diff --git a/conanfile.py b/conanfile.py
index 2dc934e253..32482ccf2f 100644
--- a/conanfile.py
+++ b/conanfile.py
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from jinja2 import Template
 
 from conan import ConanFile
-from conan.tools.files import copy, rmdir, save
+from conan.tools.files import copy, rmdir, save, mkdir
+from conan.tools.microsoft import unix_path
 from conan.tools.env import VirtualRunEnv, Environment
 from conan.tools.scm import Version
 from conan.errors import ConanInvalidConfiguration, ConanException
@@ -274,6 +275,11 @@ class CuraConan(ConanFile):
             for req in self._um_data()["internal_requirements"]:
                 self.requires(req)
 
+    def build_requirements(self):
+        if self.settings_build.os == "Windows" and not self.conf.get("tools.microsoft.bash:path", default=False, check_type=bool):
+            self.tool_requires("msys2/cci.latest")
+        self.tool_requires("gettext/0.21")
+
     def layout(self):
         self.folders.source = "."
         self.folders.build = "venv"
@@ -284,7 +290,15 @@ class CuraConan(ConanFile):
         self.cpp.package.resdirs = ["resources", "plugins", "packaging", "pip_requirements"]  # pip_requirements should be the last item in the list
 
     def build(self):
-        pass
+        if self.settings.os == "Windows":
+            self.win_bash = True  # We need gettext, which requires the bash environment
+
+        for po_file in self.source_path.joinpath("resources", "i18n").glob("**/*.po"):
+            mo_file = self.build_path.joinpath(po_file.with_suffix('.mo').relative_to(self.source_path))
+            mkdir(self, str(unix_path(self, mo_file.parent)))
+            self.run(f"msgfmt {po_file} -o {mo_file} -f", env="conanbuild")
+
+        self.win_bash = None
 
     def generate(self):
         cura_run_envvars = self._cura_run_env.vars(self, scope = "run")
@@ -418,12 +432,13 @@ echo "CURA_VERSION_FULL={{ cura_version_full }}" >> ${{ env_prefix }}GITHUB_ENV
                                         entitlements_file = entitlements_file if self.settings.os == "Macos" else "None")
 
     def package(self):
-        self.copy("cura_app.py", src = ".", dst = self.cpp.package.bindirs[0])
-        self.copy("*", src = "cura", dst = self.cpp.package.libdirs[0])
-        self.copy("*", src = "resources", dst = self.cpp.package.resdirs[0])
-        self.copy("*", src = "plugins", dst = self.cpp.package.resdirs[1])
-        self.copy("requirement*.txt", src = ".", dst = self.cpp.package.resdirs[-1])
-        self.copy("*", src = "packaging", dst = self.cpp.package.resdirs[2])
+        copy(self, "cura_app.py", src = self.source_path, dst = self.package_path.joinpath(self.cpp.package.bindirs[0]))
+        copy(self, "*", src = self.source_path.joinpath("cura"), dst = self.package_path.joinpath(self.cpp.package.libdirs[0]))
+        copy(self, "*", src = self.source_path.joinpath("resources"), dst = self.package_path.joinpath(self.cpp.package.resdirs[0]), excludes="*.po")
+        copy(self, "*", src = self.build_path.joinpath("resources"), dst = self.package_path.joinpath(self.cpp.package.resdirs[0]))
+        copy(self, "*", src = self.source_path.joinpath("plugins"), dst = self.package_path.joinpath(self.cpp.package.resdirs[1]))
+        copy(self, "requirement*.txt", src = self.source_path, dst = self.package_path.joinpath(self.cpp.package.resdirs[-1]))
+        copy(self, "*", src = self.source_path.joinpath("packaging"), dst = self.package_path.joinpath(self.cpp.package.resdirs[2]))
 
     def package_info(self):
         self.user_info.pip_requirements = "requirements.txt"