diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_windows_vcpkg.yml b/.github/workflows/build_windows_vcpkg.yml
index 140cccdbb..e0fbf913b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_windows_vcpkg.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_windows_vcpkg.yml
@@ -16,11 +16,27 @@ jobs:
     name: Shared Library
     runs-on: windows-latest
 
+    env:
+      EVENT_CONTEXT: ${{ toJson(github.event) }}
+
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Set GIT_REF (PR)
+        run: |
+          echo $EVENT_CONTEXT
+          echo "${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}" >> ${{ github.workspace }}/package/vcpkg/GIT_REPO
+          echo "${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}" >> ${{ github.workspace }}/package/vcpkg/GIT_REF
+        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
 
-      - name: Set GIT_REF
-        run: echo "${{ github.sha }}" >> ${{ github.workspace }}/package/vcpkg/GIT_REF
+      - name: Set GIT_REF (Non-PR)
+        run: |
+          echo $EVENT_CONTEXT
+          echo "${{ github.event.repository.full_name }}" >> ${{ github.workspace }}/package/vcpkg/GIT_REPO
+          echo "${{ github.sha }}" >> ${{ github.workspace }}/package/vcpkg/GIT_REF
+        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
 
       - name: Install
         run: |
@@ -34,8 +50,17 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Set GIT_REF
-        run: echo "${{ github.sha }}" >> ${{ github.workspace }}/package/vcpkg/GIT_REF
+      - name: Set GIT_REF (PR)
+        run: |
+          echo "${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}" >> ${{ github.workspace }}/package/vcpkg/GIT_REPO
+          echo "${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}" >> ${{ github.workspace }}/package/vcpkg/GIT_REF
+        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
+
+      - name: Set GIT_REF (Non-PR)
+        run: |
+          echo "${{ github.event.repository.full_name }}" >> ${{ github.workspace }}/package/vcpkg/GIT_REPO
+          echo "${{ github.sha }}" >> ${{ github.workspace }}/package/vcpkg/GIT_REF
+        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
 
       - name: Install
         run: |
diff --git a/package/vcpkg/portfile.cmake b/package/vcpkg/portfile.cmake
index 206dd1131..5386f05fc 100644
--- a/package/vcpkg/portfile.cmake
+++ b/package/vcpkg/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 find_program(GIT git)
 
-# GitHub repository
-set(GIT_URL "https://github.com/projectM-visualizer/projectm.git")
+# Set GIT_REPO to the contents of GIT_REPO file or to default
+if(EXISTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/GIT_REPO)
+  file(READ ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/GIT_REPO GIT_REPO)
+  string(STRIP ${GIT_REPO} GIT_REPO)
 
+  set(GIT_URL "https://github.com/${GIT_REPO}.git")
+else()
+  set(GIT_URL "https://github.com/projectM-visualizer/projectm.git")
+endif()
+
+# Set GIT_REF to the contents of GIT_REF file, or to VERSION
 if(EXISTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/GIT_REF)
   file(READ ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/GIT_REF GIT_REF)
   string(STRIP ${GIT_REF} GIT_REF)
@@ -26,6 +34,14 @@ else()
   set(GIT_CLONE_COMMAND ${GIT} clone --depth 1 --branch master --recurse-submodules ${GIT_URL} ${SOURCE_PATH})
 endif()
 
+# DEBUGGING
+message(STATUS "GIT_REPO: ${GIT_REPO}")
+message(STATUS "GIT_URL: ${GIT_URL}")
+message(STATUS "GIT_REF: ${GIT_REF}")
+message(STATUS "PORT_NAME: ${PORT_NAME}")
+message(STATUS "SOURCE_PATH: ${SOURCE_PATH}")
+message(STATUS "GIT_CLONE_COMMAND: ${GIT_CLONE_COMMAND}")
+
 # Pull source from GitHub with submodules
 if(EXISTS "${SOURCE_PATH}" AND NOT EXISTS "${SOURCE_PATH}/.git")