diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 9eabf36155..0f77394b8a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ jobs:
               with:
                 python-version: "3.14"
 
+            - name: Setup node.js for rapydscript
+              uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+              with:
+                node-version: "latest"
+
             - name: Install calibre dependencies
               run:
                   python setup/unix-ci.py install
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index fc88c36390..6662c11da9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ jobs:
               languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
               trap-caching: false
 
+        - name: Setup node.js for rapydscript
+          uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+          with:
+            node-version: "latest"
+
         - name: Install calibre dependencies
           if: matrix.language == 'c'
           run:
diff --git a/setup/unix-ci.py b/setup/unix-ci.py
index d2f841283d..c110c5fc40 100644
--- a/setup/unix-ci.py
+++ b/setup/unix-ci.py
@@ -237,17 +237,21 @@ def check_dependencies() -> None:
 
 def main():
     action = sys.argv[1]
-    if iswindows:
-        import runpy
-        m = runpy.run_path('setup/win-ci.py')
-        return m['main']()
+
     if action == 'install':
         # WebEngine is flaky in macOS CI so install rapydscript so bootstrap wont fail
-        run('npm', 'install', 'rapydscript-ng')
+        npm = 'npm.cmd' if iswindows else 'npm'
+        run(npm, 'install', 'rapydscript-ng')
         root = subprocess.check_output(['npm', 'root']).decode().strip()
         with open(os.environ['GITHUB_PATH'], 'a') as f:
             print(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(root, '.bin')), file=f)
 
+    if iswindows:
+        import runpy
+        m = runpy.run_path('setup/win-ci.py')
+        return m['main']()
+
+    if action == 'install':
         install_bundle()
         if not ismacos:
             install_linux_deps()
diff --git a/setup/win-ci.py b/setup/win-ci.py
index 0de19999bc..ec98877bb5 100644
--- a/setup/win-ci.py
+++ b/setup/win-ci.py
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ def main():
     q = sys.argv[-1]
     setup_env()
     if q == 'bootstrap':
+        subprocess.check_call(['rapydscript', '--version'])
         build()
     elif q == 'test':
         test()