diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 0f1b29e27..492d912e4 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -62,17 +62,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - checkout
       - run: apt-get update -y
-      - run: apt-get install -y cmake gcc-mingw-w64-i686 g++-mingw-w64-i686 wget git
-      - run: wget https://www.libsdl.org/release/SDL2-devel-2.0.9-mingw.tar.gz
-      - run: tar -xzf SDL2-devel-2.0.9-mingw.tar.gz
-      - run: wget https://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_ttf/release/SDL2_ttf-devel-2.0.15-mingw.tar.gz
-      - run: tar -xzf SDL2_ttf-devel-2.0.15-mingw.tar.gz
-      - run: wget https://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_mixer/release/SDL2_mixer-devel-2.0.4-mingw.tar.gz
-      - run: tar -xzf SDL2_mixer-devel-2.0.4-mingw.tar.gz
-      - run: wget https://github.com/jedisct1/libsodium/releases/download/1.0.18-RELEASE/libsodium-1.0.18-mingw.tar.gz
-      - run: tar -xzf libsodium-1.0.18-mingw.tar.gz --no-same-owner
-      - run: cp -r libsodium-win32/* /usr/i686-w64-mingw32
-      - run: cp -r SDL2*/i686-w64-mingw32 /usr
+      - run: apt-get install -y cmake gcc-mingw-w64-i686 g++-mingw-w64-i686 wget git sudo
+      - run: Packaging/windows/mingw-prep.sh
       - run: cmake -S. -Bbuild -DNIGHTLY_BUILD=ON -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=../CMake/mingwcc.cmake
       - run: cmake --build build -j $(nproc)
       - store_artifacts: {path: ./build/devilutionx.exe, destination: devilutionx_x86.exe}
diff --git a/Packaging/windows/mingw-prep.sh b/Packaging/windows/mingw-prep.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..15e182771
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Packaging/windows/mingw-prep.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# exit when any command fails
+set -euo pipefail
+
+wget https://www.libsdl.org/release/SDL2-devel-2.0.9-mingw.tar.gz
+tar -xzf SDL2-devel-2.0.9-mingw.tar.gz
+wget https://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_ttf/release/SDL2_ttf-devel-2.0.15-mingw.tar.gz
+tar -xzf SDL2_ttf-devel-2.0.15-mingw.tar.gz
+wget https://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_mixer/release/SDL2_mixer-devel-2.0.4-mingw.tar.gz
+tar -xzf SDL2_mixer-devel-2.0.4-mingw.tar.gz
+wget https://github.com/jedisct1/libsodium/releases/download/1.0.18-RELEASE/libsodium-1.0.18-mingw.tar.gz
+tar -xzf libsodium-1.0.18-mingw.tar.gz --no-same-owner
+sudo cp -r libsodium-win32/* /usr/i686-w64-mingw32
+sudo cp -r SDL2*/i686-w64-mingw32 /usr
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f262ec7d1..791300cc6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ cmake --build . -j $(sysctl -n hw.ncpuonline)
 
 ### Installing dependencies on WSL, Debian and Ubuntu
 
-Download and place the 32bit MinGW Development Libraries of [SDL2](https://www.libsdl.org/download-2.0.php), [SDL2_mixer](https://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_mixer/), [SDL2_ttf](https://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_ttf/) and [Libsodium](https://github.com/jedisct1/libsodium/releases) in `/usr/i686-w64-mingw32`.
+Download and place the 32bit MinGW Development Libraries of [SDL2](https://www.libsdl.org/download-2.0.php), [SDL2_mixer](https://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_mixer/), [SDL2_ttf](https://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_ttf/) and [Libsodium](https://github.com/jedisct1/libsodium/releases) in `/usr/i686-w64-mingw32`. This can be done automatically by running 
+`Packaging/windows/mingw-prep.sh`.
 NOTE: SDL2 2.0.12 appears to not compile correctly.
 
 ```