diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/CI-windows.yml
index 420c470fa5a..aa50c4f79c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI-windows.yml
@@ -66,10 +66,19 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build GUI release (CMake)
         if: startsWith(matrix.qt_ver, '6')
         run: |
-          cmake -S . -B build -DBUILD_GUI=On -DUSE_QT6=On -DWITH_QCHART=On -DBUILD_ONLINE_HELP=On || exit /b !errorlevel!
-          cmake --build build --target cppcheck-gui || exit /b !errorlevel!
+          ; TODO: enable rules?
+          ; specify Release build so matchcompiler is used
+          cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DBUILD_GUI=On -DUSE_QT6=On -DWITH_QCHART=On -DBUILD_ONLINE_HELP=On || exit /b !errorlevel!
+          cmake --build build --target cppcheck-gui --config Release || exit /b !errorlevel!
 
-      # TODO: deploy with CMake/Qt6
+      - name: Deploy GUI
+        if: startsWith(matrix.qt_ver, '6')
+        run: |
+          windeployqt build\bin\Release || exit /b !errorlevel!
+          del build\bin\Release\cppcheck-gui.ilk || exit /b !errorlevel!
+          del build\bin\Release\cppcheck-gui.pdb || exit /b !errorlevel!
+
+      # TODO: run GUI tests
 
   build:
     strategy:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/release-windows.yml
index ced557ae694..ec732c06bcc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-windows.yml
@@ -75,22 +75,21 @@ jobs:
           lupdate gui.pro -no-obsolete || exit /b !errorlevel!
           lrelease gui.pro -removeidentical || exit /b !errorlevel!
 
-      - name: Matchcompiler
-        run: python tools\matchcompiler.py --write-dir lib || exit /b !errorlevel!
-
       - name: Build x64 release GUI
         run: |
-          cd gui || exit /b !errorlevel!
-          qmake HAVE_QCHART=yes || exit /b !errorlevel!
-          nmake release || exit /b !errorlevel!
-        env:
-          CL: /MP
+          ; TODO: enable rules?
+          ; specify Release build so matchcompiler is used
+          cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DBUILD_GUI=On -DWITH_QCHART=On -DBUILD_ONLINE_HELP=On || exit /b !errorlevel!
+          cmake --build build --target cppcheck-gui --config Release || exit /b !errorlevel!
 
       - name: Deploy app
         run: |
-          windeployqt Build\gui || exit /b !errorlevel!
-          del Build\gui\cppcheck-gui.ilk || exit /b !errorlevel!
-          del Build\gui\cppcheck-gui.pdb || exit /b !errorlevel!
+          windeployqt build\bin\Release || exit /b !errorlevel!
+          del build\bin\Release\cppcheck-gui.ilk || exit /b !errorlevel!
+          del build\bin\Release\cppcheck-gui.pdb || exit /b !errorlevel!
+
+      - name: Matchcompiler
+        run: python tools\matchcompiler.py --write-dir lib || exit /b !errorlevel!
 
       # TODO: build with boost enabled
       - name: Build CLI x64 release configuration using MSBuild
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Collect files
         run: |
-          move Build\gui win_installer\files || exit /b !errorlevel!
+          move build\bin\Release win_installer\files || exit /b !errorlevel!
           mkdir win_installer\files\addons || exit /b !errorlevel!
           copy addons\*.* win_installer\files\addons || exit /b !errorlevel!
           copy addons\dist\misra\*.* win_installer\files\addons || exit /b !errorlevel!