diff --git a/scripts/release/test_package.py b/scripts/release/test_package.py
index 2f23898ea8..0b905f7928 100644
--- a/scripts/release/test_package.py
+++ b/scripts/release/test_package.py
@@ -2,18 +2,26 @@
     Path,
 )
 import subprocess
+import sys
 from tempfile import (
     TemporaryDirectory,
 )
 import venv
 
 
+def get_pip_exe(venv_path: Path) -> Path:
+    """Get the path to pip executable for the given virtual environment."""
+    if sys.platform == "win32":
+        return venv_path / "Scripts" / "pip.exe"
+    else:
+        return venv_path / "bin" / "pip"
+
+
 def create_venv(parent_path: Path) -> Path:
     venv_path = parent_path / "package-smoke-test"
     venv.create(venv_path, with_pip=True)
-    subprocess.run(
-        [venv_path / "bin" / "pip", "install", "-U", "pip", "setuptools"], check=True
-    )
+    pip_exe = get_pip_exe(venv_path)
+    subprocess.run([pip_exe, "install", "-U", "pip", "setuptools"], check=True)
     return venv_path
 
 
@@ -21,7 +29,7 @@ def find_wheel(project_path: Path) -> Path:
     wheels = list(project_path.glob("dist/*.whl"))
 
     if len(wheels) != 1:
-        raise Exception(
+        raise ValueError(
             f"Expected one wheel. Instead found: {wheels} "
             f"in project {project_path.absolute()}"
         )
@@ -30,10 +38,8 @@ def find_wheel(project_path: Path) -> Path:
 
 
 def install_wheel(venv_path: Path, wheel_path: Path) -> None:
-    subprocess.run(
-        [venv_path / "bin" / "pip", "install", f"{wheel_path}"],
-        check=True,
-    )
+    pip_exe = get_pip_exe(venv_path)
+    subprocess.run([pip_exe, "install", f"{wheel_path}"], check=True)
 
 
 def test_install_local_wheel() -> None:
@@ -42,7 +48,10 @@ def test_install_local_wheel() -> None:
         wheel_path = find_wheel(Path("."))
         install_wheel(venv_path, wheel_path)
         print("Installed", wheel_path.absolute(), "to", venv_path)
-        print(f"Activate with `source {venv_path}/bin/activate`")
+        if sys.platform == "win32":
+            print(f"Activate with `{venv_path}\\Scripts\\activate`")
+        else:
+            print(f"Activate with `source {venv_path}/bin/activate`")
         input("Press enter when the test has completed. The directory will be deleted.")