diff --git a/linux/update_vcpkg_apps.sh b/linux/update_vcpkg_apps.sh
index ac0d8af8cd..1607e87baa 100755
--- a/linux/update_vcpkg_apps.sh
+++ b/linux/update_vcpkg_apps.sh
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ fi
 
 git -C $VCPKG_ROOT pull
 $VCPKG_ROOT/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh
-$VCPKG_ROOT/vcpkg install --x-manifest-root=linux/vcpkg_config_apps/ --x-install-root=$VCPKG_ROOT/installed/ --overlay-ports=$VCPKG_PORTS/ports --overlay-triplets=$VCPKG_PORTS/triplets/ci --feature-flags=versions --clean-after-build
+$VCPKG_ROOT/vcpkg install --x-manifest-root=linux/vcpkg_config_apps/ --x-install-root=$VCPKG_ROOT/installed/ --overlay-ports=$VCPKG_PORTS/ports --overlay-triplets=$VCPKG_PORTS/triplets/ci --triplet=x64-linux --feature-flags=versions --clean-after-build
diff --git a/linux/update_vcpkg_client.sh b/linux/update_vcpkg_client.sh
index 104bd1cb49..b0fa79b497 100755
--- a/linux/update_vcpkg_client.sh
+++ b/linux/update_vcpkg_client.sh
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ fi
 
 git -C $VCPKG_ROOT pull
 $VCPKG_ROOT/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh
-$VCPKG_ROOT/vcpkg install --x-manifest-root=linux/vcpkg_config_client/ --x-install-root=$VCPKG_ROOT/installed/ --overlay-ports=$VCPKG_PORTS/ports --overlay-triplets=$VCPKG_PORTS/triplets/ci --feature-flags=versions --clean-after-build
+$VCPKG_ROOT/vcpkg install --x-manifest-root=linux/vcpkg_config_client/ --x-install-root=$VCPKG_ROOT/installed/ --overlay-ports=$VCPKG_PORTS/ports --overlay-triplets=$VCPKG_PORTS/triplets/ci --triplet=x64-linux --feature-flags=versions --clean-after-build
diff --git a/linux/update_vcpkg_libs.sh b/linux/update_vcpkg_libs.sh
index fc88486bd5..eec28bb7cf 100755
--- a/linux/update_vcpkg_libs.sh
+++ b/linux/update_vcpkg_libs.sh
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ fi
 
 git -C $VCPKG_ROOT pull
 $VCPKG_ROOT/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh
-$VCPKG_ROOT/vcpkg install --x-manifest-root=linux/vcpkg_config_libs/ --x-install-root=$VCPKG_ROOT/installed/ --overlay-ports=$VCPKG_PORTS/ports --overlay-triplets=$VCPKG_PORTS/triplets/ci --feature-flags=versions --clean-after-build
+$VCPKG_ROOT/vcpkg install --x-manifest-root=linux/vcpkg_config_libs/ --x-install-root=$VCPKG_ROOT/installed/ --overlay-ports=$VCPKG_PORTS/ports --overlay-triplets=$VCPKG_PORTS/triplets/ci --triplet=x64-linux --feature-flags=versions --clean-after-build
diff --git a/mingw/update_vcpkg.sh b/mingw/update_vcpkg.sh
index ee6258a5af..9743d4cee7 100755
--- a/mingw/update_vcpkg.sh
+++ b/mingw/update_vcpkg.sh
@@ -18,5 +18,4 @@ fi
 
 git -C $VCPKG_ROOT pull
 $VCPKG_ROOT/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh
-$VCPKG_ROOT/vcpkg install curl[core,openssl] rappture ftgl freeglut libjpeg-turbo --triplet=x64-mingw-static --clean-after-build --overlay-triplets=$VCPKG_PORTS/triplets/ci
-$VCPKG_ROOT/vcpkg upgrade --no-dry-run
+$VCPKG_ROOT/vcpkg install --x-manifest-root=mingw/vcpkg_config_apps/ --x-install-root=$VCPKG_ROOT/installed/ --overlay-ports=$VCPKG_PORTS/ports --overlay-triplets=$VCPKG_PORTS/triplets/ci --triplet=x64-mingw-static --feature-flags=versions --clean-after-build
diff --git a/mingw/vcpkg_config_apps/vcpkg.json b/mingw/vcpkg_config_apps/vcpkg.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bffa1f4914
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mingw/vcpkg_config_apps/vcpkg.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+    "name": "boinc-apps",
+    "version-string": "7.19.0",
+    "dependencies":
+    [
+        {
+          "name": "curl",
+          "features": ["openssl"],
+          "default-features": false
+        },
+        "rappture",
+        "ftgl",
+        "freeglut",
+        "libjpeg-turbo"
+    ]
+}