diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index ee95eb05..43145e80 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ jobs:
         exclude:
           - os: macos-latest
             rustup-toolchain: "1.51"
+          - os: windows-latest
+            ruby-version: head
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/src/r_string.rs b/src/r_string.rs
index 230fdfb8..94d71f48 100644
--- a/src/r_string.rs
+++ b/src/r_string.rs
@@ -448,9 +448,9 @@ impl RString {
         let f = r_basic.as_ref().flags;
         if (f & ruby_rstring_flags::RSTRING_NOEMBED as VALUE) != 0 {
             let h = self.as_internal().as_ref().as_.heap;
-            slice::from_raw_parts(h.ptr as *const u8, h.len as usize)
+            slice::from_raw_parts(h.ptr as *const u8, self.len())
         } else {
-            slice::from_raw_parts(embedded_ary_ptr(self), embed_len(self, f) as usize)
+            slice::from_raw_parts(embedded_ary_ptr(self), self.len())
         }
     }
 
@@ -1277,6 +1277,26 @@ impl RString {
     /// let s = RString::new("🦀 Hello, Ferris");
     /// assert_eq!(s.len(), 18);
     /// ```
+    #[cfg(ruby_gte_3_3)]
+    pub fn len(self) -> usize {
+        debug_assert_value!(self);
+        unsafe { self.as_internal().as_ref().len as usize }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the number of bytes in `self`.
+    ///
+    /// See also [`length`](RString::length).
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// use magnus::{eval, RString};
+    /// # let _cleanup = unsafe { magnus::embed::init() };
+    ///
+    /// let s = RString::new("🦀 Hello, Ferris");
+    /// assert_eq!(s.len(), 18);
+    /// ```
+    #[cfg(ruby_lte_3_2)]
     pub fn len(self) -> usize {
         debug_assert_value!(self);
         unsafe {
@@ -1421,7 +1441,7 @@ impl RString {
     }
 }
 
-#[cfg(ruby_gte_3_2)]
+#[cfg(ruby_3_2)]
 unsafe fn embed_len(value: RString, _: VALUE) -> c_long {
     value.as_internal().as_ref().as_.embed.len
 }