diff --git a/bff-cli/build.rs b/bff-cli/build.rs
index 517ae19..d16f6a9 100644
--- a/bff-cli/build.rs
+++ b/bff-cli/build.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::env;
+
 use shadow_rs::{BuildPattern, ShadowBuilder};
 
 fn main() {
@@ -5,4 +7,30 @@ fn main() {
         .build_pattern(BuildPattern::Lazy)
         .build()
         .unwrap();
+
+    set_windows_exe_options();
+}
+
+// https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/commit/5e6bb83268518dcd74c96b5504f485b71e604e4c
+// https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/commit/db6bb21a629d5b1ec1bfe89c693b280497c9eedc
+// Add a manifest file to bff-cli.exe.
+fn set_windows_exe_options() {
+    static MANIFEST: &str = "pkg/windows/Manifest.xml";
+
+    let Ok(target_os) = env::var("CARGO_CFG_TARGET_OS") else { return };
+    let Ok(target_env) = env::var("CARGO_CFG_TARGET_ENV") else { return };
+    if !(target_os == "windows" && target_env == "msvc") {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    let mut manifest = env::current_dir().unwrap();
+    manifest.push(MANIFEST);
+    let manifest = manifest.to_str().unwrap();
+
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed={}", MANIFEST);
+    // Embed the Windows application manifest file.
+    println!("cargo:rustc-link-arg-bin=bff-cli=/MANIFEST:EMBED");
+    println!("cargo:rustc-link-arg-bin=bff-cli=/MANIFESTINPUT:{manifest}");
+    // Turn linker warnings into errors.
+    println!("cargo:rustc-link-arg-bin=bff-cli=/WX");
 }
diff --git a/bff-cli/pkg/windows/Manifest.xml b/bff-cli/pkg/windows/Manifest.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6f0e70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bff-cli/pkg/windows/Manifest.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
+<!--
+This is a Windows application manifest file.
+See: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/sbscs/application-manifests
+-->
+<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0" xmlns:asmv3="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
+    <!-- Versions rustc supports as compiler hosts -->
+    <compatibility xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:compatibility.v1">
+        <application>
+            <!-- Windows 7 --><supportedOS Id="{35138b9a-5d96-4fbd-8e2d-a2440225f93a}"/>
+            <!-- Windows 8 --><supportedOS Id="{4a2f28e3-53b9-4441-ba9c-d69d4a4a6e38}"/>
+            <!-- Windows 8.1 --><supportedOS Id="{1f676c76-80e1-4239-95bb-83d0f6d0da78}"/>
+            <!-- Windows 10 and 11 --><supportedOS Id="{8e0f7a12-bfb3-4fe8-b9a5-48fd50a15a9a}"/>
+        </application>
+    </compatibility>
+    <!-- Use UTF-8 code page -->
+    <asmv3:application>
+        <asmv3:windowsSettings xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2019/WindowsSettings">
+            <activeCodePage>UTF-8</activeCodePage>
+        </asmv3:windowsSettings>
+    </asmv3:application>
+    <!-- Remove (most) legacy path limits -->
+    <asmv3:application>
+        <asmv3:windowsSettings xmlns:ws2="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2016/WindowsSettings">
+            <ws2:longPathAware>true</ws2:longPathAware>
+        </asmv3:windowsSettings>
+    </asmv3:application>
+</assembly>