diff --git a/docs/resources/changelog.md b/docs/resources/changelog.md
index 44179b37..c1798d45 100644
--- a/docs/resources/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/resources/changelog.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ _During the beta period, these restrictions may be relaxed in the event of a mis
 - Fixed a bug where setting properties before an element was defined would render incorrectly [#425](https://github.com/shoelace-style/shoelace/issues/425)
 - Fixed a bug that caused all modules to be imported when cherry picking certain components [#439](https://github.com/shoelace-style/shoelace/issues/439)
 - Fixed a bug where the scrollbar would reposition `sl-dialog` on hide causing it to jump [#424](https://github.com/shoelace-style/shoelace/issues/424)
+- Fixed a bug that prevented the project from being built in a Windows environment
 - Improved a11y in `sl-progress-ring`
 - Updated to Bootstrap Icons 1.5.0
 - Updated React docs to use [`@shoelace-style/react`](https://github.com/shoelace-style/react)
diff --git a/scripts/build.cjs b/scripts/build.cjs
index a93c14f6..f10a8f86 100644
--- a/scripts/build.cjs
+++ b/scripts/build.cjs
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ const { build } = require('esbuild');
 
 const { dev } = commandLineArgs({ name: 'dev', type: Boolean });
 
-execSync(`rm -rf ./dist`, { stdio: 'inherit' });
+del.sync('./dist');
+
 if (!dev) execSync('tsc', { stdio: 'inherit' }); // for type declarations
 execSync('node scripts/make-metadata.cjs', { stdio: 'inherit' });
 execSync('node scripts/make-icons.cjs', { stdio: 'inherit' });