diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-benchmark.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-benchmark.yml
index c488af8971..d9a80586af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-benchmark.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-benchmark.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       DRIVER_ARCH: x64
       BUILD_SHARD: ${{ inputs.build_shard }}
+      ODBC_GOOGLE_DRIVER_VERSION: 99.99.99
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4
       with:
@@ -57,27 +58,10 @@ jobs:
       with:
         cmakeVersion: "3.29.0"
 
-
-    - name: Download Installer from GCS
-      if: env.BUILD_SHARD == 'BqDriver'
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        mkdir -p installer_dl
-        # Sanitize the branch name replacing any character not in [a-zA-Z0-9-] with '_'
-        SANITIZED_BRANCH=$(echo "${{ github.ref_name }}" | sed -E 's/[^a-zA-Z0-9-]/_/g')
-        gcloud storage cp gs://odbc-integration-builds/${SANITIZED_BRANCH}/*.msi ./installer_dl/
-
     - name: Install the ODBC Driver
       shell: pwsh
       run: |
-        if ($env:BUILD_SHARD -eq 'BqDriver') {
-            $installer = Get-ChildItem -Path ".\installer_dl\*" -Include "*.msi" | Select-Object -First 1
-            Write-Output "Executing odbc-driver-install.ps1 with LocalMsiPath: $($installer.FullName)"
-            .\ci\gha\builds\lib\odbc-driver-install.ps1 -LocalMsiPath $($installer.FullName)
-        } else {
-            Write-Output "Executing odbc-driver-install.ps1 for Simba driver (Core)"
-            .\ci\gha\builds\lib\odbc-driver-install.ps1
-        }
+        .\ci\gha\builds\lib\odbc-driver-install.ps1
 
     - name: Configure CMake and Build ONLY performance_test
       shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-cmake.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-cmake.yml
index 753fcc45af..b56e92c88a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-cmake.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-cmake.yml
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build cpp-bigquery-odbc
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        export VCPKG_ROOT="${TEMP}/.build/vcpkg"
+        export VCPKG_ROOT=$(cygpath -w "${TEMP}/.build/vcpkg")
         export CLOUDSDK_PYTHON="${{ steps.py311.outputs.python-path }}"
         export CMAKE_OUT="c:/b"
 
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Running testcases
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        export VCPKG_ROOT="${TEMP}/.build/vcpkg"
+        export VCPKG_ROOT=$(cygpath -w "${TEMP}/.build/vcpkg")
         export CLOUDSDK_PYTHON="${{ steps.py311.outputs.python-path }}"
         # Put the CMake output in a directory with more space and keep it short
         # to avoid running into the MSVC limits.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-release.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-release.yml
index 3968dd48d6..b08e49f67a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-release.yml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build cpp-bigquery-odbc
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        export VCPKG_ROOT="${TEMP}/.build/vcpkg"
+        export VCPKG_ROOT=$(cygpath -w "${TEMP}/.build/vcpkg")
         export CLOUDSDK_PYTHON="${{ steps.py311.outputs.python-path }}"
         export CMAKE_OUT="c:/b"
 
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Running testcases
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        export VCPKG_ROOT="${TEMP}/.build/vcpkg"
+        export VCPKG_ROOT=$(cygpath -w "${TEMP}/.build/vcpkg")
         export CLOUDSDK_PYTHON="${{ steps.py311.outputs.python-path }}"
         export MSVC_VERSION="${{ matrix.msvc }}"
         export BRANCH_IDENTIFIER=$(echo "${{ github.ref_name }}" | tr '[:punct:]' '_')
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3245f9bc0c..2863cb6fb8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14)
 if (NOT DEFINED PROJECT_VERSION)
     set(PROJECT_VERSION "1.0.0")
 endif ()
+set(VCPKG_OVERLAY_TRIPLETS
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/ci/etc/triplets"
+    CACHE PATH "Path to custom triplets")
 
 project(
     cpp-bigquery-odbc
diff --git a/ci/etc/triplets/arm64-linux.cmake b/ci/etc/triplets/arm64-linux.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..156b00831f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/etc/triplets/arm64-linux.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+set(VCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE arm64)
+set(VCPKG_CRT_LINKAGE dynamic)
+set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
+set(VCPKG_CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME Linux)
+set(VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE release)
diff --git a/ci/etc/triplets/arm64-osx.cmake b/ci/etc/triplets/arm64-osx.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3fc418fad4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/etc/triplets/arm64-osx.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+set(VCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE arm64)
+set(VCPKG_CRT_LINKAGE dynamic)
+set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
+set(VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE release)
diff --git a/ci/etc/triplets/x64-linux.cmake b/ci/etc/triplets/x64-linux.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..89fe792e81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/etc/triplets/x64-linux.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+set(VCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE x64)
+set(VCPKG_CRT_LINKAGE dynamic)
+set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
+set(VCPKG_CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME Linux)
+set(VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE release)
diff --git a/ci/etc/triplets/x64-osx.cmake b/ci/etc/triplets/x64-osx.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f6c40253a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/etc/triplets/x64-osx.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+set(VCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE x64)
+set(VCPKG_CRT_LINKAGE dynamic)
+set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE dynamic)
+set(VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE release)
diff --git a/ci/etc/triplets/x64-windows-static.cmake b/ci/etc/triplets/x64-windows-static.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..42894919c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/etc/triplets/x64-windows-static.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+set(VCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE x64)
+set(VCPKG_CRT_LINKAGE static)
+set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE static)
+set(VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE release)
diff --git a/ci/etc/triplets/x86-windows-static.cmake b/ci/etc/triplets/x86-windows-static.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..17f1627b0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/etc/triplets/x86-windows-static.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+set(VCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE x86)
+set(VCPKG_CRT_LINKAGE static)
+set(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE static)
+set(VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE release)