diff --git a/releases.json b/releases.json
index 7cadb03220..56733ef7b8 100644
--- a/releases.json
+++ b/releases.json
@@ -3548,6 +3548,7 @@
       "libzstd"
     ],
     "versions": [
+      "1.5.6-2",
       "1.5.6-1",
       "1.5.5-1",
       "1.5.4-1",
diff --git a/subprojects/packagefiles/zstd/meson.build b/subprojects/packagefiles/zstd/meson.build
index b96f7ae1b8..90725a3283 100644
--- a/subprojects/packagefiles/zstd/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/packagefiles/zstd/meson.build
@@ -86,8 +86,13 @@ feature_lz4 = get_option('lz4')
 # =============================================================================
 
 libm_dep = cc.find_library('m', required: false)
-thread_dep = dependency('threads', required: feature_multi_thread)
-use_multi_thread = thread_dep.found()
+if host_machine_os == os_windows
+  thread_dep = dependency('', required: false)
+  use_multi_thread = not feature_multi_thread.disabled()
+else
+  thread_dep = dependency('threads', required: feature_multi_thread)
+  use_multi_thread = thread_dep.found()
+endif
 # Arguments in dependency should be equivalent to those passed to pkg-config
 zlib_dep = dependency('zlib', required: feature_zlib)
 use_zlib = zlib_dep.found()
diff --git a/subprojects/packagefiles/zstd/meson_options.txt b/subprojects/packagefiles/zstd/meson_options.txt
index f35cd5fc8b..4705178279 100644
--- a/subprojects/packagefiles/zstd/meson_options.txt
+++ b/subprojects/packagefiles/zstd/meson_options.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ option('bin_contrib', type: 'boolean', value: false,
   description: 'Enable contrib build')
 
 option('multi_thread', type: 'feature', value: 'enabled',
-  description: 'Enable multi-threading when pthread is detected')
+  description: 'Enable multi-threading when pthread or Windows is detected')
 option('zlib', type: 'feature', value: 'auto',
   description: 'Enable zlib support')
 option('lzma', type: 'feature', value: 'auto',