diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 494cd73a4..ea02d278c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## [0.12.1](https://github.com/nodegit/nodegit/releases/tag/v0.12.1) (2016-03-30)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/nodegit/nodegit/compare/v0.12.0...v0.12.1)
+
+# Bug fixes
+
+- Fixed post install script dying on windows [PR #978](https://github.com/nodegit/nodegit/pull/978)
+
 ## [0.12.0](https://github.com/nodegit/nodegit/releases/tag/v0.12.0) (2016-03-28)
 
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/nodegit/nodegit/compare/v0.11.9...v0.12.0)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8fec1521d..dc7724e7f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ NodeGit
   </tbody>
 </table>
 
-**Stable: 0.12.0**
+**Stable: 0.12.1**
 
 ## Have a problem? Come chat with us! ##
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 33719702f..ee0eaa747 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "nodegit",
   "description": "Node.js libgit2 asynchronous native bindings",
-  "version": "0.12.0",
+  "version": "0.12.1",
   "homepage": "http://nodegit.org",
   "keywords": [
     "libgit2",
@@ -89,6 +89,6 @@
     "recompileDebug": "node-gyp configure --debug build",
     "rebuildDebug": "node generate && node-gyp configure --debug build",
     "xcodeDebug": "node-gyp configure -- -f xcode",
-    "postinstall": "bash postinstall.sh"
+    "postinstall": "node postinstall.js"
   }
 }
diff --git a/postinstall.js b/postinstall.js
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..d022f3607
--- /dev/null
+++ b/postinstall.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+var fs = require("fs");
+var child_process = require("child_process");
+
+if (process.platform !== "linux") {
+	return;
+}
+
+child_process.exec("node lib/nodegit.js", function(error, stdout, stderr) {
+	if (stderr && ~stderr.indexOf("libstdc++")) {
+		console.log("[ERROR] Seems like the latest libstdc++ is missing on your system!");
+		console.log("");
+		console.log("On Ubuntu you can install it using:");
+		console.log("");
+		console.log("$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test");
+		console.log("$ sudo apt-get update");
+		console.log("$ sudo apt-get install libstdc++-4.9-dev");
+	}
+});
diff --git a/postinstall.sh b/postinstall.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index b3fd35fab..000000000
--- a/postinstall.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-if [ -n "$(node lib/nodegit.js 2>&1 | grep libstdc++)" ]; then
-	echo "[ERROR] Seems like the latest libstdc++ is missing on your system!"
-	echo ""
-	echo "On Ubuntu you can install it using:"
-	echo ""
-	echo "$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test"
-	echo "$ sudo apt-get update"
-	echo "$ sudo apt-get install libstdc++-4.9-dev"
-	exit 1
-fi