diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index df9f22fa40..cc9afc6792 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -577,13 +577,13 @@ gimp-snap:
 # See: https://testing.developer.gimp.org/core/setup/build/windows/#prepare-for-building
 - Write-Output "$([char]27)[0Ksection_start:$(Get-Date -UFormat %s -Millisecond 0):win_environ[collapsed=true]$([char]13)$([char]27)[0KPreparing build environment"
 ## Build-time vars
-- $env:PKG_CONFIG_PATH = "$GIMP_PREFIX/lib/pkgconfig;$env:VCPKG_ROOT/installed/$env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET/lib/pkgconfig;$env:VCPKG_ROOT/installed/$env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET/share/pkgconfig;$env:MSYS_ROOT/$env:MSYSTEM_PREFIX/lib/pkgconfig;$env:MSYS_ROOT/$env:MSYSTEM_PREFIX/share/pkgconfig"
-- $env:XDG_DATA_DIRS = "$GIMP_PREFIX/share;$env:VCPKG_ROOT/installed/$env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET/share;$env:MSYS_ROOT/$env:MSYSTEM_PREFIX/share"
+- $env:PKG_CONFIG_PATH = "$GIMP_PREFIX/lib/pkgconfig;$env:VCPKG_ROOT/installed/$env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_HOST_TRIPLET/lib/pkgconfig;$env:VCPKG_ROOT/installed/$env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_HOST_TRIPLET/share/pkgconfig;$env:MSYS_ROOT/$env:MSYSTEM_PREFIX/lib/pkgconfig;$env:MSYS_ROOT/$env:MSYSTEM_PREFIX/share/pkgconfig"
+- $env:XDG_DATA_DIRS = "$GIMP_PREFIX/share;$env:VCPKG_ROOT/installed/$env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_HOST_TRIPLET/share;$env:MSYS_ROOT/$env:MSYSTEM_PREFIX/share"
 ## Runtime vars
-- $env:PATH = "$GIMP_PREFIX/bin;$env:VCPKG_ROOT/installed/$env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET/bin;$env:MSYS_ROOT/$env:MSYSTEM_PREFIX/bin;$env:PATH"
-- $env:GI_TYPELIB_PATH = "$GIMP_PREFIX/lib/girepository-1.0;$env:VCPKG_ROOT/installed/$env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET/lib/girepository-1.0;$env:MSYS_ROOT/$env:MSYSTEM_PREFIX/lib/girepository-1.0"
+- $env:PATH = "$GIMP_PREFIX/bin;$env:VCPKG_ROOT/installed/$env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_HOST_TRIPLET/bin;$env:MSYS_ROOT/$env:MSYSTEM_PREFIX/bin;$env:PATH"
+- $env:GI_TYPELIB_PATH = "$GIMP_PREFIX/lib/girepository-1.0;$env:VCPKG_ROOT/installed/$env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_HOST_TRIPLET/lib/girepository-1.0;$env:MSYS_ROOT/$env:MSYSTEM_PREFIX/lib/girepository-1.0"
 ## MSVC-specific vars
-- if ($env:VCPKG_ROOT) { $env:CC='clang-cl'; $env:CXX='clang-cl'; $env:PKG_CONFIG="$env:VCPKG_ROOT\installed\$env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET\tools\pkgconf\pkgconf.exe"; $env:PATH="$env:VCPKG_ROOT\installed\$env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET\tools\glib;$env:VCPKG_ROOT\installed\$env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET\tools\gdk-pixbuf;$env:VCPKG_ROOT\installed\$env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET\tools\gettext\bin;$(Resolve-Path $env:VCPKG_ROOT\downloads\tools\perl\*.*\perl\bin -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue);$env:VCPKG_ROOT\installed\$env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET\tools\libxml2;$env:VCPKG_ROOT\installed\$env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET\tools\libxslt;$env:PATH"; $env:GIO_MODULE_DIR="$env:VCPKG_ROOT\installed\$env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET\plugins\glib-networking" }
+- if ($env:VCPKG_ROOT) { $env:CC='clang-cl'; $env:CXX='clang-cl'; $env:PKG_CONFIG="$env:VCPKG_ROOT\installed\$env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_HOST_TRIPLET\tools\pkgconf\pkgconf.exe"; $env:PATH="$env:VCPKG_ROOT\installed\$env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_HOST_TRIPLET\tools\glib;$env:VCPKG_ROOT\installed\$env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_HOST_TRIPLET\tools\gdk-pixbuf;$env:VCPKG_ROOT\installed\$env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_HOST_TRIPLET\tools\gettext\bin;$(Resolve-Path $env:VCPKG_ROOT\downloads\tools\perl\*.*\perl\bin -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue);$env:VCPKG_ROOT\installed\$env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_HOST_TRIPLET\tools\libxml2;$env:VCPKG_ROOT\installed\$env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_HOST_TRIPLET\tools\libxslt;$env:PATH"; $env:GIO_MODULE_DIR="$env:VCPKG_ROOT\installed\$env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_HOST_TRIPLET\plugins\glib-networking" }
 - Write-Output "$([char]27)[0Ksection_end:$(Get-Date -UFormat %s -Millisecond 0):win_environ$([char]13)$([char]27)[0K"
 
 deps-win:
diff --git a/build/windows/1_build-deps-msys2.ps1 b/build/windows/1_build-deps-msys2.ps1
index 3baa24899f..2169d89b59 100644
--- a/build/windows/1_build-deps-msys2.ps1
+++ b/build/windows/1_build-deps-msys2.ps1
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ if (-not $env:VCPKG_ROOT -or (Test-Path "$env:VCPKG_ROOT\vcpkg.exe" -Type Leaf))
         exit 1
       }
   }
-if (-not $env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET -and $env:VCPKG_ROOT)
+if (-not $env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_HOST_TRIPLET -and $env:VCPKG_ROOT)
   {
-    $env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET = if ((Get-WmiObject Win32_ComputerSystem).SystemType -like 'ARM64*') { 'arm64-windows' } else { 'x64-windows' }
+    $env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_HOST_TRIPLET = if ((Get-WmiObject Win32_ComputerSystem).SystemType -like 'ARM64*') { 'arm64-windows' } else { 'x64-windows-release' }
   }
 
 if (-not $env:MSYS_ROOT -and -not (Test-Path "$env:VCPKG_ROOT\vcpkg.exe" -Type Leaf))
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ function self_build ([string]$repo, [array]$branch, [array]$patches, [array]$opt
       }
 
     ## Configure and/or build
-    if (-not (Test-Path _build-$(@($env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET,$env:MSYSTEM_PREFIX) | ?{$_} | select -First 1)\build.ninja -Type Leaf))
+    if (-not (Test-Path _build-$(@($env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_HOST_TRIPLET,$env:MSYSTEM_PREFIX) | ?{$_} | select -First 1)\build.ninja -Type Leaf))
       {
         if ((Test-Path meson.build -Type Leaf) -and -not (Test-Path CMakeLists.txt -Type Leaf))
           {
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ function self_build ([string]$repo, [array]$branch, [array]$patches, [array]$opt
                   }
                 $clang_opts_meson=@('-Dc_args=-"fansi-escape-codes -gcodeview"', '-Dcpp_args=-"fansi-escape-codes -gcodeview"', '-Dc_link_args="-Wl,--pdb="', '-Dcpp_link_args="-Wl,--pdb="')
               }
-            meson setup _build-$(@($env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET,$env:MSYSTEM_PREFIX) | ?{$_} | select -First 1) -Dprefix="$GIMP_PREFIX" $PKGCONF_RELOCATABLE_OPTION `
+            meson setup _build-$(@($env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_HOST_TRIPLET,$env:MSYSTEM_PREFIX) | ?{$_} | select -First 1) -Dprefix="$GIMP_PREFIX" $PKGCONF_RELOCATABLE_OPTION `
                         -Dbuildtype=debugoptimized $clang_opts_meson `
                         $(if ($branch -like '-*') { $branch } elseif ($patches -like '-*') { $patches } else { $options });
           }
@@ -151,13 +151,13 @@ function self_build ([string]$repo, [array]$branch, [array]$patches, [array]$opt
                 Add-Content CMakeLists.txt "install(CODE `"execute_process(COMMAND `${Python3_EXECUTABLE`} $("$GIMP_DIR".Replace('\','/'))/tools/meson_install_win_debug.py`)`")"
                 $clang_opts_cmake=@('-DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="-gcodeview"', '-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-gcodeview"', '-DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-Wl,--pdb="', '-DCMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS="-Wl,--pdb="', '-DCMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS="-Wl,--pdb="')
               }
-            cmake -G Ninja -B _build-$(@($env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET,$env:MSYSTEM_PREFIX) | ?{$_} | select -First 1) -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$GIMP_PREFIX" `
+            cmake -G Ninja -B _build-$(@($env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_HOST_TRIPLET,$env:MSYSTEM_PREFIX) | ?{$_} | select -First 1) -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$GIMP_PREFIX" `
                   -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo -DCMAKE_COLOR_DIAGNOSTICS=ON $clang_opts_cmake `
                   $(if ($branch -like '-*') { $branch } elseif ($patches -like '-*') { $patches } else { $options });
           }
         if ("$LASTEXITCODE" -gt '0') { exit 1 }
       }
-    Set-Location _build-$(@($env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET,$env:MSYSTEM_PREFIX) | ?{$_} | select -First 1)
+    Set-Location _build-$(@($env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_HOST_TRIPLET,$env:MSYSTEM_PREFIX) | ?{$_} | select -First 1)
     ninja; if ("$LASTEXITCODE" -gt '0') { exit 1 }
     ninja install; if ("$LASTEXITCODE" -gt '0') { exit 1 }
     Set-Location ../..
diff --git a/build/windows/2_build-gimp-msys2.ps1 b/build/windows/2_build-gimp-msys2.ps1
index 60f0530e35..4b949de404 100644
--- a/build/windows/2_build-gimp-msys2.ps1
+++ b/build/windows/2_build-gimp-msys2.ps1
@@ -39,15 +39,15 @@ Invoke-Expression ((Get-Content .gitlab-ci.yml | Select-String 'win_environ\[' -
 
 # Build GIMP
 Write-Output "$([char]27)[0Ksection_start:$(Get-Date -UFormat %s -Millisecond 0):gimp_build[collapsed=true]$([char]13)$([char]27)[0KBuilding GIMP"
-if (-not (Test-Path _build-$(@($env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET,$env:MSYSTEM_PREFIX) | ?{$_} | select -First 1)\build.ninja -Type Leaf))
+if (-not (Test-Path _build-$(@($env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_HOST_TRIPLET,$env:MSYSTEM_PREFIX) | ?{$_} | select -First 1)\build.ninja -Type Leaf))
   {
     #FIXME: There is no GJS for Windows. See: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/5891
-    meson setup _build-$(@($env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET,$env:MSYSTEM_PREFIX) | ?{$_} | select -First 1) -Dprefix="$GIMP_PREFIX" $NON_RELOCATABLE_OPTION `
+    meson setup _build-$(@($env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_HOST_TRIPLET,$env:MSYSTEM_PREFIX) | ?{$_} | select -First 1) -Dprefix="$GIMP_PREFIX" $NON_RELOCATABLE_OPTION `
                 $PKGCONF_RELOCATABLE_OPTION $WARN_AS_ERROR_ON_CI $INSTALLER_OPTION $STORE_OPTION `
                 -Denable-default-bin=enabled -Dbuild-id='org.gimp.GIMP_official';
     if ("$LASTEXITCODE" -gt '0') { exit 1 }
   }
-Set-Location _build-$(@($env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET,$env:MSYSTEM_PREFIX) | ?{$_} | select -First 1)
+Set-Location _build-$(@($env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_HOST_TRIPLET,$env:MSYSTEM_PREFIX) | ?{$_} | select -First 1)
 ninja; if ("$LASTEXITCODE" -gt '0') { exit 1 }
 Write-Output "$([char]27)[0Ksection_end:$(Get-Date -UFormat %s -Millisecond 0):gimp_build$([char]13)$([char]27)[0K"