diff --git a/.github/workflows/conan.yml b/.github/workflows/conan.yml
index 124529ea..13a4601a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conan.yml
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@ jobs:
           - name: Install conan
             run: pip install conan>2
           - run: conan profile detect
-          - run: conan create .
+          - run: conan create . --build=missing
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows_unit_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/windows_unit_tests.yml
index b4d131ee..c9b708bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows_unit_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows_unit_tests.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,15 @@ jobs:
     - name: Get number of CPU cores
       uses: SimenB/github-actions-cpu-cores@v1
       id: cpu-cores
+
+    - run: conan install . --options enable_tests=True --build=boost/1.74.0
+    - run: cmake --list-presets
+    - run: cmake --preset conan-release
+    - run: cmake --build --list-presets
+    - run: cmake --build --preset conan-release -j${{ steps.cpu-cores.outputs.count }}
+    - run: ctest --list-presets
+    - run: ctest --preset conan-release
+
     - name: cmake
       run: cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_PROJECT_TOP_LEVEL_INCLUDES=cmake/conan_provider.cmake -DLIBCMAES_BUILD_PYTHON=On -DLIBCMAES_BUILD_TESTS=On -DLIBCMAES_USE_OPENMP=On -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
     - name: compile
diff --git a/conanfile.py b/conanfile.py
index 19369bbf..c218b13a 100644
--- a/conanfile.py
+++ b/conanfile.py
@@ -26,8 +26,15 @@ class CmaesConan(ConanFile):
         "shared": [True, False],
         "openmp": [True, False],
         "surrog": [True, False],
+        "enable_tests": [True, False],
+    }
+    default_options = {
+        "shared": True,
+        "openmp": True,
+        "surrog": True,
+        "enable_tests": False,
+        "boost/*:without_python": False,
     }
-    default_options = {"shared": True, "openmp": True, "surrog": True}
 
     # Sources are located in the same place as this recipe, copy them to the recipe
     exports_sources = (
@@ -40,7 +47,9 @@ class CmaesConan(ConanFile):
     )
 
     def build_requirements(self):
-        self.test_requires("gflags/2.2.2")
+        if self.options.enable_tests:
+            self.test_requires("gflags/2.2.2")
+            self.test_requires("boost/1.74.0")
 
     def requirements(self):
         self.requires("eigen/3.4.0", transitive_headers=True)
@@ -77,6 +86,8 @@ def generate(self):
         tc.variables["LIBCMAES_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS"] = self.options.shared
         tc.variables["LIBCMAES_USE_OPENMP"] = self.options.openmp
         tc.variables["LIBCMAES_ENABLE_SURROG"] = self.options.surrog
+        tc.variables["LIBCMAES_BUILD_PYTHON"] = self.options.enable_tests
+        tc.variables["LIBCMAES_BUILD_TESTS"] = self.options.enable_tests
         tc.generate()
 
     def build(self):