diff --git a/.github/workflows/job4-msmpi.yml b/.github/workflows/job4-msmpi.yml
index e19145c8c..faccc28f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/job4-msmpi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/job4-msmpi.yml
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ jobs:
           autoreconf -i
           ./configure --enable-generic --enable-optim --enable-download --enable-maintainer-mode \
             --prefix="${HOME}/freefem" \
-            --with-mpipath="/c/Progam Files/Microsoft MPI/Bin"
+            --with-mpipath="/c/Progam Files/Microsoft MPI/Bin" \
             MPICC=mpicc MPICXX=mpicxx MPIFC=mpif90
-          # ./3rdparty/getall -a -o PETSc
+          ./3rdparty/getall -a -o PETSc
 
       - name: PETSc
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/job5-msmpi.yml b/.github/workflows/job5-msmpi.yml
index 00c3f21fd..fcf457957 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/job5-msmpi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/job5-msmpi.yml
@@ -11,11 +11,10 @@ jobs:
         shell: msys2 {0}
 
     steps:
-      - name: Install MS-MPI
-        shell: cmd
-        run: |
-          curl -L -O https://github.com/microsoft/Microsoft-MPI/releases/download/v10.1.1/msmpisetup.exe
-          .\msmpisetup.exe -unattend -force
+      - name: Setup MPI
+        uses: mpi4py/setup-mpi@v1
+        with:
+          mpi: msmpi
 
       - uses: msys2/setup-msys2@v2
         with:
@@ -53,6 +52,7 @@ jobs:
           autoreconf -i
           ./configure --enable-generic --enable-optim --enable-download --enable-maintainer-mode --enable-debug \
             --prefix="${HOME}/freefem" \
+            --with-mpipath="/c/Progam Files/Microsoft MPI/Bin" \
             MPICC=mpicc MPICXX=mpicxx MPIFC=mpif90
           ./3rdparty/getall -a -o PETSc
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-dmg-arm.yml b/.github/workflows/release-dmg-arm.yml
index 987157725..35f43f922 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-dmg-arm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-dmg-arm.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 name: Release MacOS ARM64
 on:
-  push
-  # workflow_run:
-  #   workflows: ['Release']
-  #   types:
-  #     - completed
+  # push
+  workflow_run:
+    workflows: ['Release']
+    types:
+      - completed
 
 jobs:
   macos:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-exe.yml b/.github/workflows/release-exe.yml
index 5b541393c..a04a404e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-exe.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-exe.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 name: Release Windows
 on:
-  # push
-  workflow_run:
-    workflows: ['Release']
-    types:
-      - completed
+  push
+  # workflow_run:
+  #   workflows: ['Release']
+  #   types:
+  #     - completed
 
-  # TODO re-activate petsc copy in WindowPackage.m4, line 172
 jobs:
   windows:
     name: EXE release
@@ -16,11 +15,10 @@ jobs:
         shell: msys2 {0}
 
     steps:
-      - name: Install MS-MPI
-        shell: cmd
-        run: |
-          curl -L -O https://github.com/microsoft/Microsoft-MPI/releases/download/v10.1.1/msmpisetup.exe
-          .\msmpisetup.exe -unattend -force
+      - name: Setup MPI
+        uses: mpi4py/setup-mpi@v1
+        with:
+          mpi: msmpi
 
       - uses: msys2/setup-msys2@v2
         with:
@@ -56,7 +54,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           autoreconf -i
           ./configure --enable-generic --enable-optim --enable-download --enable-maintainer-mode \
-          MPICC=mpicc MPICXX=mpicxx MPIFC=mpif90
+            --with-mpipath="/c/Progam Files/Microsoft MPI/Bin" \
+              MPICC=mpicc MPICXX=mpicxx MPIFC=mpif90
           ./3rdparty/getall -a
 
       - name: PETSc