diff --git a/.github/workflows/win32-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/win32-ci.yml
index 7a949c83f2..1f9345aa1a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/win32-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/win32-ci.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       # Note the current convention is to use the -S and -B options here to specify source 
       # and build directories, but this is only available with CMake 3.13 and higher.  
       # The CMake binaries on the Github Actions machines are (as of this writing) 3.12
-      run: cmake -S %GITHUB_WORKSPACE% -B %GITHUB_WORKSPACE%/build_x86 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=%BUILD_TYPE% -A Win32 -DBUILD_EXTENSION_IMGUIEXT=ON
+      run: cmake -S %GITHUB_WORKSPACE% -B %GITHUB_WORKSPACE%/build_x86 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=%BUILD_TYPE% -A Win32 -DBUILD_EXTENSION_IMGUIEXT=ON -DLUA_ENGINE=luajit
 
     - name: Build
       shell: cmd
diff --git a/cocos/CMakeLists.txt b/cocos/CMakeLists.txt
index 10e567d8f1..280f2817be 100644
--- a/cocos/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cocos/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -69,9 +69,6 @@ if (NOT DEFINED CC_FORCE_USE_GLES)
     set(CC_FORCE_USE_GLES FALSE CACHE INTERNAL "Force use GLES" )
 endif()
 
-set(LUA_ENGINE "plainlua" CACHE INTERNAL "The lua core lib, luajit or plainlua")
-set(LUA_VERSION "5.3.6" CACHE INTERNAL "The plainlua version")
-
 project(cocos2d_libs)
 
 include(2d/CMakeLists.txt)
diff --git a/external/config.json b/external/config.json
index f653984985..934a44d873 100644
--- a/external/config.json
+++ b/external/config.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "version": "v86",
+    "version": "v87",
     "zip_file_size": "107642814",
     "repo_name": "engine-x-3rd",
     "repo_parent": "https://github.com/c4games/",