diff --git a/.github/workflows/conda-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/conda-ci.yml
index e4ef4db..c6ed1f0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conda-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conda-ci.yml
@@ -51,19 +51,14 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-    - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
+    - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
       with:
-        miniforge-variant: Mambaforge
         miniforge-version: latest
 
     - name: Dependencies
       shell: bash -l {0}
       run: |
-        # Compilation related dependencies
-        mamba install cmake compilers make ninja pkg-config
-        # Actual dependencies
-        mamba install -c conda-forge -c robostack-staging ycm-cmake-modules ace ros-noetic-ros-base
-
+        conda install -c conda-forge -c robostack-staging ycm-cmake-modules ace ros-noetic-ros-base cmake compilers make ninja pkg-config
 
     - name: Download YARP [Linux&macOS]
       if: contains(matrix.os, 'macos') || contains(matrix.os, 'ubuntu')
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5349a23..84df04e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -61,6 +61,18 @@ set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 option(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Compile shared libraries rather than linking statically" ON)
 mark_as_advanced(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
 
+
+# Control where libraries and executables are placed during the build.
+# With the following settings executables are placed in <the top level of the
+# build tree>/bin and libraries/archives in <top level of the build tree>/lib.
+# This is particularly useful to run ctests on libraries built on Windows
+# machines: tests, which are executables, are placed in the same folders of
+# dlls, which are treated as executables as well, so that they can properly
+# find the libraries to run. This is a because of missing RPATH on Windows.
+set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}")
+set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
+set(CMAKE_ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
+
 set(YARP_DLL OFF)
 if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   set(YARP_DLL ON)