diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
index c43cd156bfc8e..8b8fedd22a5fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
@@ -85,9 +85,13 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/build_windows_${{ matrix.arch }}
         shell: cmd
         run: |
-          echo 'ALEX' > ${{ github.workspace }}\build_windows_${{ matrix.arch }}\test_${{ matrix.arch }}_${{ matrix.configuration }}_1.lib
+          echo 'TEST' > ${{ github.workspace }}\build_windows_${{ matrix.arch }}\test_${{ matrix.arch }}_${{ matrix.configuration }}_1.lib
           mkdir -p ${{ github.workspace }}\build_windows_${{ matrix.arch }}\${{ matrix.Configuration }}\
-          echo 'ALEX' > ${{ github.workspace }}\build_windows_${{ matrix.arch }}\${{ matrix.configuration }}\test_${{ matrix.arch }}_${{ matrix.configuration }}_2.lib
+          echo 'TEST' > ${{ github.workspace }}\build_windows_${{ matrix.arch }}\${{ matrix.configuration }}\test_${{ matrix.arch }}_${{ matrix.configuration }}_2.lib
+
+          mkdir -p ${{ github.workspace }}\build_windows_${{ matrix.arch }}\third_party\
+          mkdir -p ${{ github.workspace }}\build_windows_${{ matrix.arch }}\third_party\${{ matrix.Configuration }}\
+          echo 'TEST' > ${{ github.workspace }}\build_windows_${{ matrix.arch }}\third_party\${{ matrix.configuration }}\test_${{ matrix.arch }}_${{ matrix.configuration }}_3.lib
 
           rem msbuild.exe -maxcpucount /t:Build /m /p:Configuration=${{ matrix.configuration }} /p:Platform=${{ env.PLATFORM }} /fl /flp:logfile=build-${{ matrix.arch }}.${{ matrix.configuration }}.log;verbosity=diagnostic grpc.sln
 
@@ -95,6 +99,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: build_${{ matrix.arch }}_${{ matrix.configuration }}
+          retention-days: 1
           path: |
             ${{ github.workspace }}\build_windows_${{ matrix.arch }}\**\*.lib