diff --git a/lib/install.js b/lib/install.js
index 3730c0965f..c1f0693cc7 100644
--- a/lib/install.js
+++ b/lib/install.js
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ function install (fs, gyp, argv, callback) {
 
       function downloadNodeLib (done) {
         log.verbose('on Windows; need to download `' + release.name + '.lib`...')
-        var archs = [ 'ia32', 'x64' ]
+        var archs = [ 'ia32', 'x64', 'arm64' ]
         var async = archs.length
         archs.forEach(function (arch) {
           var dir = path.resolve(devDir, arch)
@@ -323,7 +323,15 @@ function install (fs, gyp, argv, callback) {
 
             req.on('error', done)
             req.on('response', function (res) {
-              if (res.statusCode !== 200) {
+              if (res.statusCode === 404) {
+                if (arch === 'arm64') {
+                  // Arm64 is a newer platform on Windows and not all node distributions provide it.
+                  log.verbose(`${name} was not found in ${libUrl}`)
+                } else {
+                  log.warn(`${name} was not found in ${libUrl}`)
+                }
+                return
+              } else if (res.statusCode !== 200) {
                 done(new Error(res.statusCode + ' status code downloading ' + name))
                 return
               }
diff --git a/lib/process-release.js b/lib/process-release.js
index 0acab061bd..f20dc893cd 100644
--- a/lib/process-release.js
+++ b/lib/process-release.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const log = require('npmlog')
 
 // versions where -headers.tar.gz started shipping
 const headersTarballRange = '>= 3.0.0 || ~0.12.10 || ~0.10.42'
-const bitsre = /\/win-(x86|x64)\//
+const bitsre = /\/win-(x86|x64|arm64)\//
 const bitsreV3 = /\/win-(x86|ia32|x64)\// // io.js v3.x.x shipped with "ia32" but should
 // have been "x86"
 
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ function processRelease (argv, gyp, defaultVersion, defaultRelease) {
   var baseUrl
   var libUrl32
   var libUrl64
+  var libUrlArm64
   var tarballUrl
   var canGetHeaders
 
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ function processRelease (argv, gyp, defaultVersion, defaultRelease) {
     baseUrl = url.resolve(defaultRelease.headersUrl, './')
     libUrl32 = resolveLibUrl(name, defaultRelease.libUrl || baseUrl || distBaseUrl, 'x86', versionSemver.major)
     libUrl64 = resolveLibUrl(name, defaultRelease.libUrl || baseUrl || distBaseUrl, 'x64', versionSemver.major)
+    libUrlArm64 = resolveLibUrl(name, defaultRelease.libUrl || baseUrl || distBaseUrl, 'arm64', versionSemver.major)
     tarballUrl = defaultRelease.headersUrl
   } else {
     // older versions without process.release are captured here and we have to make
@@ -87,6 +89,7 @@ function processRelease (argv, gyp, defaultVersion, defaultRelease) {
     baseUrl = distBaseUrl
     libUrl32 = resolveLibUrl(name, baseUrl, 'x86', versionSemver.major)
     libUrl64 = resolveLibUrl(name, baseUrl, 'x64', versionSemver.major)
+    libUrlArm64 = resolveLibUrl(name, baseUrl, 'arm64', versionSemver.major)
 
     // making the bold assumption that anything with a version number >3.0.0 will
     // have a *-headers.tar.gz file in its dist location, even some frankenstein
@@ -110,6 +113,10 @@ function processRelease (argv, gyp, defaultVersion, defaultRelease) {
     x64: {
       libUrl: libUrl64,
       libPath: normalizePath(path.relative(url.parse(baseUrl).path, url.parse(libUrl64).path))
+    },
+    arm64: {
+      libUrl: libUrlArm64,
+      libPath: normalizePath(path.relative(url.parse(baseUrl).path, url.parse(libUrlArm64).path))
     }
   }
 }
@@ -128,7 +135,7 @@ function resolveLibUrl (name, defaultUrl, arch, versionMajor) {
       return url.resolve(base, 'win-' + arch + '/' + name + '.lib')
     }
     // prior to io.js@1.0.0 32-bit node.lib lives in /, 64-bit lives in /x64/
-    return url.resolve(base, (arch === 'x64' ? 'x64/' : '') + name + '.lib')
+    return url.resolve(base, (arch === 'x86' ? '' : arch + '/') + name + '.lib')
   }
 
   // else we have a proper url to a .lib, just make sure it's the right arch
diff --git a/test/test-process-release.js b/test/test-process-release.js
index e4370e59ee..42ddbd2cda 100644
--- a/test/test-process-release.js
+++ b/test/test-process-release.js
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ test('test process release - process.version = 0.8.20', function (t) {
     shasumsUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.8.20/SHASUMS256.txt',
     versionDir: '0.8.20',
     ia32: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.8.20/node.lib', libPath: 'node.lib' },
-    x64: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.8.20/x64/node.lib', libPath: 'x64/node.lib' }
+    x64: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.8.20/x64/node.lib', libPath: 'x64/node.lib' },
+    arm64: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.8.20/arm64/node.lib', libPath: 'arm64/node.lib' }
   })
 })
 
@@ -39,7 +40,8 @@ test('test process release - process.version = 0.10.21', function (t) {
     shasumsUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.10.21/SHASUMS256.txt',
     versionDir: '0.10.21',
     ia32: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.10.21/node.lib', libPath: 'node.lib' },
-    x64: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.10.21/x64/node.lib', libPath: 'x64/node.lib' }
+    x64: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.10.21/x64/node.lib', libPath: 'x64/node.lib' },
+    arm64: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.10.21/arm64/node.lib', libPath: 'arm64/node.lib' }
   })
 })
 
@@ -60,7 +62,8 @@ test('test process release - process.version = 0.12.9', function (t) {
     shasumsUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.12.9/SHASUMS256.txt',
     versionDir: '0.12.9',
     ia32: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.12.9/node.lib', libPath: 'node.lib' },
-    x64: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.12.9/x64/node.lib', libPath: 'x64/node.lib' }
+    x64: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.12.9/x64/node.lib', libPath: 'x64/node.lib' },
+    arm64: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.12.9/arm64/node.lib', libPath: 'arm64/node.lib' }
   })
 })
 
@@ -81,7 +84,8 @@ test('test process release - process.version = 0.10.41', function (t) {
     shasumsUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.10.41/SHASUMS256.txt',
     versionDir: '0.10.41',
     ia32: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.10.41/node.lib', libPath: 'node.lib' },
-    x64: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.10.41/x64/node.lib', libPath: 'x64/node.lib' }
+    x64: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.10.41/x64/node.lib', libPath: 'x64/node.lib' },
+    arm64: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.10.41/arm64/node.lib', libPath: 'arm64/node.lib' }
   })
 })
 
@@ -102,7 +106,8 @@ test('test process release - process.release ~ node@0.10.42', function (t) {
     shasumsUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.10.42/SHASUMS256.txt',
     versionDir: '0.10.42',
     ia32: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.10.42/node.lib', libPath: 'node.lib' },
-    x64: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.10.42/x64/node.lib', libPath: 'x64/node.lib' }
+    x64: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.10.42/x64/node.lib', libPath: 'x64/node.lib' },
+    arm64: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.10.42/arm64/node.lib', libPath: 'arm64/node.lib' }
   })
 })
 
@@ -123,7 +128,8 @@ test('test process release - process.release ~ node@0.12.10', function (t) {
     shasumsUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.12.10/SHASUMS256.txt',
     versionDir: '0.12.10',
     ia32: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.12.10/node.lib', libPath: 'node.lib' },
-    x64: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.12.10/x64/node.lib', libPath: 'x64/node.lib' }
+    x64: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.12.10/x64/node.lib', libPath: 'x64/node.lib' },
+    arm64: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.12.10/arm64/node.lib', libPath: 'arm64/node.lib' }
   })
 })
 
@@ -146,7 +152,8 @@ test('test process release - process.release ~ node@4.1.23', function (t) {
     shasumsUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v4.1.23/SHASUMS256.txt',
     versionDir: '4.1.23',
     ia32: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v4.1.23/win-x86/node.lib', libPath: 'win-x86/node.lib' },
-    x64: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v4.1.23/win-x64/node.lib', libPath: 'win-x64/node.lib' }
+    x64: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v4.1.23/win-x64/node.lib', libPath: 'win-x64/node.lib' },
+    arm64: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v4.1.23/win-arm64/node.lib', libPath: 'win-arm64/node.lib' }
   })
 })
 
@@ -169,7 +176,60 @@ test('test process release - process.release ~ node@4.1.23 / corp build', functi
     shasumsUrl: 'https://some.custom.location/SHASUMS256.txt',
     versionDir: '4.1.23',
     ia32: { libUrl: 'https://some.custom.location/win-x86/node.lib', libPath: 'win-x86/node.lib' },
-    x64: { libUrl: 'https://some.custom.location/win-x64/node.lib', libPath: 'win-x64/node.lib' }
+    x64: { libUrl: 'https://some.custom.location/win-x64/node.lib', libPath: 'win-x64/node.lib' },
+    arm64: { libUrl: 'https://some.custom.location/win-arm64/node.lib', libPath: 'win-arm64/node.lib' }
+  })
+})
+
+test('test process release - process.release ~ node@12.8.0 Windows', function (t) {
+  t.plan(2)
+
+  var release = processRelease([], { opts: {} }, 'v12.8.0', {
+    name: 'node',
+    sourceUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/download/release/v12.8.0/node-v12.8.0.tar.gz',
+    headersUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/download/release/v12.8.0/node-v12.8.0-headers.tar.gz',
+    libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/download/release/v12.8.0/win-x64/node.lib'
+  })
+
+  t.equal(release.semver.version, '12.8.0')
+  delete release.semver
+
+  t.deepEqual(release, {
+    version: '12.8.0',
+    name: 'node',
+    baseUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/download/release/v12.8.0/',
+    tarballUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/download/release/v12.8.0/node-v12.8.0-headers.tar.gz',
+    shasumsUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/download/release/v12.8.0/SHASUMS256.txt',
+    versionDir: '12.8.0',
+    ia32: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/download/release/v12.8.0/win-x86/node.lib', libPath: 'win-x86/node.lib' },
+    x64: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/download/release/v12.8.0/win-x64/node.lib', libPath: 'win-x64/node.lib' },
+    arm64: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/download/release/v12.8.0/win-arm64/node.lib', libPath: 'win-arm64/node.lib' }
+  })
+})
+
+test('test process release - process.release ~ node@12.8.0 Windows ARM64', function (t) {
+  t.plan(2)
+
+  var release = processRelease([], { opts: {} }, 'v12.8.0', {
+    name: 'node',
+    sourceUrl: 'https://unofficial-builds.nodejs.org/download/release/v12.8.0/node-v12.8.0.tar.gz',
+    headersUrl: 'https://unofficial-builds.nodejs.org/download/release/v12.8.0/node-v12.8.0-headers.tar.gz',
+    libUrl: 'https://unofficial-builds.nodejs.org/download/release/v12.8.0/win-arm64/node.lib'
+  })
+
+  t.equal(release.semver.version, '12.8.0')
+  delete release.semver
+
+  t.deepEqual(release, {
+    version: '12.8.0',
+    name: 'node',
+    baseUrl: 'https://unofficial-builds.nodejs.org/download/release/v12.8.0/',
+    tarballUrl: 'https://unofficial-builds.nodejs.org/download/release/v12.8.0/node-v12.8.0-headers.tar.gz',
+    shasumsUrl: 'https://unofficial-builds.nodejs.org/download/release/v12.8.0/SHASUMS256.txt',
+    versionDir: '12.8.0',
+    ia32: { libUrl: 'https://unofficial-builds.nodejs.org/download/release/v12.8.0/win-x86/node.lib', libPath: 'win-x86/node.lib' },
+    x64: { libUrl: 'https://unofficial-builds.nodejs.org/download/release/v12.8.0/win-x64/node.lib', libPath: 'win-x64/node.lib' },
+    arm64: { libUrl: 'https://unofficial-builds.nodejs.org/download/release/v12.8.0/win-arm64/node.lib', libPath: 'win-arm64/node.lib' }
   })
 })
 
@@ -192,7 +252,8 @@ test('test process release - process.release ~ node@4.1.23 --target=0.10.40', fu
     shasumsUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.10.40/SHASUMS256.txt',
     versionDir: '0.10.40',
     ia32: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.10.40/node.lib', libPath: 'node.lib' },
-    x64: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.10.40/x64/node.lib', libPath: 'x64/node.lib' }
+    x64: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.10.40/x64/node.lib', libPath: 'x64/node.lib' },
+    arm64: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.10.40/arm64/node.lib', libPath: 'arm64/node.lib' }
   })
 })
 
@@ -215,7 +276,8 @@ test('test process release - process.release ~ node@4.1.23 --dist-url=https://fo
     shasumsUrl: 'https://foo.bar/baz/v4.1.23/SHASUMS256.txt',
     versionDir: '4.1.23',
     ia32: { libUrl: 'https://foo.bar/baz/v4.1.23/win-x86/node.lib', libPath: 'win-x86/node.lib' },
-    x64: { libUrl: 'https://foo.bar/baz/v4.1.23/win-x64/node.lib', libPath: 'win-x64/node.lib' }
+    x64: { libUrl: 'https://foo.bar/baz/v4.1.23/win-x64/node.lib', libPath: 'win-x64/node.lib' },
+    arm64: { libUrl: 'https://foo.bar/baz/v4.1.23/win-arm64/node.lib', libPath: 'win-arm64/node.lib' }
   })
 })
 
@@ -238,7 +300,8 @@ test('test process release - process.release ~ frankenstein@4.1.23', function (t
     shasumsUrl: 'https://frankensteinjs.org/dist/v4.1.23/SHASUMS256.txt',
     versionDir: 'frankenstein-4.1.23',
     ia32: { libUrl: 'https://frankensteinjs.org/dist/v4.1.23/win-x86/frankenstein.lib', libPath: 'win-x86/frankenstein.lib' },
-    x64: { libUrl: 'https://frankensteinjs.org/dist/v4.1.23/win-x64/frankenstein.lib', libPath: 'win-x64/frankenstein.lib' }
+    x64: { libUrl: 'https://frankensteinjs.org/dist/v4.1.23/win-x64/frankenstein.lib', libPath: 'win-x64/frankenstein.lib' },
+    arm64: { libUrl: 'https://frankensteinjs.org/dist/v4.1.23/win-arm64/frankenstein.lib', libPath: 'win-arm64/frankenstein.lib' }
   })
 })
 
@@ -261,7 +324,8 @@ test('test process release - process.release ~ frankenstein@4.1.23 --dist-url=ht
     shasumsUrl: 'http://foo.bar/baz/v4.1.23/SHASUMS256.txt',
     versionDir: 'frankenstein-4.1.23',
     ia32: { libUrl: 'http://foo.bar/baz/v4.1.23/win-x86/frankenstein.lib', libPath: 'win-x86/frankenstein.lib' },
-    x64: { libUrl: 'http://foo.bar/baz/v4.1.23/win-x64/frankenstein.lib', libPath: 'win-x64/frankenstein.lib' }
+    x64: { libUrl: 'http://foo.bar/baz/v4.1.23/win-x64/frankenstein.lib', libPath: 'win-x64/frankenstein.lib' },
+    arm64: { libUrl: 'http://foo.bar/baz/v4.1.23/win-arm64/frankenstein.lib', libPath: 'win-arm64/frankenstein.lib' }
   })
 })
 
@@ -284,7 +348,8 @@ test('test process release - process.release ~ node@4.0.0-rc.4', function (t) {
     shasumsUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/download/rc/v4.0.0-rc.4/SHASUMS256.txt',
     versionDir: '4.0.0-rc.4',
     ia32: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/download/rc/v4.0.0-rc.4/win-x86/node.lib', libPath: 'win-x86/node.lib' },
-    x64: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/download/rc/v4.0.0-rc.4/win-x64/node.lib', libPath: 'win-x64/node.lib' }
+    x64: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/download/rc/v4.0.0-rc.4/win-x64/node.lib', libPath: 'win-x64/node.lib' },
+    arm64: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/download/rc/v4.0.0-rc.4/win-arm64/node.lib', libPath: 'win-arm64/node.lib' }
   })
 })
 
@@ -309,7 +374,8 @@ test('test process release - process.release ~ node@4.0.0-rc.4 passed as argv[0]
     shasumsUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/download/rc/v4.0.0-rc.4/SHASUMS256.txt',
     versionDir: '4.0.0-rc.4',
     ia32: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/download/rc/v4.0.0-rc.4/win-x86/node.lib', libPath: 'win-x86/node.lib' },
-    x64: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/download/rc/v4.0.0-rc.4/win-x64/node.lib', libPath: 'win-x64/node.lib' }
+    x64: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/download/rc/v4.0.0-rc.4/win-x64/node.lib', libPath: 'win-x64/node.lib' },
+    arm64: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/download/rc/v4.0.0-rc.4/win-arm64/node.lib', libPath: 'win-arm64/node.lib' }
   })
 })
 
@@ -334,7 +400,8 @@ test('test process release - process.release ~ node@4.0.0-rc.4 - bogus string pa
     shasumsUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/download/rc/v4.0.0-rc.4/SHASUMS256.txt',
     versionDir: '4.0.0-rc.4',
     ia32: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/download/rc/v4.0.0-rc.4/win-x86/node.lib', libPath: 'win-x86/node.lib' },
-    x64: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/download/rc/v4.0.0-rc.4/win-x64/node.lib', libPath: 'win-x64/node.lib' }
+    x64: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/download/rc/v4.0.0-rc.4/win-x64/node.lib', libPath: 'win-x64/node.lib' },
+    arm64: { libUrl: 'https://nodejs.org/download/rc/v4.0.0-rc.4/win-arm64/node.lib', libPath: 'win-arm64/node.lib' }
   })
 })
 
@@ -359,7 +426,8 @@ test('test process release - NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR', function (t) {
     shasumsUrl: 'http://foo.bar/v4.1.23/SHASUMS256.txt',
     versionDir: '4.1.23',
     ia32: { libUrl: 'http://foo.bar/v4.1.23/win-x86/node.lib', libPath: 'win-x86/node.lib' },
-    x64: { libUrl: 'http://foo.bar/v4.1.23/win-x64/node.lib', libPath: 'win-x64/node.lib' }
+    x64: { libUrl: 'http://foo.bar/v4.1.23/win-x64/node.lib', libPath: 'win-x64/node.lib' },
+    arm64: { libUrl: 'http://foo.bar/v4.1.23/win-arm64/node.lib', libPath: 'win-arm64/node.lib' }
   })
 
   delete process.env.NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR