diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 445de431b4b9..f0b08d83e6ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -1082,6 +1082,16 @@ jobs:
     - run: |
         rustup component add rust-src
         rustup target add ${{ matrix.target }}
+    # Update binutils if MinGW due to https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/112368
+    - run: C:/msys64/usr/bin/pacman.exe -S --needed mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc --noconfirm
+      if: matrix.target == 'x86_64-pc-windows-gnu'
+    - shell: pwsh
+      run: |
+        echo "C:\msys64\mingw64\bin" >> $Env:GITHUB_PATH
+        echo "CC=gcc" >> $Env:GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "CXX=g++" >> $Env:GITHUB_ENV
+      if: matrix.target == 'x86_64-pc-windows-gnu'
+
 
     # On one builder produce the source tarball since there's no need to produce
     # it everywhere
@@ -1096,13 +1106,6 @@ jobs:
       with:
         target: ${{ matrix.target }}
 
-    # Update binutils if MinGW due to https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/112368
-    - run: C:/msys64/usr/bin/pacman.exe -S --needed mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc --noconfirm
-      if: matrix.target == 'x86_64-pc-windows-gnu'
-    - shell: pwsh
-      run: echo "C:\msys64\mingw64\bin" >> $Env:GITHUB_PATH
-      if: matrix.target == 'x86_64-pc-windows-gnu'
-
     - run: $CENTOS ./ci/build-release-artifacts.sh "${{ matrix.build }}" "${{ matrix.target }}"
 
     # Assemble release artifacts appropriate for this platform, then upload them
diff --git a/crates/c-api/CMakeLists.txt b/crates/c-api/CMakeLists.txt
index 5575224644f1..f61e4a3328b6 100644
--- a/crates/c-api/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/crates/c-api/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ find_program(WASMTIME_CARGO_BINARY cargo)
 if(NOT WASMTIME_CARGO_BINARY)
     message(FATAL_ERROR [["cargo" was not found. Ensure "cargo" is in PATH. Aborting...]])
 endif()
+# Note: this line will *always* create ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/artifact
+# during the configure stage of cmake, and there does not seem to be a way to
+# disable this behavior. This prevents cargo package from verifying the package.
 ExternalProject_Add(
     wasmtime-crate
     DOWNLOAD_COMMAND ""
diff --git a/crates/c-api/Cargo.toml b/crates/c-api/Cargo.toml
index 276b01d64df6..6cfe559c60d4 100644
--- a/crates/c-api/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/c-api/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ repository = "https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime"
 readme = "README.md"
 edition.workspace = true
 links = "wasmtime-c-api"
-include = ["include", "src", "build.rs"]
+include = ["include", "src", "build.rs", "CMakeLists.txt", "doxygen.conf.in"]
 
 [lints]
 workspace = true
diff --git a/scripts/publish.rs b/scripts/publish.rs
index b3fcf215413e..978a5fdb774c 100644
--- a/scripts/publish.rs
+++ b/scripts/publish.rs
@@ -522,6 +522,8 @@ fn verify(crates: &[Crate]) {
             .env("CARGO_TARGET_DIR", "./target");
         if krate.name.contains("wasi-nn") {
             cmd.arg("--no-verify");
+        } else if krate.name == "wasmtime-c-api-impl" {
+            cmd.arg("--no-verify");
         }
         run_cmd(&mut cmd);
         run_cmd(