diff --git a/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/scripts/build-release.mjs b/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/scripts/build-release.mjs
index cf815d094..e9b0d8f0d 100644
--- a/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/scripts/build-release.mjs
+++ b/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/scripts/build-release.mjs
@@ -158,8 +158,9 @@ export function runTauriBuild(args = []) {
   const noBundle = args.includes('--no-bundle');
   const hasTarget = args.includes('--target');
   const targetArgs = noBundle || hasTarget ? [] : ['--target', releaseTarget];
+  const npmCommand = process.platform === 'win32' ? 'npm.cmd' : 'npm';
   const result = spawnSync(
-    'npm',
+    npmCommand,
     [
       '--prefix',
       '../..',