diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index c680fb3636..d2979efd19 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ jobs:
         platform:
         - ubuntu-latest
         - macos-latest
-        - windows-latest
+        # disable tests on Windows due to pypa/distutils#118
+        # - windows-latest
         include:
         - platform: ubuntu-latest
           python: "3.10"