diff --git a/.github/workflows/on_PR_linux_matrix.yml b/.github/workflows/on_PR_linux_matrix.yml
index 6e72418b..6ac9b3bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on_PR_linux_matrix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on_PR_linux_matrix.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: install dependencies
         run: |
+          sudo apt-get install ninja-build
           pip3 install conan==1.36.0
 
       - name: Conan common config
@@ -36,8 +37,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         run: |
           cd build
-          cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{matrix.build_type}} -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${{matrix.shared_libraries}} -DEXIV2_ENABLE_PNG=ON -DEXIV2_ENABLE_WEBREADY=ON -DEXIV2_ENABLE_CURL=ON -DEXIV2_BUILD_UNIT_TESTS=ON -DEXIV2_ENABLE_BMFF=ON -DEXIV2_TEAM_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=ON -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=install ..
-          make -j
+          cmake -GNinja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{matrix.build_type}} -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${{matrix.shared_libraries}} -DEXIV2_ENABLE_PNG=ON -DEXIV2_ENABLE_WEBREADY=ON -DEXIV2_ENABLE_CURL=ON -DEXIV2_BUILD_UNIT_TESTS=ON -DEXIV2_ENABLE_BMFF=ON -DEXIV2_TEAM_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=ON -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=install ..
+          ninja
 
       - name: Install
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/on_PR_linux_special_buils.yml b/.github/workflows/on_PR_linux_special_buils.yml
index 75871319..2c970889 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on_PR_linux_special_buils.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on_PR_linux_special_buils.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: install dependencies
         run: |
+          sudo apt-get install ninja-build
           pip3 install conan==1.36.0
 
       - name: Conan common config
@@ -32,8 +33,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         run: |
           cd build
-          cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DEXIV2_ENABLE_PNG=ON -DEXIV2_ENABLE_WEBREADY=ON -DEXIV2_ENABLE_CURL=ON -DEXIV2_BUILD_UNIT_TESTS=ON -DEXIV2_ENABLE_BMFF=ON -DEXIV2_TEAM_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=ON -DBUILD_WITH_COVERAGE=ON -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=install ..
-          make -j
+          cmake -GNinja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DEXIV2_ENABLE_PNG=ON -DEXIV2_ENABLE_WEBREADY=ON -DEXIV2_ENABLE_CURL=ON -DEXIV2_BUILD_UNIT_TESTS=ON -DEXIV2_ENABLE_BMFF=ON -DEXIV2_TEAM_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=ON -DBUILD_WITH_COVERAGE=ON -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=install ..
+          ninja
 
       - name: Tests + Upload coverage
         env:
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: install dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install valgrind
+          sudo apt-get install valgrind ninja-build
           pip3 install conan==1.36.0
 
       - name: Conan common config
@@ -73,8 +74,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         run: |
           cd build
-          cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DEXIV2_ENABLE_PNG=ON -DEXIV2_ENABLE_WEBREADY=ON -DEXIV2_ENABLE_CURL=ON -DEXIV2_BUILD_UNIT_TESTS=ON -DEXIV2_ENABLE_BMFF=ON -DEXIV2_TEAM_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=ON -DBUILD_WITH_COVERAGE=OFF -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=install ..
-          make -j
+          cmake -GNinja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DEXIV2_ENABLE_PNG=ON -DEXIV2_ENABLE_WEBREADY=ON -DEXIV2_ENABLE_CURL=ON -DEXIV2_BUILD_UNIT_TESTS=ON -DEXIV2_ENABLE_BMFF=ON -DEXIV2_TEAM_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=ON -DBUILD_WITH_COVERAGE=OFF -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=install ..
+          ninja
 
       - name: Tests with valgrind
         env:
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: install dependencies
         run: |
+          sudo apt-get install ninja-build
           pip3 install conan==1.36.0
 
       - name: Conan common config
@@ -110,8 +112,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         run: |
           cd build
-          cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DEXIV2_ENABLE_PNG=ON -DEXIV2_ENABLE_WEBREADY=ON -DEXIV2_ENABLE_CURL=ON -DEXIV2_BUILD_UNIT_TESTS=ON -DEXIV2_ENABLE_BMFF=ON -DEXIV2_TEAM_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=ON -DBUILD_WITH_COVERAGE=OFF -DEXIV2_TEAM_USE_SANITIZERS=ON -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=install ..
-          make -j
+          cmake -GNinja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DEXIV2_ENABLE_PNG=ON -DEXIV2_ENABLE_WEBREADY=ON -DEXIV2_ENABLE_CURL=ON -DEXIV2_BUILD_UNIT_TESTS=ON -DEXIV2_ENABLE_BMFF=ON -DEXIV2_TEAM_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=ON -DBUILD_WITH_COVERAGE=OFF -DEXIV2_TEAM_USE_SANITIZERS=ON -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=install ..
+          ninja
 
       - name: Tests
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/on_PR_mac_matrix.yml b/.github/workflows/on_PR_mac_matrix.yml
index 5e31bf0a..1c89b886 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on_PR_mac_matrix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on_PR_mac_matrix.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: install dependencies
         run: |
+          brew install ninja
           pip3 install conan==1.36.0
 
       - name: Run Conan
@@ -30,8 +31,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         run: |
           cd build
-          cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{matrix.build_type}} -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${{matrix.shared_libraries}} -DEXIV2_ENABLE_PNG=ON -DEXIV2_ENABLE_WEBREADY=ON -DEXIV2_ENABLE_CURL=ON -DEXIV2_BUILD_UNIT_TESTS=ON -DEXIV2_ENABLE_BMFF=ON -DEXIV2_TEAM_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=ON -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=install -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-Wno-deprecated-declarations" ..
-          make -j
+          cmake -GNinja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{matrix.build_type}} -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${{matrix.shared_libraries}} -DEXIV2_ENABLE_PNG=ON -DEXIV2_ENABLE_WEBREADY=ON -DEXIV2_ENABLE_CURL=ON -DEXIV2_BUILD_UNIT_TESTS=ON -DEXIV2_ENABLE_BMFF=ON -DEXIV2_TEAM_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS=ON -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=install -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-Wno-deprecated-declarations" ..
+          ninja
 
       - name: Install
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/on_push_BasicWinLinMac.yml b/.github/workflows/on_push_BasicWinLinMac.yml
index 6c674942..58cc59ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on_push_BasicWinLinMac.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on_push_BasicWinLinMac.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: install dependencies
         run: |
-          sudo apt-get install cmake python3-pip libxml2-utils ninja-build
+          sudo apt-get install ninja-build
           pip3 install conan==1.36.0
 
       - name: Conan