diff --git a/.github/workflows/after_release.yml b/.github/workflows/after_release.yml
index 21b9a8fe0e184773b35752565da6530bb666c6ec..9130d09889078148072da3990353a5cc5f0a3a34 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/after_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/after_release.yml
@@ -67,6 +67,25 @@ jobs:
   publish_winget:
     runs-on: self-32vcpu-windows-2022
     steps:
+    - name: after_release::publish_winget::sync_winget_pkgs_fork
+      run: |
+        $headers = @{
+            "Authorization" = "Bearer $env:WINGET_TOKEN"
+            "Accept" = "application/vnd.github+json"
+            "X-GitHub-Api-Version" = "2022-11-28"
+        }
+        $body = @{ branch = "master" } | ConvertTo-Json
+        $uri = "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository_owner }}/winget-pkgs/merge-upstream"
+        try {
+            Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $uri -Method Post -Headers $headers -Body $body -ContentType "application/json"
+            Write-Host "Successfully synced winget-pkgs fork"
+        } catch {
+            Write-Host "Fork sync response: $_"
+            Write-Host "Continuing anyway - fork may already be up to date"
+        }
+      shell: pwsh
+      env:
+        WINGET_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.WINGET_TOKEN }}
     - id: set-package-name
       name: after_release::publish_winget::set_package_name
       run: |
diff --git a/tooling/xtask/src/tasks/workflows/after_release.rs b/tooling/xtask/src/tasks/workflows/after_release.rs
index c475617197151c5e7227a98d0119c1025c7b7177..c5171002bfae2aaa41fb24906e3dd7a8909933c3 100644
--- a/tooling/xtask/src/tasks/workflows/after_release.rs
+++ b/tooling/xtask/src/tasks/workflows/after_release.rs
@@ -115,6 +115,26 @@ echo "URL=$URL" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 }
 
 fn publish_winget() -> NamedJob {
+    fn sync_winget_pkgs_fork() -> Step<Run> {
+        named::pwsh(indoc::indoc! {r#"
+            $headers = @{
+                "Authorization" = "Bearer $env:WINGET_TOKEN"
+                "Accept" = "application/vnd.github+json"
+                "X-GitHub-Api-Version" = "2022-11-28"
+            }
+            $body = @{ branch = "master" } | ConvertTo-Json
+            $uri = "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository_owner }}/winget-pkgs/merge-upstream"
+            try {
+                Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $uri -Method Post -Headers $headers -Body $body -ContentType "application/json"
+                Write-Host "Successfully synced winget-pkgs fork"
+            } catch {
+                Write-Host "Fork sync response: $_"
+                Write-Host "Continuing anyway - fork may already be up to date"
+            }
+        "#})
+        .add_env(("WINGET_TOKEN", vars::WINGET_TOKEN))
+    }
+
     fn set_package_name() -> (Step<Run>, StepOutput) {
         let script = format!(
             r#"if ("{IS_PRERELEASE}" -eq "true") {{
@@ -149,6 +169,7 @@ echo "PACKAGE_NAME=$PACKAGE_NAME" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
     named::job(
         Job::default()
             .runs_on(runners::WINDOWS_DEFAULT)
+            .add_step(sync_winget_pkgs_fork())
             .add_step(set_package_name)
             .add_step(winget_releaser(&package_name)),
     )