diff --git a/contrib/win-installer/build.ps1 b/contrib/win-installer/build.ps1
index d917a367f2..1c91cff889 100644
--- a/contrib/win-installer/build.ps1
+++ b/contrib/win-installer/build.ps1
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ if ($args.Count -lt 1 -or $args[0].Length -lt 1) {
     Write-Host 'Uses Env Vars: '
     Write-Host '   $ENV:FETCH_BASE_URL - GitHub Repo Address to locate release on'
     Write-Host '   $ENV:V531_SETUP_EXE_PATH - Path to v5.3.1 setup.exe used to build the patch'
+    Write-Host '   $ENV:PODMAN_ARCH - Installer target platform (x64 or arm64)'
     Write-Host 'Env Settings for signing (optional)'
     Write-Host '   $ENV:VAULT_ID'
     Write-Host '   $ENV:APP_ID'
@@ -103,6 +104,16 @@ if ($ENV:INSTVER -eq "") {
     Exit 1
 }
 
+$installerPlatform = ""
+if ($null -eq $ENV:PODMAN_ARCH -or $ENV:PODMAN_ARCH -eq "amd64") {
+    $installerPlatform = "x64"
+} elseif ($ENV:PODMAN_ARCH -eq "arm64") {
+    $installerPlatform = "arm64"
+} else {
+    Write-Host "Unknown architecture $ENV:PODMAN_ARCH. Valid options are amd64 or arm64."
+    Exit 1
+}
+
 SignItem @("artifacts/win-sshproxy.exe",
           "artifacts/podman.exe")
 $gvExists = Test-Path "artifacts/gvproxy.exe"
@@ -123,10 +134,10 @@ if ($gvExists) {
 if (Test-Path ./obj) {
     Remove-Item ./obj -Recurse -Force -Confirm:$false
 }
-dotnet build podman.wixproj /property:DefineConstants="VERSION=$ENV:INSTVER" -o .; ExitOnError
+dotnet build podman.wixproj /property:DefineConstants="VERSION=$ENV:INSTVER" /property:InstallerPlatform="$installerPlatform" -o .; ExitOnError
 SignItem @("en-US\podman.msi")
 
-dotnet build podman-setup.wixproj /property:DefineConstants="VERSION=$ENV:INSTVER" -o .; ExitOnError
+dotnet build podman-setup.wixproj /property:DefineConstants="VERSION=$ENV:INSTVER" /property:InstallerPlatform="$installerPlatform" -o .; ExitOnError
 wix burn detach podman-setup.exe -engine engine.exe; ExitOnError
 SignItem @("engine.exe")
 
diff --git a/contrib/win-installer/podman-setup.wixproj b/contrib/win-installer/podman-setup.wixproj
index e3c7797bf1..90b28f908b 100644
--- a/contrib/win-installer/podman-setup.wixproj
+++ b/contrib/win-installer/podman-setup.wixproj
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="WixToolset.Sdk/5.0.2">
     <PropertyGroup>
-		<InstallerPlatform>x64</InstallerPlatform>
 		<EnableDefaultCompileItems>false</EnableDefaultCompileItems>
 		<OutputType>Bundle</OutputType>
 	</PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/contrib/win-installer/podman.wixproj b/contrib/win-installer/podman.wixproj
index 3f03dd02cd..a2483e907a 100644
--- a/contrib/win-installer/podman.wixproj
+++ b/contrib/win-installer/podman.wixproj
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <Project Sdk="WixToolset.Sdk/5.0.2">
 	<PropertyGroup>
-		<InstallerPlatform>x64</InstallerPlatform>
 		<EnableDefaultCompileItems>false</EnableDefaultCompileItems>
 	</PropertyGroup>
 	<ItemGroup>
diff --git a/contrib/win-installer/podman.wxs b/contrib/win-installer/podman.wxs
index 9093933bc0..4cdc48a7f0 100644
--- a/contrib/win-installer/podman.wxs
+++ b/contrib/win-installer/podman.wxs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 		-->
 		<SetProperty Id="HIDE_PROVIDER_CHOICE" After="AppSearch" Value="1" Sequence="first" Condition="(SKIP_CONFIG_FILE_CREATION = 1) OR (MACHINE_PROVIDER_CONFIG_FILE_PATH) OR (MAIN_EXECUTABLE_FILE_PATH)" />
 
-		<CustomAction Id="OpenGuide" DllEntry="WixShellExec" Impersonate="yes" BinaryRef="Wix4UtilCA_X86" />
+		<CustomAction Id="OpenGuide" DllEntry="WixShellExec" Impersonate="yes" BinaryRef="Wix4UtilCA_$(sys.BUILDARCHSHORT)" />
 		<util:BroadcastEnvironmentChange />
 		<Feature Id="Complete" Level="1">
 			<ComponentRef Id="INSTALLDIR_Component" />
diff --git a/winmake.ps1 b/winmake.ps1
index 62d4650f37..ad032168ed 100644
--- a/winmake.ps1
+++ b/winmake.ps1
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
 
 #!/usr/bin/env powershell
+[CmdletBinding(PositionalBinding=$false)]
+param (
+    [ValidateSet("amd64", "arm64")]
+    [Alias("arch")]
+    [string]$architecture = $(
+        $defaultArchitecture = "amd64"
+        $arch = try {& go env GOARCH} catch {
+            Write-Warning "Failed retriving the host architecture, using default ($defaultArchitecture). Is Go installed?"
+            return $defaultArchitecture
+        }
+        if ($arch -cnotin @("arm64", "amd64")) {
+            Write-Warning "Unsupported architecture $arch. Using default ($defaultArchitecture)."
+            return $defaultArchitecture
+        }
+    ),
+    [parameter(ValueFromRemainingArguments)][object[]]$params = @()
+)
 
 . ./contrib/cirrus/win-lib.ps1
 
@@ -12,6 +29,7 @@ function Podman-Remote{
     $commit = Git-Commit
     $commit = "-X github.com/containers/podman/v5/libpod/define.gitCommit=$commit "
 
+    $ENV:GOARCH = $architecture
     Run-Command "go build --ldflags `"$commit $buildInfo `" --tags `"$remotetags`" --o ./bin/windows/podman.exe ./cmd/podman/."
 }
 
@@ -75,8 +93,14 @@ function Win-SSHProxy {
         $match = Select-String -Path "$PSScriptRoot\go.mod" -Pattern "github.com/containers/gvisor-tap-vsock\s+(v[\d\.]+)"
         $Version = $match.Matches.Groups[1].Value
     }
-    curl.exe -sSL -o "./bin/windows/gvproxy.exe" --retry 5 "https://github.com/containers/gvisor-tap-vsock/releases/download/$Version/gvproxy-windowsgui.exe"
-    curl.exe -sSL -o "./bin/windows/win-sshproxy.exe" --retry 5 "https://github.com/containers/gvisor-tap-vsock/releases/download/$Version/win-sshproxy.exe"
+    Write-Host "Downloading gvproxy version $version"
+    if ($architecture -eq "amd64") {
+        curl.exe -sSL -o "./bin/windows/gvproxy.exe" --retry 5 "https://github.com/containers/gvisor-tap-vsock/releases/download/$Version/gvproxy-windowsgui.exe"
+        curl.exe -sSL -o "./bin/windows/win-sshproxy.exe" --retry 5 "https://github.com/containers/gvisor-tap-vsock/releases/download/$Version/win-sshproxy.exe"
+    } else {
+        curl.exe -sSL -o "./bin/windows/gvproxy.exe" --retry 5 "https://github.com/containers/gvisor-tap-vsock/releases/download/$Version/gvproxy-windows-arm64.exe"
+        curl.exe -sSL -o "./bin/windows/win-sshproxy.exe" --retry 5 "https://github.com/containers/gvisor-tap-vsock/releases/download/$Version/win-sshproxy-arm64.exe"
+    }
 }
 
 function Installer{
@@ -115,6 +139,7 @@ function Installer{
 
     # Run \contrib\win-installer\build.ps1
     Push-Location $PSScriptRoot\contrib\win-installer
+    $ENV:PODMAN_ARCH = $architecture # This is used by the "build.ps1" script
     Run-Command ".\build.ps1 $version $suffix `"$zipFileDest`""
     Pop-Location
 }
@@ -298,7 +323,7 @@ function Build-Distribution-Zip-File{
         );
     $binariesFolder = "$PSScriptRoot\bin\windows"
     $documentationFolder = "$PSScriptRoot\docs\build\remote\"
-    $zipFile = "$destinationPath\podman-remote-release-windows_amd64.zip"
+    $zipFile = "$destinationPath\podman-remote-release-windows_$architecture.zip"
 
     # Create a temporary folder to store the distribution files
     $tempFolder = New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path "$env:TEMP\podman-windows"
@@ -332,7 +357,7 @@ function Get-Podman-Version{
 }
 
 # Init script
-$target = $args[0]
+$target = $params[0]
 
 $remotetags = "remote exclude_graphdriver_btrfs containers_image_openpgp"
 
@@ -344,30 +369,30 @@ switch ($target) {
         Local-Unit
     }
     'localmachine' {
-        if ($args.Count -gt 1) {
-            $files = $args[1]
+        if ($params.Count -gt 1) {
+            $files = $params[1]
         }
-        Local-Machine  -files $files
+        Local-Machine -files $files
     }
     'clean' {
         Make-Clean
     }
     {$_ -in 'win-sshproxy', 'win-gvproxy'} {
-        if ($args.Count -gt 1) {
-            $ref = $args[1]
+        if ($params.Count -gt 1) {
+            $ref = $params[1]
         }
         Win-SSHProxy($ref)
     }
     'installer' {
-        if ($args.Count -gt 1) {
-            Installer -version $args[1]
+        if ($params.Count -gt 1) {
+            Installer -version $params[1]
         } else {
             Installer
         }
     }
     'installertest' {
-        if ($args.Count -gt 1) {
-            Test-Installer -provider $args[1]
+        if ($params.Count -gt 1) {
+            Test-Installer -provider $params[1]
         } else {
             Test-Installer
         }
@@ -385,7 +410,7 @@ switch ($target) {
         Lint
     }
     default {
-        Write-Host "Usage: " $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name "<target> [options]"
+        Write-Host "Usage: " $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name "<target> [options] [<-architecture|-arch>=<amd64|arm64>]"
         Write-Host
         Write-Host "Example: Build podman-remote "
         Write-Host " .\winmake podman-remote"