diff --git a/.github/workflows/cmake.yml b/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
index b2ac7bd3..4ee2838d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ jobs:
           vcpkg install azure-storage-blobs-cpp:x64-windows-static
           vcpkg install azure-identity-cpp:x64-windows-static
           vcpkg install rapidjson 'curl[ssl]' --triplet x64-windows-static
+          # for the ARM64 cross-compilation build, we also need to install the ARM64 versions of the dependencies
           vcpkg install azure-storage-blobs-cpp:arm64-windows-static
           vcpkg install azure-identity-cpp:arm64-windows-static
           vcpkg install rapidjson 'curl[ssl]' --triplet arm64-windows-static
@@ -61,7 +62,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           # Configure CMake in a 'build' subdirectory. `CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE` is only required if you are using a single-configuration generator such as make.
           # See https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/variable/CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE.html?highlight=cmake_build_type
-          # Note that we need to point CMake to the vcpkg-toolchain-file
+          # Note that we need to point CMake to the vcpkg-toolchain-file, and also specify the target triplet, c.f. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/vcpkg/concepts/triplets
+          # since we aim for a static build.
           cmake -B "${{github.workspace}}/build" -A x64 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{matrix.build}} -DLIBCZI_BUILD_CZICMD=ON -DLIBCZI_BUILD_CURL_BASED_STREAM=ON -DLIBCZI_BUILD_AZURESDK_BASED_STREAM=ON -DLIBCZI_BUILD_PREFER_EXTERNALPACKAGE_LIBCURL=ON -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="$env:VCPKG_INSTALLATION_ROOT/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake" -DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET=x64-windows-static
 
       - name: Configure CMake (Windows ARM64)
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9a505067..9ed88a77 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
 cmake_policy(SET CMP0091 NEW) # enable new "MSVC runtime library selection" (https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/variable/CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY.html)
 
 project(libCZI 
-      VERSION 0.62.2
+      VERSION 0.62.3
       HOMEPAGE_URL "https://github.com/ZEISS/libczi"
       DESCRIPTION "libCZI is an Open Source Cross-Platform C++ library to read and write CZI")
 
diff --git a/Src/libCZI/Doc/version-history.markdown b/Src/libCZI/Doc/version-history.markdown
index 9f2943eb..8dccdb00 100644
--- a/Src/libCZI/Doc/version-history.markdown
+++ b/Src/libCZI/Doc/version-history.markdown
@@ -28,4 +28,5 @@ version history                 {#version_history}
  0.61.2             | [111](https://github.com/ZEISS/libczi/pull/111)      | update libcurl to 8.9.1 (for build with `LIBCZI_BUILD_PREFER_EXTERNALPACKAGE_LIBCURL=OFF`), enable SChannel (on Windows) by default
  0.62.0             | [112](https://github.com/ZEISS/libczi/pull/112)      | add Azure-SDK based reader for reading from Azure Blob Storage, raise requirement to C++14 for building libCZI (previously C++11 was sufficient) because Azure-SDK requires C++14
  0.62.1             | [114](https://github.com/ZEISS/libczi/pull/114)      | improve build system fixing issues with msys2 and mingw-w64, cosmetic changes
- 0.62.2             | [116](https://github.com/ZEISS/libczi/pull/116)      | enable long paths on Windows for CZIcmd, add Windows-ARM64 build
\ No newline at end of file
+ 0.62.2             | [115](https://github.com/ZEISS/libczi/pull/115)      | enabling building with clang on windows
+ 0.62.3             | [116](https://github.com/ZEISS/libczi/pull/116)      | enable long paths on Windows for CZIcmd, add Windows-ARM64 build
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diff --git a/cmake/ExternalEIGEN3.cmake b/cmake/ExternalEIGEN3.cmake
index eeaed988..c6cf8bc9 100644
--- a/cmake/ExternalEIGEN3.cmake
+++ b/cmake/ExternalEIGEN3.cmake
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ ExternalProject_Add(
     "-DCMAKE_C_COMPILER:FILEPATH=${CMAKE_C_COMPILER}"
     "-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER:FILEPATH=${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER}"
   UPDATE_COMMAND ""
+  CONFIGURE_COMMAND ""  # w/o this the build step fails with clang on windows
   BUILD_COMMAND ""
   INSTALL_COMMAND ""
   LOG_DOWNLOAD ON   # redirect output to log-file (so that we have less clutter)