diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index 17d57471..962f9928 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -13,96 +13,24 @@ env:
   BUILD_TYPE: Release
 
 jobs:
-
-  cjson:
-    runs-on: windows-2022
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          repository: DaveGamble/cJSON
-          ref: v1.7.17
-
-      - name: Configure CMake cJSON
-        run: cmake -B ${{github.workspace}}/build64 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} -DENABLE_CJSON_TEST=OFF -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF -DBUILD_SHARED_AND_STATIC_LIBS=OFF -DCJSON_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF -DCJSON_OVERRIDE_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF -DCMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM=x64
-
-      - name: Build cJSON
-        run: cmake --build ${{github.workspace}}/build64 --config ${{env.BUILD_TYPE}}
-
-      - name: Install cJSON
-        run: cmake --install ${{github.workspace}}/build64 --config ${{env.BUILD_TYPE}}
-
-      - name: Upload cJSON
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: cjson-bin
-          path: C:\Program Files\cJSON
-
-  sqlite3:
-    runs-on: windows-2022
-    steps:
-      - uses: suisei-cn/actions-download-file@v1.6.0
-        id: sqlitesrc
-        name: Download sqlite source
-        with:
-          url: https://sqlite.org/2024/sqlite-amalgamation-3450100.zip
-          target: download/
-
-      - uses: suisei-cn/actions-download-file@v1.6.0
-        id: sqlitebin
-        name: Download sqlite dll
-        with:
-          url: https://www.sqlite.org/2024/sqlite-dll-win-x64-3450100.zip
-          target: download/
-
-      - name: extract src
-        run: 7z e -o"C:\Program Files\sqlite" download\sqlite-amalgamation-3450100.zip
-
-      - name: extract binary
-        run: 7z e -o"C:\Program Files\sqlite" download\sqlite-dll-win-x64-3450100.zip
-
-      - name: Set up Visual Studio shell
-        uses: egor-tensin/vs-shell@v2
-        with:
-          arch: x64
-
-      - name: create .lib
-        run: lib.exe /def:"C:\Program Files\sqlite\sqlite3.def" /machine:x64 /out:"C:\Program Files\sqlite\sqlite3.lib"
-
-      - name: Upload sqlite
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: sqlite-bin
-          path: C:\Program Files\sqlite
-
   mosquitto:
     runs-on: windows-2022
-    needs:
-      - cjson
-      - sqlite3
-    env:
-      CJSON_DIR: C:\Program Files\cJSON
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: install openssl
-        run: choco install openssl
 
-      - name: Download cJSON
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      - name: vcpkg build
+        uses: johnwason/vcpkg-action@v6
+        id: vcpkg
         with:
-          name: cjson-bin
-          path: C:\Program Files\cJSON
-
-      - name: Download sqlite
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: sqlite-bin
-          path: C:\Program Files\sqlite
+          manifest-dir: ${{ github.workspace }}
+          triplet: x64-windows-release
+          token: ${{ github.token }}
+          github-binarycache: true
 
       - name: Configure CMake
-        run: cmake -B ${{github.workspace}}/build64 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} -DWITH_TESTS=OFF -DCMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM=x64 -DCJSON_INCLUDE_DIR="C:/Program Files/cJSON/include" -DCJSON_LIBRARY="C:/Program Files/cJSON/lib/cjson.lib" -DSQLite3_INCLUDE_DIR="C:/Program Files/sqlite" -DSQLite3_LIBRARY="C:/Program Files/sqlite/sqlite3.lib"
-
+        run: cmake -B ${{github.workspace}}/build64 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} -DWITH_TESTS=OFF -DCMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM=x64 -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${{ github.workspace }}/vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake -DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET=x64-windows-release -DVCPKG_MANIFEST_MODE=ON
       - name: Build
         run: cmake --build ${{github.workspace}}/build64 --config ${{env.BUILD_TYPE}}
 
diff --git a/libcommon/CMakeLists.txt b/libcommon/CMakeLists.txt
index a45b06c4..09705009 100644
--- a/libcommon/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libcommon/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,19 @@ target_include_directories(libmosquitto_common
 		"${mosquitto_SOURCE_DIR}/include"
 )
 
+target_link_libraries(libmosquitto_common
+	PUBLIC
+		config-header
+)
+
+if (WITH_TLS)
+	target_link_libraries(libmosquitto_common
+		PUBLIC
+			OpenSSL::SSL
+	)
+endif()
+
+
 set_target_properties(libmosquitto_common PROPERTIES
 	OUTPUT_NAME mosquitto_common
 	VERSION ${VERSION}
diff --git a/plugins/examples/auth-by-env/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/examples/auth-by-env/CMakeLists.txt
index 450db746..dfae1709 100644
--- a/plugins/examples/auth-by-env/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/examples/auth-by-env/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 set (PLUGIN_NAME mosquitto_auth_by_env)
 
-add_mosquitto_plugin_no_install("${PLUGIN_NAME}" "${PLUGIN_NAME}.c" "" "")
+add_mosquitto_plugin_no_install("${PLUGIN_NAME}" "${PLUGIN_NAME}.c" "" "libmosquitto_common")
diff --git a/plugins/examples/auth-by-ip/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/examples/auth-by-ip/CMakeLists.txt
index b44b59c3..d41e72f1 100644
--- a/plugins/examples/auth-by-ip/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/examples/auth-by-ip/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 set (PLUGIN_NAME mosquitto_auth_by_ip)
 
-add_mosquitto_plugin_no_install("${PLUGIN_NAME}" "${PLUGIN_NAME}.c" "" "")
+add_mosquitto_plugin_no_install("${PLUGIN_NAME}" "${PLUGIN_NAME}.c" "" "libmosquitto_common")
diff --git a/plugins/examples/delayed-auth/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/examples/delayed-auth/CMakeLists.txt
index d6db3558..7f50f795 100644
--- a/plugins/examples/delayed-auth/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/examples/delayed-auth/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 set (PLUGIN_NAME mosquitto_delayed_auth)
 
-add_mosquitto_plugin_no_install("${PLUGIN_NAME}" "${PLUGIN_NAME}.c" "" "")
+add_mosquitto_plugin_no_install("${PLUGIN_NAME}" "${PLUGIN_NAME}.c" "" "libmosquitto_common")
diff --git a/vcpkg.json b/vcpkg.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f6be6ab6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vcpkg.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "name": "mosquitto",
+  "version-string": "2.1.0",
+  "dependencies": [
+	"argon2",
+    "cjson",
+	"openssl",
+	"pthreads",
+    "sqlite3"
+  ]
+}