diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/test-windows.yml
index 576e1f441..40fa53401 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-windows.yml
@@ -17,23 +17,13 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
     - uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v2
     - name: setup boost prerequisites
-      uses: lukka/run-vcpkg@v6
+      uses: lukka/run-vcpkg@v11
+      env:
+        VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET: x64-windows
       with:
         vcpkgGitCommitId: '88b1071e39f13b632644d9d953738d345a4ac055'
         vcpkgDirectory: '${{ 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
+        vcpkgJsonGlob: '**/vcpkg.json'
     - name: setup faber
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
diff --git a/.github/workflows/vcpkg.json b/.github/workflows/vcpkg.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..faaf0022a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/vcpkg.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "name": "boost dependencies",
+  "version-string": "1.0.0",
+  "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"
+  ]
+}