diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 0d8d4bc..b81f744 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ jobs:
     env:
       # These are some environment variables that configure the build so that the binary size is reduced.
       # Inspiration was taken from this blog: https://arusahni.net/blog/2020/03/optimizing-rust-binary-size.html
-      # They're only enable it on main and releases.
+      # They only enable it on main and releases.
 
       # Enable Link Time Optimization (LTO) for our release builds. This increases link time but drastically reduces
       # binary size.
       CARGO_PROFILE_RELEASE_LTO: ${{ needs.metadata.outputs.optimize-build }}
 
-      # Use a single code gen unit, this effectively disables parallel linking but ensures that everything is linked
+      # Use a single code gen unit. This effectively disables parallel linking but ensures that everything is linked
       # together in a single unit which reduces the file-size at the cost of link time.
       # Default for a release build is 16
       CARGO_PROFILE_RELEASE_CODEGEN_UNITS: ${{ needs.metadata.outputs.optimize-build && 1 || 16 }}
@@ -73,11 +73,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           activate-environment: true
 
-      - name: Use static CRT on Windows
-        shell: bash
-        run: echo "RUSTFLAGS=${RUSTFLAGS} -C target-feature=+crt-static" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
-        if: endsWith(matrix.target, 'windows-msvc')
-
       - name: Rust cache
         uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@23bce251a8cd2ffc3c1075eaa2367cf899916d84
         with:
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 27d8583..fd7baf8 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -60,3 +60,6 @@ tempfile = "3.10.1"
 [dev-dependencies]
 async-std = "1.12.0"
 rstest = "0.21.0"
+
+[target.'x86_64-pc-windows-msvc']
+rustflags = ["-C", "target-feature=+crt-static"]
diff --git a/pixi.lock b/pixi.lock
index 5bce928..1ca7379 100644
--- a/pixi.lock
+++ b/pixi.lock
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ environments:
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/linux-64/nodejs-20.12.2-hb753e55_0.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/linux-64/openssl-3.3.0-h4ab18f5_3.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/packaging-24.0-pyhd8ed1ab_0.conda
+      - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/linux-64/pkg-config-0.29.2-h36c2ea0_1008.tar.bz2
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/platformdirs-4.2.2-pyhd8ed1ab_0.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/pluggy-1.5.0-pyhd8ed1ab_0.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/pre-commit-3.7.1-pyha770c72_0.conda
@@ -208,6 +209,7 @@ environments:
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/linux-aarch64/nodejs-20.12.2-hc1f8a26_0.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/linux-aarch64/openssl-3.3.0-h68df207_3.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/packaging-24.0-pyhd8ed1ab_0.conda
+      - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/linux-aarch64/pkg-config-0.29.2-hb9de7d4_1008.tar.bz2
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/platformdirs-4.2.2-pyhd8ed1ab_0.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/pluggy-1.5.0-pyhd8ed1ab_0.conda
       - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/pre-commit-3.7.1-pyha770c72_0.conda
@@ -4910,6 +4912,36 @@ packages:
   license_family: APACHE
   size: 49832
   timestamp: 1710076089469
+- kind: conda
+  name: pkg-config
+  version: 0.29.2
+  build: h36c2ea0_1008
+  build_number: 1008
+  subdir: linux-64
+  url: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/linux-64/pkg-config-0.29.2-h36c2ea0_1008.tar.bz2
+  sha256: 8b35a077ceccdf6888f1e82bd3ea281175014aefdc2d4cf63d7a4c7e169c125c
+  md5: fbef41ff6a4c8140c30057466a1cdd47
+  depends:
+  - libgcc-ng >=7.5.0
+  license: GPL-2.0-or-later
+  license_family: GPL
+  size: 123341
+  timestamp: 1604184579935
+- kind: conda
+  name: pkg-config
+  version: 0.29.2
+  build: hb9de7d4_1008
+  build_number: 1008
+  subdir: linux-aarch64
+  url: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/linux-aarch64/pkg-config-0.29.2-hb9de7d4_1008.tar.bz2
+  sha256: 0d6af1ebd78e231281f570ad7ddd1e2789e485c94fba6b5cef4e8ad23ff7f3bf
+  md5: 1d0a81d5da1378d9b989383556c20eac
+  depends:
+  - libgcc-ng >=7.5.0
+  license: GPL-2.0-or-later
+  license_family: GPL
+  size: 298687
+  timestamp: 1604185362484
 - kind: conda
   name: platformdirs
   version: 4.2.2
diff --git a/pixi.toml b/pixi.toml
index 30ed5b3..502c317 100644
--- a/pixi.toml
+++ b/pixi.toml
@@ -13,14 +13,15 @@ test = "cargo test"
 rust = "1.77.2"
 openssl = "3.*"
 
-[target.linux.activation]
-scripts = ["activate-openssl.sh"]
+# [target.linux.activation]
+# scripts = ["activate-openssl.sh"]
 # TODO: once https://github.com/prefix-dev/pixi/issues/1481 is fixed, replace with
 # [activation.env]
 # OPENSSL_DIR = "$CONDA_PREFIX"
 
 [target.linux.dependencies]
 compilers = ">=1.7.0"
+pkg-config = "*"
 
 [feature.test.dependencies]
 conda = "*"