diff --git a/.github/workflows/cmake-multi-platform.yml b/.github/workflows/cmake-multi-platform.yml
index 2b1048b..573768a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cmake-multi-platform.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cmake-multi-platform.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
             mingw: true
 
         exclude:
-          - os: windows-latest
+          - os: windows-2025-vs2026
             c_compiler: gcc
           - os: windows-latest
             c_compiler: clang
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 844e34f..91b7f4c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ option(IMCODEC_BUILD_CODEC_GIF "Build Codec GIF" TRUE)
 option(IMCODEC_BUILD_CODEC_ICON "Build Codec Icon" TRUE)
 option(IMCODEC_BUILD_CODEC_TIFF "Build Codec TIFF" TRUE)
 option(IMCODEC_BUILD_CODEC_WEBP "Build Codec WEBP" TRUE)
-option(IMCODEC_BUILD_CODEC_FREEIMAGE "Build Codec FREEIMAGE" FALSE)
+option(IMCODEC_BUILD_CODEC_FREEIMAGE "Build Codec FREEIMAGE" TRUE)
 
 option(IMCODEC_BUILD_EXAMPLES "Build Examples" TRUE)
 
@@ -92,4 +92,4 @@ endif()
 
 if (IMCODEC_BUILD_EXAMPLES AND IMCODEC_BUILD_CODEC_JPG AND IMCODEC_BUILD_CODEC_PNG)
   add_subdirectory(Example)
-endif()
\ No newline at end of file
+endif()