diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bd6ceb194b..8de0a1ae51 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Added
 - Extension point to add links to the repository cards from plug ins ([#1041](https://github.com/scm-manager/scm-manager/pull/1041))
 
+### Fixed
+- Build on windows ([#1048](https://github.com/scm-manager/scm-manager/issues/1048), [#1049](https://github.com/scm-manager/scm-manager/issues/1049), [#1056](https://github.com/scm-manager/scm-manager/pull/1056))
+
 ## 2.0.0-rc5 - 2020-03-12
 ### Added
 - Added footer extension points for links and avatar
diff --git a/scm-ui/ui-scripts/src/lerna.js b/scm-ui/ui-scripts/src/lerna.js
index b5404fbd62..6479b112fb 100644
--- a/scm-ui/ui-scripts/src/lerna.js
+++ b/scm-ui/ui-scripts/src/lerna.js
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 const { spawnSync } = require("child_process");
+const os = require("os");
+
+const yarnCmd = os.platform() === "win32" ? "yarn.cmd" : "yarn";
 
 const yarn = args => {
-  const result = spawnSync("yarn", args, { stdio: "inherit" });
+  const result = spawnSync(yarnCmd, args, { stdio: "inherit" });
   if (result.error) {
     console.log("could not start yarn command:", result.error);
     process.exit(2);