diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index a6d147796f..ca554c32ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: 🧽 Developer Command Prompt for Microsoft Visual C++
         uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
-        with:
+        # with:
           # See https://github.com/actions/runner-images/issues/9398
-          toolset: 14.39
+          # toolset: 14.39
 
       - name: 🔨 Prepare build env
         shell: bash
@@ -125,6 +125,22 @@ jobs:
           name: package-logs-x64-windows-static
           path: ${{ env.CMAKE_BUILD_DIR }}/_CPack_Packages/**/*.log
 
+      - name: 🎭 Sign
+        if: github.event_name == 'release' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') && env.ARTIFACT_NAME != null
+        uses: azure/trusted-signing-action@v0.3.16
+        with:
+          azure-tenant-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_TENANT_ID }}
+          azure-client-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CLIENT_ID }}
+          azure-client-secret: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET }}
+          endpoint: https://weu.codesigning.azure.net/
+          code-signing-account-name: OPENGISch
+          certificate-profile-name: OPENGISch
+          files-folder: ${{ env.CMAKE_BUILD_DIR }}
+          files-folder-filter: exe,msi
+          file-digest: SHA256
+          timestamp-rfc3161: http://timestamp.acs.microsoft.com
+          timestamp-digest: SHA256
+
       - name: 📦 Upload package
         if: ${{ env.ARTIFACT_NAME != null }}
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
diff --git a/vcpkg/triplets/x64-windows-static.cmake b/vcpkg/triplets/x64-windows-static.cmake
index 659173930d..59e33f42fd 100644
--- a/vcpkg/triplets/x64-windows-static.cmake
+++ b/vcpkg/triplets/x64-windows-static.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 set(VCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE x64)
 set(VCPKG_CRT_LINKAGE static)
 set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE static)
-set(VCPKG_PLATFORM_TOOLSET_VERSION "14.38") # Can be removed in a future update; aligned with .github/workflows/windows.yml : ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd/toolset
+# set(VCPKG_PLATFORM_TOOLSET_VERSION "14.38") # Can be removed in a future update; aligned with .github/workflows/windows.yml : ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd/toolset
 
 set(VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE release)