diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-msys2.yml b/.github/workflows/build-msys2.yml
index 6bec16d4557..b2a9d0820c3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-msys2.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-msys2.yml
@@ -41,9 +41,14 @@ jobs:
     - uses: msys2/setup-msys2@v2
       with:
         cache: true
+        release: true
         update: false
         msystem: ${{matrix.msystem}}
-        pacboy: assimp:p cairo:p curl:p freeglut:p FreeImage:p gcc:p gdb:p glew:p glfw:p glm:p harfbuzz:p libsndfile:p libusb:p libxml2:p mpg123:p nlohmann-json:p ntldd-git:p openal:p opencv:p pkgconf:p pugixml:p rtaudio:p uriparser:p utf8cpp:p zlib:p poco:p
+        pacboy: gcc:p assimp:p cairo:p curl:p freeglut:p FreeImage:p glew:p glfw:p glm:p libsndfile:p libusb:p libxml2:p mpg123:p nlohmann-json:p openal:p opencv:p pugixml:p rtaudio:p uriparser:p utf8cpp:p
+        install: >-
+          unzip
+          make
+        # gcc:p gdb:p zlib:p poco:p pkgconf:p harfbuzz:p ntldd-git:p 
         # boost:p tools:p
         # install: >-
         # unzip
@@ -60,3 +65,4 @@ jobs:
     - name: Run tests
       run: ./scripts/ci/msys2/run_tests.sh
 
+
diff --git a/scripts/msys2/install_dependencies.sh b/scripts/msys2/install_dependencies.sh
index f688ff5aead..33cc7954adb 100644
--- a/scripts/msys2/install_dependencies.sh
+++ b/scripts/msys2/install_dependencies.sh
@@ -31,15 +31,17 @@ while [[ $# > 0 ]] ; do
 done
 
 # List of MSYS packages to be installed
-msyspackages="make rsync zip unzip wget"
+# msyspackages="make rsync zip unzip wget"
+msyspackages="unzip make"
 
 # List of MINGW packages to be installed (without prefix)
-mingwPackages="assimp cairo curl freeglut FreeImage \
-			  gcc gdb glew glfw glm \
-			  harfbuzz libsndfile libusb libxml2 mpg123 \
-			  nlohmann-json ntldd-git openal opencv \
-			  pkgconf pugixml rtaudio \
-			  uriparser utf8cpp zlib"
+mingwPackages="gcc assimp cairo curl freeglut FreeImage \
+	glew glfw glm \
+	harfbuzz libsndfile libusb libxml2 mpg123 \
+	nlohmann-json openal opencv \
+	pkgconf pugixml rtaudio \
+	uriparser utf8cpp "
+# gdb zlib ntldd-git
 # boost poco tools
 # Build the full list of packages adding prefix to MINGW packages
 packages=${msyspackages}