diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
index dfdfbf0371be8..431752692c212 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
@@ -281,30 +281,16 @@ jobs:
       id: key
       shell: powershell
       run: |
-        # Work around caching failure with GNU tar
-        New-Item -Type Junction -Path vcpkg -Target c:\vcpkg
-
         Write-Output "image=$env:ImageOS-$env:ImageVersion" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
     - name: Enable vcpkg cache
       uses: actions/cache@v3
       with:
-        path: vcpkg/installed
+        path: build/vcpkg_installed
         key: ${{ steps.key.outputs.image }}-vcpkg-${{ matrix.arch }}-1 # Increase the number whenever dependencies are modified
         restore-keys: |
           ${{ steps.key.outputs.image }}-vcpkg-${{ matrix.arch }}
 
-    - name: Prepare vcpkg
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        vcpkg install --triplet=${{ matrix.arch }}-windows-static \
-          breakpad \
-          liblzma \
-          libpng \
-          lzo \
-          zlib \
-          # EOF
-
     - name: Install OpenGFX
       shell: bash
       run: |
diff --git a/vcpkg.json b/vcpkg.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4c0020f63baba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vcpkg.json
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/vcpkg-tool/main/docs/vcpkg.schema.json",
+  "dependencies": [
+    {
+      "name": "breakpad",
+      "platform": "(windows & static) & (x86 | x64)"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "liblzma",
+      "platform": "(windows & static) & (x86 | x64 | arm64)"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "libpng",
+      "platform": "(windows & static) & (x86 | x64 | arm64)"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "lzo",
+      "platform": "(windows & static) & (x86 | x64 | arm64)"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "zlib",
+      "platform": "(windows & static) & (x86 | x64 | arm64)"
+    }
+  ]
+}