diff --git a/.changelog/18676.txt b/.changelog/18676.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..12c854338
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/18676.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+build: Add `timetzdata` Go build tag on Windows binaries to embed time zone data so periodic jobs are able to specify a time zone value on Windows environments
+```
diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index e5637a2ad..4844ab6de 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ pkg/linux_%/nomad: CGO_ENABLED = 0
 endif
 
 pkg/windows_%/nomad: GO_OUT = $@.exe
+pkg/windows_%/nomad: GO_TAGS += timetzdata
 
 # Define package targets for each of the build targets we actually have on this system
 define makePackageTarget