diff --git a/.github/workflows/cibuildwheel.yml b/.github/workflows/cibuildwheel.yml
index f7a4c9e23ac4..85d7d6f994b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cibuildwheel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cibuildwheel.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ jobs:
     env:
       CIBW_ARCHS_MACOS: "x86_64 universal2 arm64"
       MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET: "10.12"
+      CIBW_BEFORE_BUILD_WINDOWS: >-
+        pip install certifi delvewheel oldest-supported-numpy &&
+        git clean -fxd build
+      CIBW_REPAIR_WHEEL_COMMAND_WINDOWS: >-
+        delvewheel repair -w {dest_dir} {wheel}
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-20.04, windows-latest, macos-11]
diff --git a/doc/api/next_api_changes/development/24724-ES.rst b/doc/api/next_api_changes/development/24724-ES.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5a4f992174d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/api/next_api_changes/development/24724-ES.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Windows wheel runtime bundling
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Wheels built for Windows now bundle the MSVC runtime DLL ``msvcp140.dll``. This
+enables importing Matplotlib on systems that do not have the runtime installed.