diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3ef58dfe..0725cd70 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ include(${_project_options_SOURCE_DIR}/Index.cmake)
 # install vcpkg dependencies: - should be called before defining project()
 run_vcpkg(
     VCPKG_URL "https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg.git"
-    VCPKG_REV "0fa8459cf3a7caca7adc58f992bc32ff13630684"
+    VCPKG_REV "6a3dd0874f153f8b375ec26210ea6d41dee3bb26"
 )
 
 # Set the project name and language
diff --git a/docs/src/project_options_example.md b/docs/src/project_options_example.md
index 1fe14ea0..3e7f98d6 100644
--- a/docs/src/project_options_example.md
+++ b/docs/src/project_options_example.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ include(${_project_options_SOURCE_DIR}/Index.cmake)
 # install vcpkg dependencies: - should be called before defining project()
 run_vcpkg(
     VCPKG_URL "https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg.git"
-    VCPKG_REV "0fa8459cf3a7caca7adc58f992bc32ff13630684"
+    VCPKG_REV "6a3dd0874f153f8b375ec26210ea6d41dee3bb26"
     ENABLE_VCPKG_UPDATE
 )
 
diff --git a/src/Git.cmake b/src/Git.cmake
index 5ba604d6..b494d8f3 100644
--- a/src/Git.cmake
+++ b/src/Git.cmake
@@ -465,8 +465,19 @@ function(git_switch_back)
       message(STATUS "Switch back failed. Trying to checkout previous branch")
       execute_process(
         COMMAND "${GIT_EXECUTABLE}" "checkout" "-" WORKING_DIRECTORY "${_fun_REPOSITORY_PATH}"
-                                                                     COMMAND_ERROR_IS_FATAL LAST
+        RESULT_VARIABLE _checkout_result
       )
+
+      # if the checkout failed, try to checkout the default branch
+      if(NOT ${_checkout_result} EQUAL 0)
+        message(STATUS "Checkout previous branch failed. Trying to checkout default branch")
+        git_default_branch(default_branch REPOSITORY_PATH "${_fun_REPOSITORY_PATH}")
+        execute_process(
+          COMMAND "${GIT_EXECUTABLE}" "checkout" "${default_branch}"
+          WORKING_DIRECTORY "${_fun_REPOSITORY_PATH}" COMMAND_ERROR_IS_FATAL LAST
+        )
+      endif()
+
     endif()
   endif()
 endfunction()
@@ -512,3 +523,56 @@ function(git_wait)
     endif()
   endwhile()
 endfunction()
+
+#[[.rst:
+
+``git_default_branch``
+======================
+Get the default branch of the given repository. Defaults to master in case of failure
+
+Input variables:
+- ``REPOSITORY_PATH``: The path to the repository
+
+Output variables:
+- ``default_branch``: The variable to store the default branch in
+
+
+.. code:: cmake
+
+  git_default_branch(
+    REPOSITORY_PATH
+    "$ENV{HOME}/vcpkg"
+    default_branch
+  )
+
+]]
+function(git_default_branch default_branch)
+  # use git symbolic-ref refs/remotes/origin/HEAD to get the default branch
+
+  set(oneValueArgs REPOSITORY_PATH)
+  cmake_parse_arguments(_fun "" "${oneValueArgs}" "" ${ARGN})
+
+  if("${_fun_REPOSITORY_PATH}" STREQUAL "")
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "REPOSITORY_PATH is required")
+  endif()
+
+  find_program(GIT_EXECUTABLE "git" REQUIRED)
+  execute_process(
+    COMMAND "${GIT_EXECUTABLE}" "symbolic-ref" "refs/remotes/origin/HEAD"
+    OUTPUT_VARIABLE _default_branch
+    WORKING_DIRECTORY "${_fun_REPOSITORY_PATH}"
+    OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+    RESULT_VARIABLE _default_branch_result
+  )
+
+  if(${_default_branch_result} EQUAL 0)
+    string(REGEX REPLACE "refs/remotes/origin/" "" _default_branch "${_default_branch}")
+  else()
+    message(
+      WARNING "Could not get default branch of ${_fun_REPOSITORY_PATH}. Considering it as master"
+    )
+    set(_default_branch "master")
+  endif()
+
+  set(${default_branch} ${_default_branch} PARENT_SCOPE)
+endfunction()
diff --git a/src/Vcpkg.cmake b/src/Vcpkg.cmake
index 114c2f22..8848cc45 100644
--- a/src/Vcpkg.cmake
+++ b/src/Vcpkg.cmake
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ Or by specifying the options
 
    run_vcpkg(
        VCPKG_URL "https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg.git"
-       VCPKG_REV "0fa8459cf3a7caca7adc58f992bc32ff13630684"
+       VCPKG_REV "6a3dd0874f153f8b375ec26210ea6d41dee3bb26"
        ENABLE_VCPKG_UPDATE
    )
 
diff --git a/tests/install/vcpkg.json b/tests/install/vcpkg.json
index 7c556b53..e04facb5 100644
--- a/tests/install/vcpkg.json
+++ b/tests/install/vcpkg.json
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 {
-  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/vcpkg/master/scripts/vcpkg.schema.json",
+  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/vcpkg-tool/main/docs/vcpkg.schema.json",
   "name": "another-project",
   "version-string": "0.1.0",
-  "builtin-baseline": "8dbd66f5a7821ced1ed57696b50375a977006813",
+  "builtin-baseline": "6a3dd0874f153f8b375ec26210ea6d41dee3bb26",
   "dependencies": [
     {
       "name": "eigen3",
-      "version>=": "3.4.0"
+      "version>=": "3.4.0#2"
     },
     {
       "name": "fmt",
-      "version>=": "8.1.1"
+      "version>=": "9.1.0#1"
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/tests/myproj/include/mylib/lib.hpp b/tests/myproj/include/mylib/lib.hpp
index 6ecad59b..f74c7bad 100644
--- a/tests/myproj/include/mylib/lib.hpp
+++ b/tests/myproj/include/mylib/lib.hpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // test external pac
 #include <Eigen/Dense>
 #include <fmt/core.h>
-#include <fmt/ostream.h>
+#include <fmt/ranges.h>
 
 // test std libraries
 #include <iostream>
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ int some_fun() {
   auto eigen_vec = Eigen::VectorXd::LinSpaced(10, 0, 1);
 
   // print the vector
-  fmt::print("{}", eigen_vec);
+  fmt::print("[{}]", fmt::join(eigen_vec, ", "));
 
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tests/myproj/src/main/main.cpp b/tests/myproj/src/main/main.cpp
index 3dc72141..25cc0b59 100644
--- a/tests/myproj/src/main/main.cpp
+++ b/tests/myproj/src/main/main.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // test external pac
 #include <Eigen/Dense>
 #include <fmt/core.h>
-#include <fmt/ostream.h>
+#include <fmt/ranges.h>
 
 // test std libraries
 #include <iostream>
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ int main() {
   fmt::print("Hello from fmt{}", "!");
 
   Eigen::VectorXd eigen_vec = Eigen::Vector3d(1, 2, 3);
-  fmt::print("{}", eigen_vec);
+  fmt::print("[{}]", fmt::join(eigen_vec, ", "));
 
 #if !defined(__MINGW32__) && !defined(__MSYS__) // TODO fails
   Eigen::VectorXd eigen_vec2 = Eigen::VectorXd::LinSpaced(10, 0, 1);
-  fmt::print("{}", eigen_vec2);
+  fmt::print("[{}]", fmt::join(eigen_vec2, ", "));
 #endif
 
   // trigger address sanitizer
diff --git a/tests/myproj/src/mylib2/lib.cpp b/tests/myproj/src/mylib2/lib.cpp
index 38458dce..01524a76 100644
--- a/tests/myproj/src/mylib2/lib.cpp
+++ b/tests/myproj/src/mylib2/lib.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // test external pac
 #include <Eigen/Dense>
 #include <fmt/core.h>
-#include <fmt/ostream.h>
+#include <fmt/ranges.h>
 
 // test std libraries
 #include <iostream>
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ int some_fun2() {
   fmt::print("Hello from fmt{}", "!");
 
   Eigen::VectorXd eigen_vec = Eigen::Vector3d(1, 2, 3);
-  fmt::print("{}", eigen_vec);
+  fmt::print("[{}]", fmt::join(eigen_vec, ", "));
 
 #if !defined(__MINGW32__) && !defined(__MSYS__) // TODO fails
   Eigen::VectorXd eigen_vec2 = Eigen::VectorXd::LinSpaced(10, 0, 1);
-  fmt::print("{}", eigen_vec2);
+  fmt::print("[{}]", fmt::join(eigen_vec2, ", "));
 #endif
 
   return 0;
diff --git a/tests/myproj/vcpkg.json b/tests/myproj/vcpkg.json
index 4c2f4ac3..a2cddbdb 100644
--- a/tests/myproj/vcpkg.json
+++ b/tests/myproj/vcpkg.json
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 {
-  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/vcpkg/master/scripts/vcpkg.schema.json",
+  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/vcpkg-tool/main/docs/vcpkg.schema.json",
   "name": "myproject",
   "version-string": "0.1.0",
-  "builtin-baseline": "8dbd66f5a7821ced1ed57696b50375a977006813",
+  "builtin-baseline": "6a3dd0874f153f8b375ec26210ea6d41dee3bb26",
   "dependencies": [
     {
       "name": "eigen3",
-      "version>=": "3.4.0"
+      "version>=": "3.4.0#2"
     },
     {
       "name": "fmt",
-      "version>=": "8.1.1"
+      "version>=": "9.1.0#1"
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/tests/rpi4-vcpkg/vcpkg.json b/tests/rpi4-vcpkg/vcpkg.json
index 5aa0e59b..27a8baa3 100644
--- a/tests/rpi4-vcpkg/vcpkg.json
+++ b/tests/rpi4-vcpkg/vcpkg.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/vcpkg-tool/main/docs/vcpkg.schema.json",
   "name": "example",
   "version-string": "0.1.0",
   "dependencies": [