diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 6b8897e..0f2ef79 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ jobs:
         if: runner.os == 'Windows'
         shell: cmd
         run: |
-          choco install openssl --no-progress || exit /b
+          choco install openssl.light --version=1.1.1 --no-progress || exit /b
           mkdir extern_deps || exit /b
-          copy "%PROGRAMFILES%\OpenSSL-Win64\lib\VC\libssl64MT.lib" extern_deps\libssl.lib || exit /b
-          copy "%PROGRAMFILES%\OpenSSL-Win64\lib\VC\libcrypto64MT.lib" extern_deps\libcrypto.lib || exit /b
+          copy "%PROGRAMFILES%\OpenSSL\lib\VC\libssl64MT.lib" extern_deps\libssl.lib || exit /b
+          copy "%PROGRAMFILES%\OpenSSL\lib\VC\libcrypto64MT.lib" extern_deps\libcrypto.lib || exit /b
           echo KAL_EXT_LIB_WIN64=%CD%\extern_deps>> %GITHUB_ENV%
 
       - name: dub build
diff --git a/dub.sdl b/dub.sdl
index 5d02523..41b812a 100644
--- a/dub.sdl
+++ b/dub.sdl
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ dependency "openssl" version=">=3.1.0"
 dependency "requests" version="~>2"
 dependency "mir-ion" version=">=1.0.26"
 libs "ssl" "crypto" platform="posix"
-# Windows: get OpenSSL libs via e.g. `choco install openssl`, then copy e.g.
-# `C:\Program Files\OpenSSL-Win64\lib\VC\lib{ssl,crypto}64MT.lib` to some
+# Windows: get OpenSSL libs via e.g. `choco install openssl.light --version=1.1.1`,
+# then copy e.g. `C:\Program Files\OpenSSL\lib\VC\lib{ssl,crypto}64MT.lib` to some
 # folder and rename to `lib{ssl,crypto}.lib`. Then tell the linker about
 # this folder, either via LIB environment variable or via /LIBPATH lflag in
 # your dub.sdl.