diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-test.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-test.yml
index 87edfd6..050358b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-test.yml
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: PyO3/maturin-action@e83996d129638aa358a18fbd1dfb82f0b0fb5d3b # v1
         with:
           command: build
-          maturin-version: v1.9.4
+          maturin-version: v1.12.6
           args: --release --out dist
           manylinux: auto
           working-directory: bindings/python
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: PyO3/maturin-action@e83996d129638aa358a18fbd1dfb82f0b0fb5d3b # v1
         with:
           command: sdist
-          maturin-version: v1.9.4
+          maturin-version: v1.12.6
           args: --out dist
           working-directory: bindings/python
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4
diff --git a/tests/package/node/smoke.mjs b/tests/package/node/smoke.mjs
index b53959e..0cb111a 100644
--- a/tests/package/node/smoke.mjs
+++ b/tests/package/node/smoke.mjs
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ import { mkdtemp, readFile, readdir, rm, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import { join, resolve } from "node:path";
 import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
-import { createRequire } from "node:module";
-import { pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
 
 const [artifactDirectory, hostPlatform, expectedVersion = ""] = process.argv.slice(2);
 if (!artifactDirectory || !hostPlatform) {
@@ -36,8 +34,10 @@ try {
       cwd: temporaryDirectory,
       encoding: "utf8",
       env: { ...process.env, npm_config_cache: join(temporaryDirectory, ".npm-cache") },
+      shell: process.platform === "win32",
     },
   );
+  if (result.error) throw result.error;
   if (result.status !== 0) throw new Error(`${result.stdout}${result.stderr}`);
 
   const mainManifest = JSON.parse(
@@ -56,11 +56,24 @@ try {
     await readFile(join(packageDirectory, `stdbr.${platform}.node`));
   }
 
-  const require = createRequire(join(temporaryDirectory, "package.json"));
-  const stdbr = require("@stdbr/stdbr");
-  assert.equal(stdbr.cpfIsValid("52998224725"), true);
-  const esm = await import(pathToFileURL(join(temporaryDirectory, "node_modules", "@stdbr", "stdbr", "index.js")).href);
-  assert.equal(esm.cpfIsValid("52998224725"), true);
+  const probe = `
+    import { createRequire } from "node:module";
+    import { join } from "node:path";
+    import { pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
+    const installDirectory = process.argv[1];
+    const require = createRequire(join(installDirectory, "package.json"));
+    const stdbr = require("@stdbr/stdbr");
+    if (!stdbr.cpfIsValid("52998224725")) process.exit(1);
+    const esm = await import(pathToFileURL(join(installDirectory, "node_modules", "@stdbr", "stdbr", "index.js")).href);
+    if (!esm.cpfIsValid("52998224725")) process.exit(1);
+  `;
+  const probeResult = spawnSync(
+    process.execPath,
+    ["--input-type=module", "--eval", probe, temporaryDirectory],
+    { encoding: "utf8" },
+  );
+  if (probeResult.error) throw probeResult.error;
+  if (probeResult.status !== 0) throw new Error(`${probeResult.stdout}${probeResult.stderr}`);
   const libc = process.platform === "linux"
     ? process.report.getReport().header.glibcVersionRuntime ? "-gnu" : "-musl"
     : "";