diff --git a/.github/workflows/push.yml b/.github/workflows/push.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..41fa39b78d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/push.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+name: Build and test
+
+on:
+- push
+- pull_request
+
+env:
+  BUILD_TYPE: RelWithDebInfo
+
+jobs:
+  Ubuntu:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Add OpenMW PPA Dependencies
+      run: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:openmw/openmw; sudo apt-get update
+
+    - name: Install Building Dependencies
+      run: sudo CI/install_debian_deps.sh gcc openmw-deps openmw-deps-dynamic
+
+    - name: Prime ccache
+      uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1
+      with:
+        key: ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ env.BUILD_TYPE }}
+        max-size: 1000M
+
+    - name: Configure
+      run: >
+        cmake .
+        -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}}
+        -D OPENMW_USE_SYSTEM_RECASTNAVIGATION=ON
+        -D USE_SYSTEM_TINYXML=ON
+        -D BUILD_COMPONENTS_TESTS=ON
+        -D BUILD_OPENMW_TESTS=ON
+        -D BUILD_OPENCS_TESTS=ON
+        -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=install
+
+    - name: Build
+      run: cmake --build . -- -j$(nproc)
+
+    - name: Run components tests
+      run: ./components-tests
+
+    - name: Run OpenMW tests
+      run: ./openmw-tests
+
+    - name: Run OpenMW-CS tests
+      run: ./openmw-cs-tests
+
+    # - name: Install
+    #   shell: bash
+    #   run: cmake --install .
+
+    # - name: Create Artifact
+    #   shell: bash
+    #   working-directory: install
+    #   run: |
+    #     ls -laR
+    #     7z a ../build_artifact.7z .
+
+    # - name: Upload Artifact
+    #   uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
+    #   with:
+    #     path: ./build_artifact.7z
+    #     name: build_artifact.7z
+
+  MacOS:
+    runs-on: macos-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Install Building Dependencies
+      run: CI/before_install.osx.sh
+
+    - name: Prime ccache
+      uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1
+      with:
+        key: ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ env.BUILD_TYPE }}
+        max-size: 1000M
+
+    - name: Configure
+      run: CI/before_script.osx.sh
+    - name: Build
+      run: |
+        cd build
+        make -j $(sysctl -n hw.logicalcpu) package
+
+  Output-Envs:
+    name: Read .env file and expose it as output
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      VCPKG_DEPS_TAG: ${{ env.VCPKG_DEPS_TAG }}
+      BUILD_TYPE: ${{ env.BUILD_TYPE }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - run: cat "${{ github.workspace }}/CI/github.env" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+  Windows:
+    needs:
+      - Output-Envs
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: true
+      matrix:
+        image:
+        - "2019"
+        - "2022"
+
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/windows.yml
+    with:
+      image: ${{ matrix.image }}
+      vcpkg-deps-tag: ${{ needs.Output-Envs.outputs.VCPKG_DEPS_TAG }}
+      build-type: ${{ needs.Output-Envs.outputs.BUILD_TYPE }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d8d8d9ca6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+      tags:
+        - openmw-**
+
+jobs:
+  Output-Envs:
+    name: Read .env file and expose it as output
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      VCPKG_DEPS_TAG: ${{ env.VCPKG_DEPS_TAG }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - run: cat "${{ github.workspace }}/CI/github.env" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+  Windows:
+    needs:
+      - Output-Envs
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/windows.yml
+    with:
+      image: "2022"
+      vcpkg-deps-tag: ${{ needs.Output-Envs.outputs.VCPKG_DEPS_TAG }}
+      build-type: Release
+      package: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/openmw.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
similarity index 51%
rename from .github/workflows/openmw.yml
rename to .github/workflows/windows.yml
index cfc1faa438..5d3f030abc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openmw.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -1,111 +1,38 @@
-name: CMake
+name: Reusable Windows workflow
 
 on:
-- push
-- pull_request
-
-env:
-  BUILD_TYPE: RelWithDebInfo
-  VCPKG_DEPS_TAG: 2024-11-10
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      image:
+        description: MSVC image (2019/2022)
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      vcpkg-deps-tag:
+        description: Git tag of our deps
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      build-type:
+        default: RelWithDebInfo
+        type: string
+      package:
+        default: false
+        type: boolean
 
 jobs:
-  Ubuntu:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-    - name: Add OpenMW PPA Dependencies
-      run: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:openmw/openmw; sudo apt-get update
-
-    - name: Install Building Dependencies
-      run: sudo CI/install_debian_deps.sh gcc openmw-deps openmw-deps-dynamic
-
-    - name: Prime ccache
-      uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1
-      with:
-        key: ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ env.BUILD_TYPE }}
-        max-size: 1000M
-
-    - name: Configure
-      run: >
-        cmake .
-        -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}}
-        -D OPENMW_USE_SYSTEM_RECASTNAVIGATION=ON
-        -D USE_SYSTEM_TINYXML=ON
-        -D BUILD_COMPONENTS_TESTS=ON
-        -D BUILD_OPENMW_TESTS=ON
-        -D BUILD_OPENCS_TESTS=ON
-        -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=install
-
-    - name: Build
-      run: cmake --build . -- -j$(nproc)
-
-    - name: Run components tests
-      run: ./components-tests
-
-    - name: Run OpenMW tests
-      run: ./openmw-tests
-
-    - name: Run OpenMW-CS tests
-      run: ./openmw-cs-tests
-
-    # - name: Install
-    #   shell: bash
-    #   run: cmake --install .
-
-    # - name: Create Artifact
-    #   shell: bash
-    #   working-directory: install
-    #   run: |
-    #     ls -laR
-    #     7z a ../build_artifact.7z .
-
-    # - name: Upload Artifact
-    #   uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
-    #   with:
-    #     path: ./build_artifact.7z
-    #     name: build_artifact.7z
-
-  MacOS:
-    runs-on: macos-latest
-
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-    - name: Install Building Dependencies
-      run: CI/before_install.osx.sh
-
-    - name: Prime ccache
-      uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1
-      with:
-        key: ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ env.BUILD_TYPE }}
-        max-size: 1000M
-
-    - name: Configure
-      run: CI/before_script.osx.sh
-    - name: Build
-      run: |
-        cd build
-        make -j $(sysctl -n hw.logicalcpu) package
-
   Windows:
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: true
-      matrix:
-        image:
-        - "2019"
-        - "2022"
+    name: windows-${{ inputs.image }}
 
-    name: windows-${{ matrix.image }}
-
-    runs-on: windows-${{ matrix.image }}
+    runs-on: windows-${{ inputs.image }}
 
     env:
       archive: FAILEDTODOWNLOAD
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Install NSIS
+      if: ${{ inputs.package }}
+      run: choco install nsis
+
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Create directories for dependencies
       run: |
@@ -115,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Download prebuilt vcpkg packages
       working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/deps
       run: |
-        $MANIFEST = "vcpkg-x64-${{ matrix.image }}-${{ env.VCPKG_DEPS_TAG }}.txt"
+        $MANIFEST = "vcpkg-x64-${{ inputs.image }}-${{ inputs.vcpkg-deps-tag }}.txt"
         curl --fail --retry 3 -L -o "$MANIFEST" "https://gitlab.com/OpenMW/openmw-deps/-/raw/main/windows/$MANIFEST"
         $lines = Get-Content "$MANIFEST"
         $URL = $lines[0]
@@ -131,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Extract archived prebuilt vcpkg packages
       working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/deps
-      run: 7z x -y -ovcpkg-x64-${{ matrix.image }}-${{ env.VCPKG_DEPS_TAG }} ${{ env.archive }}
+      run: 7z x -y -ovcpkg-x64-${{ inputs.image }}-${{ inputs.vcpkg-deps-tag }} $env:archive
 
     - name: Cache Qt
       id: qt-cache
@@ -163,58 +90,69 @@ jobs:
         -S .
         -B ${{ github.workspace }}/build
         -G Ninja
-        -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo
-        -D CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE='${{ github.workspace }}/deps/vcpkg-x64-${{ matrix.image }}-${{ env.VCPKG_DEPS_TAG }}/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake'
+        -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ inputs.build-type }}
+        -D CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE='${{ github.workspace }}/deps/vcpkg-x64-${{ inputs.image }}-${{ inputs.vcpkg-deps-tag }}/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake'
         -D CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH='${{ github.workspace }}/deps/Qt/6.6.3/msvc2019_64'
-        -D LuaJit_INCLUDE_DIR='${{ github.workspace }}/deps/vcpkg-x64-${{ matrix.image }}-${{ env.VCPKG_DEPS_TAG }}/installed/x64-windows/include/luajit'
-        -D LuaJit_LIBRARY='${{ github.workspace }}/deps/vcpkg-x64-${{ matrix.image }}-${{ env.VCPKG_DEPS_TAG }}/installed/x64-windows/lib/lua51.lib'
-        -D BUILD_BENCHMARKS=ON
-        -D BUILD_COMPONENTS_TESTS=ON
-        -D BUILD_OPENMW_TESTS=ON
-        -D BUILD_OPENCS_TESTS=ON
+        ${{ inputs.package && '-D CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE="/O2 /Ob2 /DNDEBUG /Zi"' || '' }}
+        ${{ inputs.package && '-D "CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE=/DEBUG /INCREMENTAL:NO"' || '' }}
+        -D LuaJit_INCLUDE_DIR='${{ github.workspace }}/deps/vcpkg-x64-${{ inputs.image }}-${{ inputs.vcpkg-deps-tag }}/installed/x64-windows/include/luajit'
+        -D LuaJit_LIBRARY='${{ github.workspace }}/deps/vcpkg-x64-${{ inputs.image }}-${{ inputs.vcpkg-deps-tag }}/installed/x64-windows/lib/lua51.lib'
+        -D BUILD_BENCHMARKS=${{ ! inputs.package }}
+        -D BUILD_COMPONENTS_TESTS=${{ ! inputs.package }}
+        -D BUILD_OPENMW_TESTS=${{ ! inputs.package }}
+        -D BUILD_OPENCS_TESTS=${{ ! inputs.package }}
         -D OPENMW_USE_SYSTEM_SQLITE3=OFF
         -D OPENMW_USE_SYSTEM_YAML_CPP=OFF
         -D OPENMW_LTO_BUILD=ON
+        ${{ inputs.package && '-D "VCREDIST64=$env:VCToolsRedistDir/vc_redist.x64.exe"' || '' }}
 
     - name: Build OpenMW
       run: cmake --build ${{ github.workspace }}/build
 
-    - name: Install OpenMW
-      run: cmake --install ${{ github.workspace }}/build --prefix ${{ github.workspace }}/install
-
     - name: Copy missing DLLs
       run: |
-        cp ${{ github.workspace }}/deps/vcpkg-x64-${{ matrix.image }}-${{ env.VCPKG_DEPS_TAG }}/installed/x64-windows/bin/Release/MyGUIEngine.dll ${{ github.workspace }}/install
-        cp -Filter *.dll -Recurse ${{ github.workspace }}/deps/vcpkg-x64-${{ matrix.image }}-${{ env.VCPKG_DEPS_TAG }}/installed/x64-windows/bin/osgPlugins-3.6.5 ${{ github.workspace }}/install
-        cp ${{ github.workspace }}/deps/vcpkg-x64-${{ matrix.image }}-${{ env.VCPKG_DEPS_TAG }}/installed/x64-windows/bin/*.dll ${{ github.workspace }}/install
+        cp ${{ github.workspace }}/deps/vcpkg-x64-${{ inputs.image }}-${{ inputs.vcpkg-deps-tag }}/installed/x64-windows/bin/Release/MyGUIEngine.dll ${{ github.workspace }}/build
+        cp -Filter *.dll -Recurse ${{ github.workspace }}/deps/vcpkg-x64-${{ inputs.image }}-${{ inputs.vcpkg-deps-tag }}/installed/x64-windows/bin/osgPlugins-3.6.5 ${{ github.workspace }}/build
+        cp ${{ github.workspace }}/deps/vcpkg-x64-${{ inputs.image }}-${{ inputs.vcpkg-deps-tag }}/installed/x64-windows/bin/*.dll ${{ github.workspace }}/build
 
     - name: Copy Qt DLLs
       working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/deps/Qt/6.6.3/msvc2019_64
       run: |
-        cp bin/Qt6Core.dll ${{ github.workspace }}/install
-        cp bin/Qt6Gui.dll ${{ github.workspace }}/install
-        cp bin/Qt6Network.dll ${{ github.workspace }}/install
-        cp bin/Qt6OpenGL.dll ${{ github.workspace }}/install
-        cp bin/Qt6OpenGLWidgets.dll ${{ github.workspace }}/install
-        cp bin/Qt6Widgets.dll ${{ github.workspace }}/install
-        cp bin/Qt6Svg.dll ${{ github.workspace }}/install
-        mkdir ${{ github.workspace }}/install/styles
-        cp plugins/styles/qwindowsvistastyle.dll ${{ github.workspace }}/install/styles
-        mkdir ${{ github.workspace }}/install/platforms
-        cp plugins/platforms/qwindows.dll ${{ github.workspace }}/install/platforms
-        mkdir ${{ github.workspace }}/install/imageformats
-        cp plugins/imageformats/qsvg.dll ${{ github.workspace }}/install/imageformats
-        mkdir ${{ github.workspace }}/install/iconengines
-        cp plugins/iconengines/qsvgicon.dll ${{ github.workspace }}/install/iconengines
+        cp bin/Qt6Core.dll ${{ github.workspace }}/build
+        cp bin/Qt6Gui.dll ${{ github.workspace }}/build
+        cp bin/Qt6Network.dll ${{ github.workspace }}/build
+        cp bin/Qt6OpenGL.dll ${{ github.workspace }}/build
+        cp bin/Qt6OpenGLWidgets.dll ${{ github.workspace }}/build
+        cp bin/Qt6Widgets.dll ${{ github.workspace }}/build
+        cp bin/Qt6Svg.dll ${{ github.workspace }}/build
+        mkdir ${{ github.workspace }}/build/styles
+        cp plugins/styles/qwindowsvistastyle.dll ${{ github.workspace }}/build/styles
+        mkdir ${{ github.workspace }}/build/platforms
+        cp plugins/platforms/qwindows.dll ${{ github.workspace }}/build/platforms
+        mkdir ${{ github.workspace }}/build/imageformats
+        cp plugins/imageformats/qsvg.dll ${{ github.workspace }}/build/imageformats
+        mkdir ${{ github.workspace }}/build/iconengines
+        cp plugins/iconengines/qsvgicon.dll ${{ github.workspace }}/build/iconengines
 
     - name: Move pdb files
       run: |
-        robocopy install pdb *.pdb /MOVE
+        robocopy build pdb *.pdb /MOVE
         if ($lastexitcode -lt 8) {
           $global:LASTEXITCODE = $null
         }
 
+    - name: Install OpenMW
+      if: ${{ ! inputs.package }}
+      run: cmake --install ${{ github.workspace }}/build --prefix ${{ github.workspace }}/install
+
+    - name: Package OpenMW
+      if: ${{ inputs.package }}
+      run: |
+        cpack --config "${{ github.workspace }}/build/CPackConfig.cmake" -B "${{ github.workspace }}/install"
+        rm -r -Force "${{ github.workspace }}/install/_CPack_Packages"
+
     - name: Remove extra pdb files
+      if: ${{ ! inputs.package }}
       shell: bash
       run: |
         rm -rf install/bin
@@ -225,20 +163,20 @@ jobs:
       env:
         GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
       run: |
-        job_url=$(gh run --repo ${{ github.repository }} view ${{ github.run_id }} --json jobs --jq '.jobs[] | select(.name == "windows-${{ matrix.image }}") | .url')
+        job_url=$(gh run --repo ${{ github.repository }} view ${{ github.run_id }} --json jobs --jq '.jobs[] | select(.name == "windows-${{ inputs.image }}") | .url')
         printf "Ref ${{ github.ref }}\nJob ${job_url}\nCommit ${{ github.sha }}\n" > install/CI-ID.txt
         cp install/CI-ID.txt pdb/CI-ID.txt
 
     - name: Store OpenMW archived pdb files
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
-        name: openmw-windows-${{ matrix.image }}-pdb-${{ github.sha }}
+        name: openmw-windows-${{ inputs.image }}-pdb-${{ github.sha }}
         path: ${{ github.workspace }}/pdb/*
 
     - name: Store OpenMW build artifacts
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
-        name: openmw-windows-${{ matrix.image }}-${{ github.sha }}
+        name: openmw-windows-${{ inputs.image }}-${{ github.sha }}
         path: ${{ github.workspace }}/install/*
 
     - name: Add install directory to PATH
@@ -246,19 +184,25 @@ jobs:
       run: echo '${{ github.workspace }}/install' >> ${GITHUB_PATH}
 
     - name: Run components tests
+      if: ${{ ! inputs.package }}
       run: build/components-tests.exe
 
     - name: Run OpenMW tests
+      if: ${{ ! inputs.package }}
       run: build/openmw-tests.exe
 
     - name: Run OpenMW-CS tests
+      if: ${{ ! inputs.package }}
       run: build/openmw-cs-tests.exe
 
     - name: Run detournavigator navmeshtilescache benchmark
+      if: ${{ ! inputs.package }}
       run: build/openmw_detournavigator_navmeshtilescache_benchmark.exe
 
     - name: Run settings access benchmark
+      if: ${{ ! inputs.package }}
       run: build/openmw_settings_access_benchmark.exe
 
     - name: Run esm refid benchmark
+      if: ${{ ! inputs.package }}
       run: build/openmw_esm_refid_benchmark.exe
diff --git a/CI/github.env b/CI/github.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d8ca8b429f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CI/github.env
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+VCPKG_DEPS_TAG=2024-11-10
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 80a50297ef..728ba2ef22 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1006,25 +1006,12 @@ elseif(NOT APPLE)
         SET(CPACK_NSIS_MUI_UNIICON "${OpenMW_SOURCE_DIR}/files/windows/openmw.ico")
         SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_ICON "${OpenMW_SOURCE_DIR}\\\\files\\\\openmw.bmp")
 
-        SET(VCREDIST32 "${OpenMW_BINARY_DIR}/vcredist_x86.exe")
-        if(EXISTS ${VCREDIST32})
-            INSTALL(FILES ${VCREDIST32} DESTINATION "redist")
-            SET(CPACK_NSIS_EXTRA_INSTALL_COMMANDS "ExecWait '\\\"$INSTDIR\\\\redist\\\\vcredist_x86.exe\\\" /q /norestart'" )
-        endif(EXISTS ${VCREDIST32})
-
-        SET(VCREDIST64 "${OpenMW_BINARY_DIR}/vcredist_x64.exe")
+        SET(VCREDIST64 "${OpenMW_BINARY_DIR}/vcredist_x64.exe" CACHE FILEPATH "Path to vcredist_x64.exe")
         if(EXISTS ${VCREDIST64})
             INSTALL(FILES ${VCREDIST64} DESTINATION "redist")
             SET(CPACK_NSIS_EXTRA_INSTALL_COMMANDS "ExecWait '\\\"$INSTDIR\\\\redist\\\\vcredist_x64.exe\\\" /q /norestart'" )
         endif(EXISTS ${VCREDIST64})
 
-        SET(OALREDIST "${OpenMW_BINARY_DIR}/oalinst.exe")
-        if(EXISTS ${OALREDIST})
-            INSTALL(FILES ${OALREDIST} DESTINATION "redist")
-            SET(CPACK_NSIS_EXTRA_INSTALL_COMMANDS "${CPACK_NSIS_EXTRA_INSTALL_COMMANDS}
-                ExecWait '\\\"$INSTDIR\\\\redist\\\\oalinst.exe\\\" /s'" )
-        endif(EXISTS ${OALREDIST})
-
         if(CMAKE_CL_64)
             SET(CPACK_NSIS_INSTALL_ROOT "$PROGRAMFILES64")
         endif()