install the developer tools
+echo "Installing developer tools"
+PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts/windows_dev_setup.ps1
+
+# Note: This is required to bypass openssl isssue on Windows.
+echo "Installing OpenSSL"
+vcpkg install openssl:x64-windows-static-md --clean-after-build
+
 # Build the CLI.
 echo "Building release $VERSION of $NAME for Windows"
 cargo build -p $CRATE_NAME --profile cli