diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 00ed1702..5377516f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         language: ["cpp"]
-        compiler: [g++-11]
         buildmode: [Debug]
         # CodeQL supports [ 'cpp', 'csharp', 'go', 'java', 'javascript', 'python' ]
         # Learn more:
@@ -54,14 +53,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt update
-          sudo apt install libcurl4-gnutls-dev ninja-build ${{matrix.compiler}} --no-install-recommends
+          sudo apt install build-essential ninja-build libssl-dev libcurl4-gnutls-dev cmake git ca-certificates gzip -y --no-install-recommends
 
       - name: Create Build Environment
         run: cmake -E make_directory ${{github.workspace}}/build
 
       - name: Configure CMake
         working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}/build
-        run: cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{matrix.buildmode}} -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=${{matrix.compiler}} -GNinja ..
+        run: cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{matrix.buildmode}} -GNinja ..
 
       - name: Build
         working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}/build
@@ -75,4 +74,4 @@ jobs:
       #    uses a compiled language
 
       - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v1
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b0959dd8..57ab2e8d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ FROM ubuntu:22.04 AS build
 # Install base & build dependencies, needed certificates for curl to work with https
 RUN apt update && \
     apt upgrade -y && \
-    apt install build-essential ninja-build libcurl4-gnutls-dev libssl-dev cmake git ca-certificates gzip -y --no-install-recommends
+    apt install build-essential ninja-build libssl-dev libcurl4-gnutls-dev cmake git ca-certificates gzip -y --no-install-recommends
 
 # Copy source files
 WORKDIR /app/src
diff --git a/src/tech/include/cct_exception.hpp b/src/tech/include/cct_exception.hpp
index d0f3bf34..4cf86a46 100644
--- a/src/tech/include/cct_exception.hpp
+++ b/src/tech/include/cct_exception.hpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class exception : public std::exception {
  public:
   static constexpr int kMsgMaxLen = 80;
 
-  template <unsigned N, std::enable_if_t<N <= kMsgMaxLen + 1, bool> = true>
+  template <int N, std::enable_if_t<N <= kMsgMaxLen + 1, bool> = true>
   explicit exception(const char (&str)[N]) noexcept {
     // Hint: default constructor constructs a variant holding the value-initialized value of the first alternative
     // (index() is zero). In our case, it's a std::array, which is what we want here.
@@ -34,18 +34,10 @@ class exception : public std::exception {
 
   explicit exception(string&& str) noexcept(std::is_nothrow_move_constructible_v<string>) : _data(std::move(str)) {}
 
-#ifdef CCT_MSVC
-  // MSVC bug: https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/t/using-fmtlib-on-a-custom-exceptions-constructor-pa/1673659
-  // do not use fmt for building an exception waiting for the bug to be fixed...
-  // Exception message will be incorrect.
-  template <typename... Args>
-  explicit exception(std::string_view fmt, Args&&...) : _data(std::in_place_type<string>, fmt) {}
-#else
   template <typename... Args>
   explicit exception(format_string<Args...> fmt, Args&&... args) : _data(std::in_place_type<string>) {
     cct::format_to(std::back_inserter(std::get<1>(_data)), fmt, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
   }
-#endif
 
   const char* what() const noexcept override {
     switch (_data.index()) {
diff --git a/src/tech/include/cct_invalid_argument_exception.hpp b/src/tech/include/cct_invalid_argument_exception.hpp
index 735cc82c..f0697c1d 100644
--- a/src/tech/include/cct_invalid_argument_exception.hpp
+++ b/src/tech/include/cct_invalid_argument_exception.hpp
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 #include <utility>
 
-#include "cct_config.hpp"
 #include "cct_exception.hpp"
 #include "cct_format.hpp"
 #include "cct_string.hpp"
@@ -15,15 +14,7 @@ class invalid_argument : public exception {
 
   explicit invalid_argument(string&& str) noexcept : exception(std::move(str)) {}
 
-#ifdef CCT_MSVC
-  // MSVC bug: https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/t/using-fmtlib-on-a-custom-exceptions-constructor-pa/1673659
-  // do not use fmt for building an exception waiting for the bug to be fixed...
-  // Exception message will be incorrect.
-  template <typename... Args>
-  explicit invalid_argument(std::string_view fmt, Args&&... args) : exception(fmt, std::forward<Args>(args)...) {}
-#else
   template <typename... Args>
   explicit invalid_argument(format_string<Args...> fmt, Args&&... args) : exception(fmt, std::forward<Args>(args)...) {}
-#endif
 };
 }  // namespace cct
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