diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 323645a..4cab0ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
         test: [argv, auth_token, buffer, cryptoapi, crypto, misc, options_parse, ncp, openvpnserv, packet_id, pkt, provider, ssl, tls_crypt, user_pass]
         build: [Release, Debug]
 
-    runs-on: windows-2025
+    runs-on: windows-2025-vs2026
     name: "mingw unittest ${{ matrix.test }} - ${{ matrix.arch }} - ${{ matrix.build }} - OSSL"
     steps:
       - name: Checkout OpenVPN
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@
         VCPKG_BINARY_SOURCES: clear;default,readwrite
         VCPKG_GIT_COMMIT_ID: 75672db6bd812b060482b0f00b5a16b18a0c0f07
 
-      runs-on: windows-2025
+      runs-on: windows-2025-vs2026
       steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
       - uses: lukka/get-cmake@591817e96fcad43505fb4eae36172462abb3a42e # v4.3.3
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@
         with:
           configurePreset: win-${{ matrix.arch }}-release
           buildPreset: win-${{ matrix.arch }}-release
+          configurePresetAdditionalArgs: "['-GVisual Studio 18 2026']"
 
       - name: Run CMake with vcpkg.json manifest
         uses: lukka/run-cmake@5d55ea7949e25f69f0ecb516d8d572297e03a956 # v10.9
@@ -323,6 +324,7 @@
           configurePreset: win-${{ matrix.arch }}-release
           buildPreset: win-${{ matrix.arch }}-release
           testPreset: win-${{ matrix.arch }}-release
+          configurePresetAdditionalArgs: "['-GVisual Studio 18 2026']"
           testPresetAdditionalArgs: "['--output-on-failure']"
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1