diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 0301316f..f5a99826 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ jobs:
           if [[ "$RUNNER_OS" == "Windows" ]]; then
             # pyscard seems to build outside venv but not in it.
             # build it so it's cached.
-            "$PYTHON" -m pip install --upgrade pyscard
+            "$PYTHON" -m pip install --upgrade --force-reinstall pyscard
             export PYTHON="${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/venv/scripts/python.exe"
           else
             export PYTHON="${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/venv/bin/python3"