diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 015b5363428..57963677e3a 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -613,6 +613,9 @@ Build
 Windows
 -------
 
+- Issue #26065: Excludes venv from library when generating embeddable
+  distro.
+
 - Issue #25022: Removed very outdated PC/example_nt/ directory.
 
 Tools/Demos
diff --git a/Tools/msi/make_zip.py b/Tools/msi/make_zip.py
index 96fdad2197b..d49b5b48b3b 100644
--- a/Tools/msi/make_zip.py
+++ b/Tools/msi/make_zip.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     'site-packages',
     'tkinter',
     'turtledemo',
+    'venv',
 }
 
 EXCLUDE_FILE_FROM_LIBRARY = {