diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 412282a4f..085771680 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Configure C++11
       # LTO leads to many undefined reference like
       # `pybind11::detail::function_call::function_call(pybind11::detail::function_call&&)
-      run: cmake -G "MinGW Makefiles" -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=11 -DDOWNLOAD_CATCH=ON -S . -B build
+      run: cmake -G "MinGW Makefiles" -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=11 -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE:BOOL=ON -DPYBIND11_WERROR=ON -DDOWNLOAD_CATCH=ON -S . -B build
 
     - name: Build C++11
       run: cmake --build build -j 2
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ jobs:
       run: git clean -fdx
 
     - name: Configure C++14
-      run: cmake -G "MinGW Makefiles" -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=14 -DDOWNLOAD_CATCH=ON -S . -B build2
+      run: cmake -G "MinGW Makefiles" -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=14 -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE:BOOL=ON -DPYBIND11_WERROR=ON -DDOWNLOAD_CATCH=ON -S . -B build2
 
     - name: Build C++14
       run: cmake --build build2 -j 2
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ jobs:
       run: git clean -fdx
 
     - name: Configure C++17
-      run: cmake -G "MinGW Makefiles" -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17 -DDOWNLOAD_CATCH=ON -S . -B build3
+      run: cmake -G "MinGW Makefiles" -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17 -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE:BOOL=ON -DPYBIND11_WERROR=ON -DDOWNLOAD_CATCH=ON -S . -B build3
 
     - name: Build C++17
       run: cmake --build build3 -j 2