diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/test-windows.yml
index 576e1f441..a9e63c87f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-windows.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         python-version: [3.7]
 
+    env:
+      VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET: 'x64-windows'
+      VCPKG_DEFAULT_HOST_TRIPLET: 'x64-windows'
+    
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v5
     - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
@@ -17,23 +21,15 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v2
     - name: setup boost prerequisites
-      uses: lukka/run-vcpkg@v6
+      uses: lukka/run-vcpkg@b1a0dd252f06b9e25b3c022a9a03bd7a427fb6a2 # v11.6
       with:
-        vcpkgGitCommitId: '88b1071e39f13b632644d9d953738d345a4ac055'
-        vcpkgDirectory: '${{ runner.workspace }}/vcpkg'
-        vcpkgTriplet: x64-windows
-        vcpkgArguments: >
-          boost-config
-          boost-core
-          boost-function
-          boost-graph
-          boost-iterator
-          boost-lexical-cast
-          boost-mpl
-          boost-preprocessor
-          boost-smart-ptr
-          boost-static-assert
-          boost-align
+        vcpkgDirectory: '${{ github.workspace }}/vcpkg'
+        runVcpkgInstall: true
+        vcpkgJsonGlob: .github/workflows/vcpkg.json
+        vcpkgArguments: '--x-manifest-root=${{ github.workspace }}/vcpkg'
+    - name: List directory contents
+      run: Get-ChildItem -Path "${{ github.workspace }}/vcpkg" -Recurse -Force -File -Filter 'config.hpp'
+      shell: pwsh
     - name: setup faber
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
@@ -42,8 +38,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: build
       shell: cmd
       run: |
-        faber --builddir=build cxx.name=msvc --log=commands --log=output --with-boost-include=${{ runner.workspace }}\vcpkg\installed\x64-windows\include -j4
+        faber --builddir=build cxx.name=msvc --log=commands --log=output --with-boost-include=${{ github.workspace }}\vcpkg\installed\x64-windows\include -j4
     - name: test
       shell: cmd
       run: |
-        faber --builddir=build cxx.name=msvc --with-boost-include=${{ runner.workspace }}\vcpkg\installed\x64-windows\include -j4 test.report
+        faber --builddir=build cxx.name=msvc --with-boost-include=${{ github.workspace }}\vcpkg\installed\x64-windows\include -j4 test.report
diff --git a/.github/workflows/vcpkg.json b/.github/workflows/vcpkg.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1d2d001f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/vcpkg.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/vcpkg/master/scripts/vcpkg.schema.json",
+  "name": "boost-python",
+  "version-string": "1.91.0",
+  "builtin-baseline": "d015e31e90838a4c9dfa3eed45979bc70d9357fc",
+  "dependencies": [
+    "boost-config",
+    "boost-core",
+    "boost-function",
+    "boost-graph",
+    "boost-iterator",
+    "boost-lexical-cast",
+    "boost-mpl",
+    "boost-preprocessor",
+    "boost-smart-ptr",
+    "boost-static-assert",
+    "boost-align",
+    "python3"
+  ]
+}