diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 9303d68..75db2da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     env:
       OS_NAME: windows
-      COMPILE_CONFIG: native_dyn
+      COMPILE_CONFIG: native_mixed
       HOME: 'C:\\Users\\runneradmin'
     steps:
     - name: Checkout code
diff --git a/kiwixbuild/configs/native.py b/kiwixbuild/configs/native.py
index 20c55a5..3da055a 100644
--- a/kiwixbuild/configs/native.py
+++ b/kiwixbuild/configs/native.py
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ class NativeDyn(NativeConfigInfo):
 class NativeStatic(NativeConfigInfo):
     name = "native_static"
     static = True
-    compatible_hosts = ["fedora", "debian", "Darwin", "almalinux"]
+    compatible_hosts = ["fedora", "debian", "Darwin", "almalinux", "Windows"]
 
 
 class NativeMixed(MixedMixin("native_static"), NativeConfigInfo):
     name = "native_mixed"
     static = False
-    compatible_hosts = ["fedora", "debian", "Darwin", "almalinux"]
+    compatible_hosts = ["fedora", "debian", "Darwin", "almalinux", "Windows"]
diff --git a/kiwixbuild/dependencies/all_dependencies.py b/kiwixbuild/dependencies/all_dependencies.py
index 1894f57..25dba4f 100644
--- a/kiwixbuild/dependencies/all_dependencies.py
+++ b/kiwixbuild/dependencies/all_dependencies.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class AllBaseDependencies(Dependency):
         @classmethod
         def get_dependencies(cls, configInfo, allDeps):
             if neutralEnv("distname") == "Windows":
-                return ["zlib", "zstd", "icu4c", "zim-testing-suite"]
+                return ["zlib", "zstd", "icu4c", "zim-testing-suite", "xapian-core"]
             if configInfo.build == "wasm" or environ.get("OS_NAME") == "manylinux":
                 return ["zlib", "lzma", "zstd", "icu4c", "xapian-core"]
 
diff --git a/kiwixbuild/dependencies/icu4c.py b/kiwixbuild/dependencies/icu4c.py
index 689d415..b3dfaaa 100644
--- a/kiwixbuild/dependencies/icu4c.py
+++ b/kiwixbuild/dependencies/icu4c.py
@@ -39,15 +39,16 @@ class Icu(Dependency):
                 topdir=None,
                 name=self.source_dir,
             )
-            shutil.rmtree(
-                pj(neutralEnv("source_dir"), self.source_dir, "source", "data")
-            )
-            extract_archive(
-                pj(neutralEnv("archive_dir"), self.archive_data.name),
-                pj(neutralEnv("source_dir"), self.source_dir, "source"),
-                topdir="data",
-                name="data",
-            )
+            if platform.system() != "Windows":
+                shutil.rmtree(
+                    pj(neutralEnv("source_dir"), self.source_dir, "source", "data")
+                )
+                extract_archive(
+                    pj(neutralEnv("archive_dir"), self.archive_data.name),
+                    pj(neutralEnv("source_dir"), self.source_dir, "source"),
+                    topdir="data",
+                    name="data",
+                )
             extract_archive(
                 pj(neutralEnv("archive_dir"), self.meson_patch.name),
                 neutralEnv("source_dir"),
diff --git a/kiwixbuild/dependencies/libzim.py b/kiwixbuild/dependencies/libzim.py
index 4928c94..cb5adcf 100644
--- a/kiwixbuild/dependencies/libzim.py
+++ b/kiwixbuild/dependencies/libzim.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class Libzim(Dependency):
         @classmethod
         def get_dependencies(cls, configInfo, allDeps):
             if neutralEnv("distname") == "Windows":
-                return ["zstd", "icu4c", "zim-testing-suite"]
+                return ["zstd", "xapian-core", "icu4c", "zim-testing-suite"]
             deps = ["lzma", "zstd", "xapian-core", "icu4c"]
             if configInfo.name not in ("flatpak", "wasm"):
                 deps.append("zim-testing-suite")
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class Libzim(Dependency):
         def configure_options(self):
             configInfo = self.buildEnv.configInfo
             if neutralEnv("distname") == "Windows":
-                yield "-Dwith_xapian=false"
+                yield "-Dwith_xapian_fuller=false"
                 yield "-Dwerror=false"
             if configInfo.build == "android":
                 yield "-DUSE_BUFFER_HEADER=false"
diff --git a/kiwixbuild/dependencies/xapian.py b/kiwixbuild/dependencies/xapian.py
index 252d2c2..e49289f 100644
--- a/kiwixbuild/dependencies/xapian.py
+++ b/kiwixbuild/dependencies/xapian.py
@@ -1,38 +1,58 @@
-from .base import Dependency, ReleaseDownload, MakeBuilder
+from .base import Dependency, GitClone, ReleaseDownload, MakeBuilder, MesonBuilder
 
 from kiwixbuild.utils import Remotefile
 from kiwixbuild._global import neutralEnv
 
+import platform
+
 
 class Xapian(Dependency):
     name = "xapian-core"
 
-    class Source(ReleaseDownload):
-        archive = Remotefile(
-            "xapian-core-1.4.23.tar.xz",
-            "30d3518172084f310dab86d262b512718a7f9a13635aaa1a188e61dc26b2288c",
-        )
+    if platform.system() == "Windows":
 
-    class Builder(MakeBuilder):
-        configure_options = [
-            "--disable-sse",
-            "--disable-backend-chert",
-            "--disable-backend-remote",
-            "--disable-documentation",
-        ]
-        configure_env = {
-            "_format_LDFLAGS": "{env.LDFLAGS} -L{buildEnv.install_dir}/{buildEnv.libprefix}",
-            "_format_CXXFLAGS": "{env.CXXFLAGS} -O3 -I{buildEnv.install_dir}/include",
-        }
+        class Source(GitClone):
+            git_remote = "https://github.com/openzim/xapian-meson.git"
+            git_dir = "xapian-core"
 
-        @classmethod
-        def get_dependencies(cls, configInfo, allDeps):
-            if neutralEnv("distname") == "Windows":
+        class Builder(MesonBuilder):
+            configure_options = [
+                "-Denable-sse=false",
+                "-Denable-backend-chert=false",
+                "-Denable-backend-remote=false",
+            ]
+            subsource_dir = "xapian-core"
+
+            @classmethod
+            def get_dependencies(cls, configInfo, allDeps):
                 return ["zlib"]
-            deps = ["zlib", "lzma"]
-            if (
-                configInfo.build in ("win32", "wasm")
-                or neutralEnv("distname") == "Darwin"
-            ):
-                return deps
-            return deps + ["uuid"]
+
+    else:
+
+        class Source(ReleaseDownload):
+            archive = Remotefile(
+                "xapian-core-1.4.23.tar.xz",
+                "30d3518172084f310dab86d262b512718a7f9a13635aaa1a188e61dc26b2288c",
+            )
+
+        class Builder(MakeBuilder):
+            configure_options = [
+                "--disable-sse",
+                "--disable-backend-chert",
+                "--disable-backend-remote",
+                "--disable-documentation",
+            ]
+            configure_env = {
+                "_format_LDFLAGS": "{env.LDFLAGS} -L{buildEnv.install_dir}/{buildEnv.libprefix}",
+                "_format_CXXFLAGS": "{env.CXXFLAGS} -I{buildEnv.install_dir}/include",
+            }
+
+            @classmethod
+            def get_dependencies(cls, configInfo, allDeps):
+                deps = ["zlib", "lzma"]
+                if (
+                    configInfo.build in ("win32", "win64", "wasm")
+                    or neutralEnv("distname") == "Darwin"
+                ):
+                    return deps
+                return deps + ["uuid"]
diff --git a/kiwixbuild/versions.py b/kiwixbuild/versions.py
index 0fdc9bd..d78bb2a 100644
--- a/kiwixbuild/versions.py
+++ b/kiwixbuild/versions.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ release_versions = {
 
 # This is the "version" of the whole base_deps_versions dict.
 # Change this when you change base_deps_versions.
-base_deps_meta_version = "01"
+base_deps_meta_version = "02"
 
 base_deps_versions = {
     "zlib": "1.2.12",
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ base_deps_versions = {
     "zstd": "1.5.2",
     "docoptcpp": "0.6.2",
     "uuid": "1.43.4",
-    "xapian-core": "1.4.23",
+    "xapian-core": "1.4.26",
     "mustache": "4.1",
     "pugixml": "1.2",
     "libmicrohttpd": "0.9.76",