diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 96e91166..1521f17e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 BUG FIXES:
 * cli: Update references to `hello-world` pack in command help text to `hello_world` [[GH-523](https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad-pack/pull/523)]
 * docker: Added tzdata to container to fix panics running packs containing periodic jobs with timezones [[GH-564](https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad-pack/pull/564)]
+* cli: Replace path separators to slash on windows for local packs [[GH-578](https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad-pack/pull/578)]
 
 ## 0.1.2 (June 7, 2024) 
 
diff --git a/internal/pkg/cache/pack.go b/internal/pkg/cache/pack.go
index 96466067..8a1b611e 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/cache/pack.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/cache/pack.go
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad-pack/sdk/pack"
 )
@@ -46,7 +48,11 @@ func (cfg *PackConfig) Init() {
 func (cfg *PackConfig) initFromDirectory(packPath string) {
 	// Keep the original user argument so that we can explain how to manage in output
 	cfg.SourcePath = cfg.Name
-	cfg.Path = packPath
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		cfg.Path = strings.ReplaceAll(packPath, "\\", "/")
+	} else {
+		cfg.Path = packPath
+	}
 	cfg.Name = path.Base(cfg.Path)
 	cfg.Registry = DevRegistryName
 	cfg.Ref = DevRef