diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows_arm64.yml b/.github/workflows/windows_arm64.yml
index 811c1fb7d4..9d846752e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows_arm64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows_arm64.yml
@@ -57,13 +57,15 @@ jobs:
           
           mkdir build
           cd build
+          REM Build static so openblas_utest_ext can use its test-local xerbla handler during CTest.
           cmake .. -G Ninja ^
             -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ^
             -DTARGET=ARMV8 ^
             -DBINARY=64 ^
             -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang-cl ^
             -DCMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER=flang-new ^
-            -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON ^
+            -DBUILD_STATIC_LIBS=ON ^
+            -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF ^
             -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR=arm64 ^
             -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Windows ^
             -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=C:/opt
@@ -86,5 +88,3 @@ jobs:
           $env:PATH = "C:\opt\bin;$env:PATH"
           cd build
           ctest
-
-
diff --git a/docs/ci.md b/docs/ci.md
index 37ea26ff92..4b574111ad 100644
--- a/docs/ci.md
+++ b/docs/ci.md
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 | arm64       |Apple M1   |macOS26|gmake      |x86_64| XCode| - | | + | - | both | Github |   |
 | arm64       |Apple M1   |macOS26|gmake      |arm64| XCode| - | | + | - | both | Github |   |
 | arm64       |Apple M1   |macOS26|gmake      |arm| AndroidNDK-llvm | - | | - | - | both | Github |   |
+| arm64       |ARMV8      |Windows11|CMAKE/Ninja| - |LLVM clang-cl|flang-new| | - | - | static | Github | |
 | arm64       |Neoverse N1|Linux  |gmake      | -    |gcc|gfortran| pthreads| - | - | both   | Github |   |
 | arm64       |Neoverse N1|Linux  |gmake      | -    |gcc|gfortran| pthreads| - | + | both   | Github |  |
 | arm64       |Neoverse N1|Linux  |gmake      |-     |gcc|gfortran| OpenMP | - | - | both   | Github |  |
@@ -64,3 +65,6 @@
 | x86_64      |C910V|QEmu         |gmake      |riscv64|gcc|gfortran|pthreads|-|-|both|Github| |
 |power        |pwr9| Ubuntu        |gmake      | - |gcc|gfortran|OpenMP|-|-|both|OSUOSL|  |
 |zarch        |z14 | Ubuntu        |gmake      | - |gcc|gfortran|OpenMP|-|-|both|OSUOSL|  |
+
+The Windows ARM64 CMake job builds OpenBLAS statically so `openblas_utest_ext`
+can use its test-local `xerbla` handler during CTest.