diff --git a/.github/workflows/conda-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/conda-dev.yml
index aec50e5af..61be00832 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conda-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conda-dev.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
           - os: 'windows-2019'
             generator: 'Ninja'
             build_type: 'Debug'
-            extra_args: '-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF -DABC_USE_NO_READLINE=ON'
+            extra_args: '-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DABC_USE_SONAME=ON -DABC_USE_NO_READLINE=ON -DVENDOR_GTEST=ON'
     env:
       OS: ${{ matrix.os }}
       PY_VER: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
diff --git a/environment.devenv.yml b/environment.devenv.yml
index e29738e1e..55846b27e 100644
--- a/environment.devenv.yml
+++ b/environment.devenv.yml
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ dependencies:
   - readline=8.1  # [unix]
   - zlib
   - libpng
-  - gtest
-  - gmock
+  - gtest=1.14.0  # [not win]
   - abseil-cpp
   - re2
   - lcov