diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 22bc8a474..0637b5747 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ jobs:
 
   windows-latest-cmake-sycl:
     runs-on: windows-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash
+        
     env:
       WINDOWS_BASEKIT_URL: https://registrationcenter-download.intel.com/akdlm/IRC_NAS/62641e01-1e8d-4ace-91d6-ae03f7f8a71f/w_BaseKit_p_2024.0.0.49563_offline.exe
       WINDOWS_DPCPP_MKL: intel.oneapi.win.cpp-dpcpp-common:intel.oneapi.win.mkl.devel