diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
index 9c381284..dc151302 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@ on:
 jobs:
   prepare:
     name: Prepare
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     outputs:
       YARN_CACHE_DIR: ${{ steps.yarn-cache-dir.outputs.YARN_CACHE_DIR }}
       YARN_VERSION: ${{ steps.yarn-version.outputs.YARN_VERSION }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
         node-version: [16.x, 18.x, 20.x]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
@@ -98,12 +99,13 @@ jobs:
           fi
   test:
     name: Test
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     needs:
       - prepare
     strategy:
       matrix:
         node-version: [16.x, 18.x, 20.x]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
diff --git a/src/main.test.ts b/src/main.test.ts
index 82dff548..ca96a812 100644
--- a/src/main.test.ts
+++ b/src/main.test.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,56 @@ describe('main', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  for (const [description, directoryPath] of [
+    ['directories with spaces', '/path/to/my project'],
+    ['directories with quote', "/path/to/my 'project"],
+    ['directories with quotes', "/path/to/my 'proje'ct"],
+    ['directories with double-quote', '/path/to/my "project'],
+    ['directories with double-quotes', '/path/to/my "proje"ct'],
+    [
+      'directories with special characters',
+      '/path/~to/#my/!y \'\\"\\pr@j/e"ct',
+    ],
+  ]) {
+    const tempDirectoryPath = directoryPath.replace(/^\/path\//u, '/tmp/');
+    const cwd = directoryPath.replace(/^\/path\//u, '/workdir/');
+    it(`executes the monorepo workflow for ${description}`, async () => {
+      const project = buildMockProject({
+        directoryPath,
+        isMonorepo: true,
+      });
+      const stdout = fs.createWriteStream('/dev/null');
+      const stderr = fs.createWriteStream('/dev/null');
+      jest
+        .spyOn(initialParametersModule, 'determineInitialParameters')
+        .mockResolvedValue({
+          project,
+          tempDirectoryPath,
+          reset: true,
+          releaseType: 'backport',
+        });
+      const followMonorepoWorkflowSpy = jest
+        .spyOn(monorepoWorkflowOperations, 'followMonorepoWorkflow')
+        .mockResolvedValue();
+
+      await main({
+        argv: [],
+        cwd,
+        stdout,
+        stderr,
+      });
+
+      expect(followMonorepoWorkflowSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        project,
+        tempDirectoryPath,
+        firstRemovingExistingReleaseSpecification: true,
+        releaseType: 'backport',
+        stdout,
+        stderr,
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
   it('executes the polyrepo workflow if the project is within a polyrepo', async () => {
     const project = buildMockProject({ isMonorepo: false });
     const stdout = fs.createWriteStream('/dev/null');
diff --git a/src/monorepo-workflow-operations.test.ts b/src/monorepo-workflow-operations.test.ts
index e1c1e20d..29fa75ce 100644
--- a/src/monorepo-workflow-operations.test.ts
+++ b/src/monorepo-workflow-operations.test.ts
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ function buildMockEditor({
  * @param args.releaseVersion - The new version that the release plan will
  * contain.
  * @param args.releaseType - The type of release.
+ * @param args.editorPath - Mocked path to the editor binary.
  * @returns Mock functions and other data that can be used in tests to make
  * assertions.
  */
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@ async function setupFollowMonorepoWorkflow({
   errorUponExecutingReleasePlan,
   releaseVersion = '1.0.0',
   releaseType = 'ordinary',
+  editorPath = '/some/editor',
 }: {
   sandbox: Sandbox;
   doesReleaseSpecFileExist: boolean;
@@ -172,6 +174,7 @@ async function setupFollowMonorepoWorkflow({
   errorUponExecutingReleasePlan?: Error;
   releaseVersion?: string;
   releaseType?: ReleaseType;
+  editorPath?: string;
 }) {
   const {
     determineEditorSpy,
@@ -182,7 +185,7 @@ async function setupFollowMonorepoWorkflow({
     executeReleasePlanSpy,
     captureChangesInReleaseBranchSpy,
   } = getDependencySpies();
-  const editor = buildMockEditor();
+  const editor = buildMockEditor({ path: editorPath });
   const releaseSpecificationPath = path.join(
     sandbox.directoryPath,
     'RELEASE_SPEC.yml',
@@ -368,6 +371,50 @@ describe('monorepo-workflow-operations', () => {
         });
       });
 
+      for (const [description, editorPath] of [
+        ['editor path with spaces', '/path/to/my editor'],
+        ['editor path with quote', "/path/to/my 'editor"],
+        ['editor path with quotes', "/path/to/my 'proje'ct"],
+        ['editor path with double-quote', '/path/to/my "editor'],
+        ['editor path with double-quotes', '/path/to/my "edi"tor'],
+        [
+          'editor path with special characters',
+          '/path/~to/#my/!y \'\\"\\e@i/0"r',
+        ],
+      ]) {
+        it(`can edit successfully with ${description}`, async () => {
+          await withSandbox(async (sandbox) => {
+            const {
+              project,
+              stdout,
+              stderr,
+              executeReleasePlanSpy,
+              releasePlan,
+            } = await setupFollowMonorepoWorkflow({
+              sandbox,
+              doesReleaseSpecFileExist: false,
+              isEditorAvailable: true,
+              editorPath,
+            });
+
+            await followMonorepoWorkflow({
+              project,
+              tempDirectoryPath: sandbox.directoryPath,
+              firstRemovingExistingReleaseSpecification: false,
+              releaseType: 'ordinary',
+              stdout,
+              stderr,
+            });
+
+            expect(executeReleasePlanSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+              project,
+              releasePlan,
+              stderr,
+            );
+          });
+        });
+      }
+
       it('creates a new branch named after the generated release version if editing, validating, and executing the release spec succeeds', async () => {
         await withSandbox(async (sandbox) => {
           const {