diff --git a/.github/workflows/edm4eic.yml b/.github/workflows/edm4eic.yml
index 6af7b7098..8f6901883 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/edm4eic.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/edm4eic.yml
@@ -41,18 +41,11 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           STARTDIR=$(pwd)
           echo "::group::Build podio"
-          cmake -B ${STARTDIR}/podio/build -S ${STARTDIR}/podio \
+          cmake -S ${STARTDIR}/podio \
+            --preset ci-build \
             -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${STARTDIR}/podio/install \
-            -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=20 \
-            -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=" -fdiagnostics-color=always -Werror -Wno-error=deprecated-declarations " \
-            -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache \
-            -DUSE_EXTERNAL_CATCH2=ON \
-            -DENABLE_RNTUPLE=ON \
-            -DENABLE_DATASOURCE=ON \
-            -DPODIO_SET_RPATH=ON \
             -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF \
-            -DENABLE_JULIA=OFF \
-            -G Ninja
+            -DENABLE_JULIA=OFF
           cmake --build ${STARTDIR}/podio/build --target install
           cd ${STARTDIR}/podio && source init.sh && source env.sh && cd ${STARTDIR}
           echo "::endgroup::"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/edm4hep.yaml b/.github/workflows/edm4hep.yaml
index a73d4361f..8ac679d16 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/edm4hep.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/edm4hep.yaml
@@ -42,43 +42,34 @@ jobs:
             STARTDIR=$(pwd)
             echo "::group::Build Catch2"
             cd $STARTDIR/catch2
-            mkdir build && cd build
-            cmake -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=$([[ ${{ matrix.LCG }} == *-gcc15-* ]] && echo "23" || echo "20") -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../install -G Ninja ..
-            ninja -k0 install
+            cmake -B build -S . -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=$([[ ${{ matrix.LCG }} == *-gcc15-* ]] && echo "23" || echo "20") -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$(pwd)/install -G Ninja
+            cmake --build build --target install
             export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$STARTDIR/catch2/install:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
             echo "::endgroup::"
             echo "::group::Build podio"
             cd $STARTDIR/podio
-            mkdir build && cd build
-            cmake -DENABLE_SIO=ON \
+            cmake -S . --preset ci-build \
               -DENABLE_JULIA=ON \
-              -DENABLE_DATASOURCE=ON \
-              -DENABLE_RNTUPLE=ON \
-              -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../install \
+              -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$(pwd)/install \
               -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=$([[ ${{ matrix.LCG }} == *-gcc15-* ]] && echo "23" || echo "20") \
-              -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache \
-              -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=" -fdiagnostics-color=always -Werror -Wno-error=deprecated-declarations " \
               -DUSE_EXTERNAL_CATCH2=ON \
-              -DBUILD_TESTING=ON \
-              -DPODIO_RUN_STRACE_TEST=ON \
-              -DPODIO_ENABLE_SCHEMA_EVOLUTION_TESTS=ON \
-              -G Ninja ..
-            ninja -k0
+              -DPODIO_RUN_STRACE_TEST=ON
+            cmake --build --preset ci-build
             echo "::endgroup::"
             echo "::group::Test and install podio"
-            ctest --output-on-failure --schedule-random -j$(nproc) --timeout 600
-            ninja install
+            ctest --preset ci-build -j$(nproc)
+            cmake --build --preset ci-build --target install
             cd $STARTDIR/podio
             source init.sh && source env.sh
             echo "::endgroup::"
             echo "::group::Build and test EDM4hep"
             cd $STARTDIR/edm4hep
-            mkdir build && cd build
-            cmake -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=$([[ ${{ matrix.LCG }} == *-gcc15-* ]] && echo "23" || echo "20") \
+            cmake -B build -S . \
+              -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=$([[ ${{ matrix.LCG }} == *-gcc15-* ]] && echo "23" || echo "20") \
               -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=" -fdiagnostics-color=always " \
               -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache \
               -DUSE_EXTERNAL_CATCH2=ON \
-              -G Ninja ..
-            ninja -k0
-            ctest --output-on-failure
+              -G Ninja
+            cmake --build build -- -k0
+            ctest --test-dir build --output-on-failure
             echo "::endgroup::"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/key4hep.yml b/.github/workflows/key4hep.yml
index 0d1c43d85..004971945 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/key4hep.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/key4hep.yml
@@ -38,28 +38,17 @@ jobs:
           echo "::group::Run k4_local_repo"
           k4_local_repo
           echo "::group::Run CMake"
-          mkdir -p build install
-          cd build
-          cmake -DENABLE_SIO=ON \
-            -DENABLE_JULIA=OFF \
-            -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../install \
-            -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=20 \
-            -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=" -fdiagnostics-color=always -Werror -Wno-error=deprecated-declarations " \
-            -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache \
+          cmake --preset ci-build \
+            -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$(pwd)/install \
             -DUSE_EXTERNAL_CATCH2=AUTO \
-            -DENABLE_RNTUPLE=ON \
-            -DENABLE_DATASOURCE=ON \
-            -DPODIO_SET_RPATH=ON \
-            -DPODIO_RUN_STRACE_TEST=ON \
-            -DPODIO_ENABLE_SCHEMA_EVOLUTION_TESTS=ON \
-            -G Ninja ..
+            -DPODIO_RUN_STRACE_TEST=ON
           echo "::endgroup::"
           echo "::group::Build"
-          ninja -k0
+          cmake --build --preset ci-build
           echo "::endgroup"
           echo "::group::Run tests"
-          ctest --output-on-failure --schedule-random -j$(nproc) --timeout 600
+          ctest --preset ci-build -j$(nproc)
           echo "::endgroup::"
           echo "::group::Install"
-          ninja install
+          cmake --build --preset ci-build --target install
           echo "::endgroup::"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
index d992dc59d..6af7500a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
@@ -25,19 +25,11 @@ jobs:
           git config --global --add safe.directory $(pwd)
           echo "::endgroup::"
           echo "::group::Run CMake"
-          mkdir build
-          cd build
-          cmake .. -DENABLE_SIO=ON \
+          cmake -B build -S . \
+            --preset ci-build \
             -DENABLE_JULIA=ON \
-            -DENABLE_RNTUPLE=ON \
-            -DENABLE_DATASOURCE=ON \
-            -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=20 \
-            -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=" -fdiagnostics-color=always -Werror "\
-            -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=ON \
-            -DPODIO_ENABLE_SCHEMA_EVOLUTION_TESTS=ON \
             -DUSE_EXTERNAL_CATCH2=OFF
-          ln -s $(pwd)/compile_commands.json ../
-          cd ..
+          ln -s build/compile_commands.json compile_commands.json
           echo "::endgroup::"
           echo "::group::Run pre-commit"
           pre-commit run --show-diff-on-failure \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-docs.yml
index 5188903ec..31d225749 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-docs.yml
@@ -31,10 +31,9 @@ jobs:
           python3 -m pip install -r doc/requirements.txt
           export PYTHONPATH=$VIRTUAL_ENV/lib/python3.$(python3 -c 'import sys; print(f"{sys.version_info[1]}")')/site-packages:$PYTHONPATH
           echo -e "::endgroup::\n::group::Build podio"
-          cmake -B build . --install-prefix=$(pwd)/install \
-                -GNinja -DENABLE_SIO=ON -DENABLE_RNTUPLE=ON \
-                -DENABLE_DATASOURCE=ON -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF \
-                -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=20
+          cmake -S . --install-prefix=$(pwd)/install \
+                --preset full-build \
+                -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF
           cmake --build build --target install
           source ./init.sh && source ./env.sh
           echo -e "::endgroup::\n::group::build doc"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sanitizers.yaml b/.github/workflows/sanitizers.yaml
index aa0d74b83..23e860552 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sanitizers.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sanitizers.yaml
@@ -41,23 +41,15 @@ jobs:
           ccache-key: ccache-sanitizers-el9-${{ matrix.compiler }}-${{ matrix.sanitizer }}
           run: |
             echo "::group::Run CMake"
-            mkdir -p build
-            cd build
-            cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug \
+            cmake -B build S . \
+              --preset ci-build \
+              -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug \
               -DUSE_SANITIZER=${{ matrix.sanitizer }} \
-              -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=$([[ ${{ matrix.compiler }} == gcc15 ]] && echo "23" || echo "20") \
-              -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache \
-              -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=" -fdiagnostics-color=always " \
-              -DENABLE_SIO=ON \
-              -DENABLE_JULIA=OFF \
-              -DENABLE_RNTUPLE=ON \
-              -DENABLE_DATASOURCE=ON \
-              -DPODIO_ENABLE_SCHEMA_EVOLUTION_TESTS=ON \
-              -G Ninja ..
+              -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=$([[ ${{ matrix.compiler }} == gcc15 ]] && echo "23" || echo "20")
             echo "::endgroup::"
             echo "::group::Build"
-            ninja -k0
+            cmake --build build -- -k0
             echo "::endgroup::"
             echo "::group::Run tests"
-            ctest --output-on-failure --schedule-random -j$(nproc)
+            ctest --test-dir build --output-on-failure --schedule-random -j$(nproc)
             echo "::endgroup::"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index ea8b98009..4456fd810 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -34,24 +34,15 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "::group::Run CMake"
           # export JULIA_DEPOT_PATH="$(mktemp -d -p /tmp -t julia_depot_XXXXX):"
-          mkdir -p build install
-          cd build
-          cmake -DENABLE_SIO=ON \
+          cmake --preset ci-build \
             -DENABLE_JULIA=ON \
             -DENABLE_RNTUPLE=$([[ ${{ matrix.LCG }} == LCG_104/* ]] && echo "OFF" || echo "ON") \
-            -DENABLE_DATASOURCE=ON \
             -DPODIO_RUN_STRACE_TEST=$([[ ${{ matrix.LCG }} == LCG_104/* ]] && echo "OFF" || echo "ON") \
-            -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../install \
-            -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=$([[ ${{ matrix.LCG }} == *-gcc15-* ]] && echo "23" || echo "20") \
-            -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache \
-            -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=" -fdiagnostics-color=always -Werror -Wno-error=deprecated-declarations " \
-            -DUSE_EXTERNAL_CATCH2=AUTO \
-            -DPODIO_USE_CLANG_FORMAT=AUTO \
-            -DPODIO_ENABLE_SCHEMA_EVOLUTION_TESTS=ON \
-            -G Ninja ..
+            -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$(pwd)/install \
+            -DUSE_EXTERNAL_CATCH2=AUTO
           echo "::endgroup::"
           echo "::group::Build"
-          ninja -k0
+          cmake --build --preset ci-build
           echo "::endgroup::"
           echo "::group::Julia StaticArrays Package Install"
           # # Temporary workaround for https://its.cern.ch/jira/browse/SPI-2838
@@ -59,8 +50,8 @@ jobs:
           julia -e 'import Pkg; Pkg.add("StaticArrays")'
           echo "::endgroup"
           echo "::group::Run tests"
-          ctest --output-on-failure --schedule-random -j$(nproc) --timeout 600
+          ctest --preset ci-build -j$(nproc)
           echo "::endgroup::"
           echo "::group::Install"
-          ninja install
+          cmake --build --preset ci-build --target install
           echo "::endgroup::"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
index 4187e4180..629ca6d08 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
@@ -30,31 +30,22 @@ jobs:
         ccache-key: ccache-ubuntu-${{ matrix.LCG }}
         run: |
           echo "::group::Run CMake"
-          mkdir -p build install
-          cd build
-          cmake -DENABLE_SIO=ON \
+          cmake -S . --preset ci-build \
             -DENABLE_JULIA=ON \
-            -DENABLE_DATASOURCE=ON \
             -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../install \
             -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=20 \
-            -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=" -fdiagnostics-color=always -Werror -Wno-error=deprecated-declarations " \
-            -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache \
             -DUSE_EXTERNAL_CATCH2=OFF \
-            -DPODIO_SET_RPATH=ON \
-            -DPODIO_RUN_STRACE_TEST=ON \
-            -DENABLE_RNTUPLE=ON \
-            -DPODIO_ENABLE_SCHEMA_EVOLUTION_TESTS=ON \
-            -G Ninja ..
+            -DPODIO_RUN_STRACE_TEST=ON
           echo "::endgroup::"
           echo "::group::Build"
-          ninja -k0
+          cmake --build --preset ci-build
           echo "::endgroup"
           echo "::group::Julia StaticArrays Package Install"
           julia -e 'import Pkg; Pkg.add("StaticArrays")'
           echo "::endgroup"
           echo "::group::Run tests"
-          ctest --output-on-failure --schedule-random -j$(nproc) --timeout 600
+          ctest --preset ci-build -j$(nproc)
           echo "::endgroup::"
           echo "::group::Install"
-          ninja install
+          cmake --build --preset ci-build --target install
           echo "::endgroup::"
diff --git a/CMakePresets.json b/CMakePresets.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d9743d210
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakePresets.json
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+{
+    "version": 3,
+    "configurePresets": [
+        {
+            "name": "common",
+            "hidden": true,
+            "binaryDir": "${sourceDir}/build",
+            "cacheVariables": {
+                "CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS": "ON",
+                "CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD": "20",
+                "CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS": " -fdiagnostics-color=always ",
+                "PODIO_USE_CLANG_FORMAT": "OFF",
+                "PODIO_SET_RPATH": "ON"
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "base-build",
+            "displayName": "Base Build including RNTuple backend and DataSource",
+            "inherits": "common",
+            "generator": "Ninja",
+            "cacheVariables": {
+                "BUILD_TESTING": "ON",
+                "ENABLE_RNTUPLE": "ON",
+                "ENABLE_DATASOURCE": "ON",
+                "CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER": "ccache"
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "full-build",
+            "displayName": "Full build including schema evolution tests and SIO",
+            "inherits": "base-build",
+            "cacheVariables": {
+                "ENABLE_SIO": "ON",
+                "PODIO_ENABLE_SCHEMA_EVOLUTION_TESTS": "ON"
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "ci-build",
+            "displayName": "Full build with warnings as errors",
+            "inherits": "full-build",
+            "cacheVariables": {
+                "CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS": " -fdiagnostics-color=always -Werror -Wno-error=deprecated-declarations",
+                "PODIO_USE_CLANG_FORMAT": "AUTO"
+            }
+        }
+    ],
+
+    "buildPresets": [
+        {
+            "name": "ci-build",
+            "displayName": "Building like on CI",
+            "configurePreset": "ci-build",
+            "nativeToolOptions": ["-k0"]
+        }
+    ],
+
+    "testPresets": [
+        {
+            "name": "ci-build",
+            "displayName": "Testing like on CI",
+            "configurePreset": "ci-build",
+            "execution": {
+                "stopOnFailure": false,
+                "scheduleRandom": true,
+                "timeout": 600
+            },
+            "output": {
+                "outputOnFailure": true
+            }
+
+        }
+    ]
+}