diff --git a/.changeset/cold-bottles-eat.md b/.changeset/cold-bottles-eat.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..249c34646
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/cold-bottles-eat.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'astro': patch
+---
+
+Pin the compiler to fix obscure Windows bug
diff --git a/packages/astro/package.json b/packages/astro/package.json
index b1573d0f0..d46a94743 100644
--- a/packages/astro/package.json
+++ b/packages/astro/package.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     "test": "mocha --parallel --timeout 15000"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@astrojs/compiler": "^0.8.0",
+    "@astrojs/compiler": "0.8.1",
     "@astrojs/language-server": "^0.8.6",
     "@astrojs/markdown-remark": "^0.6.0",
     "@astrojs/prism": "0.4.0",