diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 00b7d769..2648ce08 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,63 +1,81 @@
 matrix:
   include:
+    - os: windows
+      language: sh
+      python: 3.6
+      name: Build on Python 3.6.8 in Windows
+      env: PYVER="3.6.8" CAIRO_VERSION=1.17.2
+    - os: windows
+      language: sh
+      python: 3.7
+      name: Build on Python 3.7.7 in Windows
+      env: PYVER="3.7.7" CAIRO_VERSION=1.17.2 
+    - os: windows
+      language: sh
+      python: 3.8
+      name: Build on Python 3.8.3 in Windows
+      env: PYVER="3.8.3" CAIRO_VERSION=1.17.2
     - os: linux
       dist: trusty
       language: python
-      python: "3.5"
+      python: 3.5
+      name: Build on Python 3.5 in Trusty Linux
       env: CFLAGS="-Werror -coverage"
     - os: linux
       dist: trusty
       language: python
-      python: "3.6"
+      python: 3.6
+      name: Build on Python 3.6 in Trusty Linux
       env: CFLAGS="-Werror -coverage"
     - os: linux
       dist: xenial
       language: python
-      python: "3.7"
+      python: 3.7
+      name: Build on Python 3.7 in Xenial Linux
       env: CFLAGS="-Werror -coverage"
     - os: linux
       dist: xenial
       language: python
-      python: "3.8"
-      env: CFLAGS="-Werror -coverage"
-    - os: linux
-      dist: xenial
-      language: python
-      python: "pypy3"
+      python: 3.8
+      name: Build on Python 3.8 in Xenial Linux
       env: CFLAGS="-Werror -coverage"
     - os: osx
       osx_image: xcode11.3
       language: generic
+      name: Build on Python 3.8 in Mac OSX xcode11.3
       env: CFLAGS="-Werror -coverage"
-
-
 install:
-  - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "linux" ]]; then travis_retry sudo apt-get update -q; fi
-  - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "linux" ]]; then travis_retry sudo apt-get install -y libcairo2-dev; fi
-  - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]]; then brew update; fi
-  - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]]; then brew install pkg-config || true; fi
-  - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]]; then brew install cairo || true; fi
-  - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]]; then export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="/usr/local/opt/libffi/lib/pkgconfig"; fi
-  - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]]; then brew unlink python@2 || true; fi
-  - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]]; then brew install python || true; fi
-  - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]]; then python3 -m pip install virtualenv; fi
-  - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]]; then virtualenv ../venv -p python3; fi
-  - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]]; then source ../venv/bin/activate; fi
-  - python -m pip install --upgrade setuptools
-  - python -m pip install --upgrade pytest flake8 "sphinx<3" sphinx_rtd_theme coverage codecov hypothesis attrs
-  - python -m pip install --upgrade mypy || true
-  - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" != "osx" ]] && [[ "$TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION" != "3.8" ]] && [[ "${TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION:0:4}" != "pypy" ]]; then python -m pip install --upgrade pygame; fi
-
+  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "linux" ]; then travis_retry sudo apt-get update -q; fi
+  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "linux" ]; then travis_retry sudo apt-get install -y libcairo2-dev; fi
+  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]; then brew update; fi
+  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]; then brew install pkg-config || true; fi
+  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]; then brew install cairo || true; fi
+  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]; then export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="/usr/local/opt/libffi/lib/pkgconfig"; fi
+  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]; then brew unlink python@2 || true; fi
+  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]; then brew install python || true; fi
+  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]; then python3 -m pip install virtualenv; fi
+  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]; then virtualenv ../venv -p python3; fi
+  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]; then source ../venv/bin/activate; fi
+  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" != "windows" ]; then python -m pip install --upgrade setuptools; fi
+  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" != "windows" ]; then python -m pip install --upgrade pytest flake8 "sphinx<3" sphinx_rtd_theme coverage codecov hypothesis attrs; fi
+  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" != "windows" ]; then python -m pip install --upgrade mypy || true; fi
 script:
-  - python -m coverage run --branch setup.py test
-  - python -m codecov --required || true
-  - python -m flake8 .
-  - python setup.py sdist
-  - python setup.py bdist
-  - python setup.py install --root=_root
-  - python setup.py install --root="$(pwd)"/_root_abs
-  - python setup.py bdist_egg
-  - python setup.py bdist_wheel
-  - python setup.py install --root=_root_setup
-  - if [[ "${TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION:0:4}" != "pypy" ]] ; then python -m pip install .; fi
-  - python -m sphinx -W -a -E -b html -n docs docs/_build
+  #windows build
+  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "windows" ]; then source .travis/runPycairo.sh; fi
+  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" != "windows" ]; then python setup.py sdist; fi
+  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" != "windows" ]; then python setup.py bdist; fi
+  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" != "windows" ]; then python setup.py install --root=_root; fi
+  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" != "windows" ]; then python setup.py install --root="$(pwd)"/_root_abs; fi
+  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" != "windows" ]; then python setup.py bdist_wheel; fi
+  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" != "windows" ]; then python setup.py install --root=_root_setup; fi
+  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" != "windows" ]; then if [[ "${TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION:0:4}" != "pypy" ]] ; then python -m pip install .; fi; fi
+  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" != "windows" ]; then python -m sphinx -W -a -E -b html -n docs docs/_build; fi
+
+deploy:
+  if: TRAVIS_OS_NAME = windows
+  provider: releases
+  file_glob: true
+  api_key: $GITHUBOAUTHTOKEN
+  file: dist/*
+  skip_cleanup: true
+  draft: true
diff --git a/.travis/runPycairo.sh b/.travis/runPycairo.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3eed2474
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis/runPycairo.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#download cairo
+curl -L https://github.com/preshing/cairo-windows/releases/download/$CAIRO_VERSION/cairo-windows-$CAIRO_VERSION.zip -o cairocomplied.zip
+7z x cairocomplied.zip
+mv cairo-windows-$CAIRO_VERSION cairocomplied
+curl -L https://aka.ms/nugetclidl -o nuget.exe
+#x64 python begins here
+export INCLUDE="$PWD/cairocomplied/include/"
+export LIB="$PWD/cairocomplied/lib/x64/"
+cp cairocomplied/lib/x64/cairo.dll cairo/cairo.dll
+./nuget install python -Version $PYVER -OutputDirectory python
+./python/python.$PYVER/tools/python.exe -m pip install --upgrade pip
+./python/python.$PYVER/tools/python.exe -m pip install --upgrade wheel
+./python/python.$PYVER/tools/python.exe -m pip install --upgrade setuptools
+./python/python.$PYVER/tools/python.exe -m pip install pytest
+./python/python.$PYVER/tools/python.exe -m pip install --upgrade mypy || true
+./python/python.$PYVER/tools/python.exe setup.py bdist_wheel
+rm cairo/cairo.dll
+#x86 python begins here
+./nuget install pythonx86 -Version $PYVER -OutputDirectory pythonx86
+cp cairocomplied/lib/x86/cairo.dll cairo/cairo.dll
+./pythonx86/pythonx86.$PYVER/tools/python.exe -m pip install --upgrade pip
+./pythonx86/pythonx86.$PYVER/tools/python.exe -m pip install --upgrade wheel
+./pythonx86/pythonx86.$PYVER/tools/python.exe -m pip install --upgrade setuptools
+./pythonx86/pythonx86.$PYVER/tools/python.exe -m pip install pytest
+./pythonx86/pythonx86.$PYVER/tools/python.exe -m pip install --upgrade mypy || true
+export INCLUDE="$PWD/cairocomplied/include/"
+export LIB="$PWD/cairocomplied/lib/x86/"
+./pythonx86/pythonx86.$PYVER/tools/python.exe setup.py bdist_wheel
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7d5f812d..3918272c 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -579,7 +579,6 @@ def main():
         "build_tests": build_tests,
         "sdist": sdist,
     }
-
     setup(
         name="pycairo",
         version=PYCAIRO_VERSION,
@@ -595,6 +594,7 @@ def main():
             "cairo": [
                 "__init__.pyi",
                 "py.typed",
+                "cairo.dll",
             ],
         },
         classifiers=[