diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index ddd947644..2c06dd56c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@ on:
     branches: [ master ]
 
 env:
-  # Qt: 5.15.1
-  # libtorrent: RC_1_2 HEAD, 1.2.12
-  VCPKG_COMMIT: 133051b793486ef14e67e9d1f48c9cfe64dc127e
+  VCPKG_COMMIT: e4ce66eecfd3e5cca5eac06c971921bf8e37cf88
   VCPKG_DEST_MACOS: /Users/runner/qbt_tools/vcpkg
   VCPKG_DEST_WIN: C:\qbt_tools\vcpkg
   LIBTORRENT_VERSION_TAG: v1.2.12
@@ -124,10 +122,15 @@ jobs:
           "qt5-svg:x64-windows-static-release",
           "qt5-tools:x64-windows-static-release",
           "qt5-winextras:x64-windows-static-release"
+        ${{ env.RUNVCPKG_VCPKG_ROOT }}/vcpkg.exe upgrade `
+            --overlay-triplets=${{ github.workspace }}/triplets_overlay `
+            --overlay-ports=${{ github.workspace }}/vcpkg `
+            --no-dry-run
         foreach($package in $packages)
         {
           ${{ env.RUNVCPKG_VCPKG_ROOT }}/vcpkg.exe install $package `
             --overlay-triplets=${{ github.workspace }}/triplets_overlay `
+            --overlay-ports=${{ github.workspace }}/vcpkg `
             --clean-after-build
         }
 
@@ -198,13 +201,6 @@ jobs:
         Add-Content ${{ github.workspace }}/triplets_overlay/x64-osx-release.cmake `
           -Value "set(VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE release)","set(VCPKG_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET 10.15)"
 
-    # NOTE: Avoids a libtorrent ABI issue. See https://github.com/arvidn/libtorrent/issues/4965
-    - name: force AppleClang to compile libtorrent with C++17
-      run: |
-        (Get-Content -path ${{ env.RUNVCPKG_VCPKG_ROOT }}/ports/libtorrent/portfile.cmake).Replace( `
-          '${FEATURE_OPTIONS}', '${FEATURE_OPTIONS} -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17') `
-          | Set-Content -Path ${{ env.RUNVCPKG_VCPKG_ROOT }}/ports/libtorrent/portfile.cmake
-
     - name: install dependencies via vcpkg
       run: |
         $packages = `
@@ -214,10 +210,15 @@ jobs:
           "qt5-svg:x64-osx-release",
           "qt5-tools:x64-osx-release",
           "qt5-macextras:x64-osx-release"
+        ${{ env.RUNVCPKG_VCPKG_ROOT }}/vcpkg upgrade `
+            --overlay-triplets=${{ github.workspace }}/triplets_overlay `
+            --overlay-ports=${{ github.workspace }}/vcpkg `
+            --no-dry-run
         foreach($package in $packages)
         {
           ${{ env.RUNVCPKG_VCPKG_ROOT }}/vcpkg install $package `
             --overlay-triplets=${{ github.workspace }}/triplets_overlay `
+            --overlay-ports=${{ github.workspace }}/vcpkg `
             --clean-after-build
         }
 
diff --git a/vcpkg/libtorrent/CONTROL b/vcpkg/libtorrent/CONTROL
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5dd5dcf0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vcpkg/libtorrent/CONTROL
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+Source: libtorrent
+Version: 1.2.12
+Homepage: https://github.com/arvidn/libtorrent
+Description: An efficient feature complete C++ BitTorrent implementation
+Build-Depends: openssl, boost-system, boost-date-time, boost-chrono, boost-random, boost-asio, boost-crc, boost-config, boost-iterator, boost-scope-exit, boost-multiprecision, boost-pool, boost-variant
+Supports: !uwp&!(windows&arm)
+
+Feature: deprfun
+Description: build with deprecated functions enabled
+
+Feature: examples
+Description: build the examples in the examples directory
+
+Feature: iconv
+Build-Depends: libiconv (windows)
+Description: build with libiconv on Windows
+
+Feature: python
+Build-Depends: boost-python
+Description: build the python bindings in bindings/python directory
+
+Feature: test
+Description: build the libtorrent tests
+
+Feature: tools
+Description: build the tools in the tools directory
diff --git a/vcpkg/libtorrent/no_use_iconv.patch b/vcpkg/libtorrent/no_use_iconv.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8bd518274
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vcpkg/libtorrent/no_use_iconv.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
+index 9efd451fb..05066be82 100644
+--- a/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -643,26 +643,6 @@ target_optional_compile_definitions(torrent-rasterbar PUBLIC FEATURE NAME mutabl
+ target_optional_compile_definitions(torrent-rasterbar PUBLIC FEATURE NAME streaming DEFAULT ON
+ 	DESCRIPTION "Enables support for piece deadline" DISABLED TORRENT_DISABLE_STREAMING)
+
+-find_public_dependency(Iconv)
+-if(MSVC)
+-	set(iconv_package_type OPTIONAL)
+-else()
+-	set(iconv_package_type RECOMMENDED)
+-endif()
+-
+-set_package_properties(Iconv
+-	PROPERTIES
+-		URL "https://www.gnu.org/software/libiconv/"
+-		DESCRIPTION "GNU encoding conversion library"
+-		TYPE ${iconv_package_type}
+-		PURPOSE "Convert strings between various encodings"
+-)
+-
+-if(Iconv_FOUND)
+-	target_compile_definitions(torrent-rasterbar PUBLIC TORRENT_USE_ICONV)
+-	target_link_libraries(torrent-rasterbar PRIVATE Iconv::Iconv)
+-endif()
+-
+ find_public_dependency(OpenSSL)
+ set_package_properties(OpenSSL
+ 	PROPERTIES
diff --git a/vcpkg/libtorrent/portfile.cmake b/vcpkg/libtorrent/portfile.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a50d73993
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vcpkg/libtorrent/portfile.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+vcpkg_fail_port_install(ON_TARGET "uwp")
+
+if(VCPKG_TARGET_IS_WINDOWS)
+    # Building python bindings is currently broken on Windows
+    if("python" IN_LIST FEATURES)
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "The python feature is currently broken on Windows")
+    endif()
+
+    if(NOT "iconv" IN_LIST FEATURES)
+        # prevent picking up libiconv if it happens to already be installed
+        set(ICONV_PATCH "no_use_iconv.patch")
+    endif()
+
+    if(VCPKG_CRT_LINKAGE STREQUAL "static")
+        set(_static_runtime ON)
+    endif()
+endif()
+
+vcpkg_check_features(OUT_FEATURE_OPTIONS FEATURE_OPTIONS
+    deprfun     deprecated-functions
+    examples    build_examples
+    python      python-bindings
+    test        build_tests
+    tools       build_tools
+)
+
+# Note: the python feature currently requires `python3-dev` and `python3-setuptools` installed on the system
+if("python" IN_LIST FEATURES)
+    vcpkg_find_acquire_program(PYTHON3)
+    get_filename_component(PYTHON3_PATH ${PYTHON3} DIRECTORY)
+    vcpkg_add_to_path(${PYTHON3_PATH})
+
+    file(GLOB BOOST_PYTHON_LIB "${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/lib/*boost_python*")
+    string(REGEX REPLACE ".*(python)([0-9])([0-9]+).*" "\\1\\2\\3" _boost-python-module-name "${BOOST_PYTHON_LIB}")
+endif()
+
+vcpkg_from_github(
+    OUT_SOURCE_PATH SOURCE_PATH
+    REPO arvidn/libtorrent
+    REF v1.2.12
+    SHA512 78be4c12e12f593154eda0960aaf9583fe27310e0223dbb21220400c5339744c9b2b11afa880fea30f77b4c0d07345937ff8a20d58d2d4ed7dcda84601380e20
+    HEAD_REF RC_1_2
+    PATCHES
+        ${ICONV_PATCH}
+)
+
+vcpkg_configure_cmake(
+    SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}
+    PREFER_NINJA # Disable this option if project cannot be built with Ninja
+    OPTIONS
+        ${FEATURE_OPTIONS}
+        -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17
+        -Dboost-python-module-name=${_boost-python-module-name}
+        -Dstatic_runtime=${_static_runtime}
+        -DPython3_USE_STATIC_LIBS=ON
+)
+
+vcpkg_install_cmake()
+
+vcpkg_fixup_cmake_targets(CONFIG_PATH lib/cmake/LibtorrentRasterbar TARGET_PATH share/LibtorrentRasterbar)
+
+# Handle copyright
+file(INSTALL ${SOURCE_PATH}/LICENSE DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${PORT} RENAME copyright)
+
+# Do not duplicate include files
+file(REMOVE_RECURSE ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/include ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/share ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/cmake)
diff --git a/vcpkg/libtorrent/readme.md b/vcpkg/libtorrent/readme.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..beda853e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vcpkg/libtorrent/readme.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Files are taken from upstream repository: https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg/tree/master/ports/libtorrent
+This port is for satisfying CI needs, NOT recommended for general use.