diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yaml
index 4e88d06..5460ce9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ jobs:
         pip install Markdown
         pip install flake8
         pip install flake8-tabs
+    - name: Download gettext
+      run: |
+        curl -LO https://github.com/mlocati/gettext-iconv-windows/releases/download/v0.22.5a-v1.17-r3/gettext0.22.5a-iconv1.17-shared-64.exe
+        start /wait gettext0.22.5a-iconv1.17-shared-64.exe /SILENT /DIR=C:\gettext
+        echo "C:\gettext\bin" >> $env:Path
+    - name: Verify msgfmt installation
+      run: msgfmt --version>
     - name: Lint with flake8
       run:
         flake8 --config .github/extra_resources/setup.cfg --exit-zero addon