diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1c60f966723..73a64bbe7d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -165,6 +165,36 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-latest
 
     steps:
+      - name: Upgrade Git for Windows to latest (pre)release
+        # This upgrades Git to work around https://github.com/GitoxideLabs/gitoxide/issues/1849.
+        # TODO: Remove this step once the runner image has Git 2.49.0 or higher.
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        run: |
+          $workingDir = '~/git-dl'
+          $repo = 'git-for-windows/git'
+          $pattern = 'Git-*-64-bit.exe'
+          $log = 'setup-log.txt'
+          # Inno Setup args reference: https://jrsoftware.org/ishelp/index.php?topic=setupcmdline
+          $arguments = @(
+              '/VERYSILENT',
+              '/SUPPRESSMSGBOXES',
+              '/ALLUSERS',
+              "/LOG=$log",
+              '/NORESTART',
+              '/CLOSEAPPLICATIONS',
+              '/FORCECLOSEAPPLICATIONS'
+          )
+
+          mkdir $workingDir | Out-Null
+          cd $workingDir
+          $newestTag = gh release list --repo $repo --limit 1 --json tagName --jq '.[0].tagName'
+          gh release download $newestTag --repo $repo --pattern $pattern
+          $installer = Get-Item $pattern
+          Start-Process -FilePath $installer -ArgumentList $arguments -NoNewWindow -Wait
+
+          Get-Content -Path $log -Tail 50
+          git version
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
diff --git a/etc/test-fixtures-windows-expected-failures-see-issue-1358.txt b/etc/test-fixtures-windows-expected-failures-see-issue-1358.txt
index 7f9f3bef3a3..945b94e97b2 100644
--- a/etc/test-fixtures-windows-expected-failures-see-issue-1358.txt
+++ b/etc/test-fixtures-windows-expected-failures-see-issue-1358.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-gix-diff-tests::diff index::renames_by_identity
-gix-diff-tests::diff tree_with_rewrites::renames_by_identity
 gix-glob::glob pattern::matching::compare_baseline_with_ours
-gix-merge::merge tree::run_baseline
 gix-pathspec::pathspec parse::baseline
 gix-pathspec::pathspec parse::valid::glob_negations_are_always_literal
 gix-pathspec::pathspec parse::valid::whitespace_in_pathspec