diff --git a/dev/docker/arch_node.dockerfile b/dev/docker/arch_node.dockerfile
index d01e310f..79daace3 100644
--- a/dev/docker/arch_node.dockerfile
+++ b/dev/docker/arch_node.dockerfile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ COPY "./dist/" "/"
 WORKDIR "/"
 
 # run installation
-RUN node ./setup_cpp.js --compiler llvm --cmake true --ninja true --cppcheck true --ccache true --vcpkg true --doxygen true --gcovr true --task true
+RUN node ./setup_cpp.js --compiler llvm --cmake true --ninja true --cppcheck true --ccache true --vcpkg true --doxygen true --gcovr true --task true --powershell true
 
 # clean up
 RUN pacman -Scc --noconfirm
diff --git a/dev/docker/fedora_node.dockerfile b/dev/docker/fedora_node.dockerfile
index a81d6283..3b577935 100644
--- a/dev/docker/fedora_node.dockerfile
+++ b/dev/docker/fedora_node.dockerfile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ COPY "./dist/" "/"
 WORKDIR "/"
 
 # run installation
-RUN node ./setup_cpp.js --compiler llvm --cmake true --ninja true --cppcheck true --ccache true --vcpkg true --doxygen true --gcovr true --task true
+RUN node ./setup_cpp.js --compiler llvm --cmake true --ninja true --cppcheck true --ccache true --vcpkg true --doxygen true --gcovr true --task true --powershell true
 
 # clean up
 RUN rm -rf /tmp/*
diff --git a/dev/docker/ubuntu_node.dockerfile b/dev/docker/ubuntu_node.dockerfile
index 7c856b7e..eb7c7703 100644
--- a/dev/docker/ubuntu_node.dockerfile
+++ b/dev/docker/ubuntu_node.dockerfile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ COPY "./dist/" "/"
 WORKDIR "/"
 
 # run installation
-RUN node ./setup_cpp.js --compiler llvm --cmake true --ninja true --cppcheck true --ccache true --vcpkg true --doxygen true --gcovr true --task true
+RUN node ./setup_cpp.js --compiler llvm --cmake true --ninja true --cppcheck true --ccache true --vcpkg true --doxygen true --gcovr true --task true --powershell true
 
 # clean up
 RUN apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index b5d80d2f..138753dd 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import { setupSevenZip } from "./sevenzip/sevenzip"
 import { setupGraphviz } from "./graphviz/graphviz"
 import { setupNala } from "./nala/nala"
 import { setupBazel } from "./bazel/bazel"
+import { setupPowershell } from "./powershell/powershell"
 
 /** The setup functions */
 const setups = {
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ const setups = {
   gcc: setupGcc,
   choco: setupChocolatey,
   brew: setupBrew,
+  powershell: setupPowershell,
   ccache: setupCcache,
   doxygen: setupDoxygen,
   graphviz: setupGraphviz,
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@ const tools: Array<keyof typeof setups> = [
   "choco",
   "brew",
   "python",
+  "powershell",
   "vcpkg",
   "bazel",
   "cmake",
diff --git a/src/powershell/__tests__/powershell.test.ts b/src/powershell/__tests__/powershell.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..62ca4be4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/powershell/__tests__/powershell.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { setupPowershell } from "../powershell"
+import { testBin } from "../../utils/tests/test-helpers"
+import { getVersion } from "../../default_versions"
+
+jest.setTimeout(300000)
+describe("setup-powershell", () => {
+  it("should setup powershell", async () => {
+    const installInfo = await setupPowershell(getVersion("powershell", undefined), "", process.arch)
+
+    await testBin("pwsh", ["--version"], installInfo.binDir)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/powershell/powershell.ts b/src/powershell/powershell.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..411ed033
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/powershell/powershell.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import { addPath } from "../utils/env/addEnv"
+import { addAptKeyViaDownload, setupAptPack } from "../utils/setup/setupAptPack"
+import { setupPacmanPack } from "../utils/setup/setupPacmanPack"
+import { setupBrewPack } from "../utils/setup/setupBrewPack"
+import { setupChocoPack } from "../utils/setup/setupChocoPack"
+import { isArch } from "../utils/env/isArch"
+import { hasDnf } from "../utils/env/hasDnf"
+import { setupDnfPack } from "../utils/setup/setupDnfPack"
+import { isUbuntu } from "../utils/env/isUbuntu"
+import { execSudo } from "../utils/exec/sudo"
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
+export async function setupPowershell(version: string | undefined, _setupDir: string, _arch: string) {
+  switch (process.platform) {
+    case "win32": {
+      await setupChocoPack("powershell", version)
+      const binDir = "C:/Program Files/PowerShell/7"
+      await addPath(binDir)
+      return { binDir }
+    }
+    case "darwin": {
+      return setupBrewPack("powershell", version, ["--cask"])
+    }
+    case "linux": {
+      if (isArch()) {
+        return setupPacmanPack("powershell-bin", version, "yay")
+      } else if (hasDnf()) {
+        setupDnfPack("curl")
+        execSudo("/bin/bash", [
+          "-c",
+          `curl https://packages.microsoft.com/config/rhel/8/prod.repo | sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/microsoft.repo`,
+        ])
+        return setupDnfPack("powershell", version)
+      } else if (isUbuntu()) {
+        const keyFileName = await addAptKeyViaDownload(
+          "microsoft.asc",
+          "https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc"
+        )
+        execSudo("/bin/bash", [
+          "-c",
+          `echo "deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=${keyFileName}] https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/microsoft-debian-bullseye-prod bullseye main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/microsoft.list`,
+        ])
+        return setupAptPack("powershell", version)
+      }
+      throw new Error(`Unsupported linux distribution`)
+    }
+    default: {
+      throw new Error(`Unsupported platform`)
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/setup/setupBrewPack.ts b/src/utils/setup/setupBrewPack.ts
index c3b3a2d4..a822b3a1 100644
--- a/src/utils/setup/setupBrewPack.ts
+++ b/src/utils/setup/setupBrewPack.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { InstallationInfo } from "./setupBin"
 let hasBrew = false
 
 /** A function that installs a package using brew */
-export function setupBrewPack(name: string, version?: string): InstallationInfo {
+export function setupBrewPack(name: string, version?: string, extraArgs: string[] = []): InstallationInfo {
   info(`Installing ${name} ${version ?? ""} via brew`)
 
   if (!hasBrew || which.sync("brew", { nothrow: true }) === null) {
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export function setupBrewPack(name: string, version?: string): InstallationInfo
   }
 
   // brew is not thread-safe
-  execa.sync("brew", ["install", version !== undefined && version !== "" ? `${name}@${version}` : name], {
+  execa.sync("brew", ["install", version !== undefined && version !== "" ? `${name}@${version}` : name, ...extraArgs], {
     stdio: "inherit",
   })