diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 789c4382..33d95367 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Prepare toolchain [windows]
         if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.os, 'windows') }}
-        uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v1.1
+        uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v3
 
       - name: Build gsl [macos]
         if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.os, 'macos') }}
diff --git a/templates/gsl.ci.yml b/templates/gsl.ci.yml
index b6848f02..04aa1d3a 100644
--- a/templates/gsl.ci.yml
+++ b/templates/gsl.ci.yml
@@ -725,15 +725,9 @@ endfunction # get_sln_tests
 .   endif
 .   # assert (ndebug)
           if [[ ${{ matrix.assert }} == 'ndebug' ]]; then
-.   if defined(my.config.cmake)
-            echo "ASSERT_NDEBUG=--enable-ndebug -Denable-ndebug=yes" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          else
-            echo "ASSERT_NDEBUG=--disable-ndebug -Denable-ndebug=no" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-.   else
             echo "ASSERT_NDEBUG=--enable-ndebug" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           else
             echo "ASSERT_NDEBUG=--disable-ndebug" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-.   endif
           fi
 .   # link
           if [[ ${{ matrix.link }} == 'dynamic' ]]; then
@@ -936,7 +930,7 @@ endfunction # get_sln_tests
 
     steps:
       - name: Add msbuild to PATH
-        uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v2
+        uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v3
         with:
           msbuild-architecture: x64