diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_steps.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_steps.yml
index b50620a60..af77e89d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_steps.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_steps.yml
@@ -74,19 +74,19 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install Imath
         # Pre-install Imath so the builds validate finding the external installation
-        if: ${{ inputs.OPENEXR_FORCE_INTERNAL_IMATH == 'OFF' }}
+        if: ${{ inputs.OPENEXR_FORCE_INTERNAL_IMATH == OFF }}
         run: share/ci/scripts/install_imath.sh main
 
       - name: Install libdeflate
         # Pre-install libdeflate so the builds validate finding the external installation
-        if: ${{ inputs.OPENEXR_FORCE_INTERNAL_DEFLATE == 'OFF' }}
+        if: ${{ inputs.OPENEXR_FORCE_INTERNAL_DEFLATE == OFF }}
         run: share/ci/scripts/install_libdeflate.sh master
 
       - name: Install help2man
         # TODO: this could go in the ASWF Linux docker
         # container. Also, it doesn't currently work for Windows, so
         # the windows builds have docs disabled.
-        if: ${{ inputs.OPENEXR_INSTALL_DOCS == 'ON' }}
+        if: ${{ inputs.OPENEXR_INSTALL_DOCS == ON }}
         run: share/ci/scripts/install_help2man.sh
 
       - name: Create build directories
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ jobs:
           path: _build/${{ env.INSTALL_MANIFEST }}
 
       - name: Validate install
-        if: ${{ inputs.validate_install == 'ON' }}
+        if: ${{ inputs.validate_install == ON }}
         # Validate that the build has installed the proper files by comparing against the appropriate reference manifest
         run: |
           share/ci/scripts/validate_install.py "_build/$INSTALL_MANIFEST" "share/ci/install_manifest/$INSTALL_MANIFEST"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_workflow.yml
index 22d9d749f..66784ea93 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_workflow.yml
@@ -64,22 +64,22 @@ jobs:
       build: ${{ matrix.build }}
       # DockerHub: https://hub.docker.com/u/aswf
       # Source: https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/aswf-docker
-      container: aswf/ci-openexr:${{ matrix.vfx-cy || '2024' }}
-      cxx-standard: ${{ matrix.cxx-standard || '17' }}
-      cxx-compiler: ${{ matrix.cxx-compiler || 'g++' }}
-      cc-compiler: ${{ matrix.cc-compiler || 'gcc' }}
-      build-type: ${{ matrix.build-type || 'Release' }}
-      BUILD_SHARED_LIBS: ${{ matrix.BUILD_SHARED_LIBS || 'ON' }}
-      OPENEXR_ENABLE_THREADING: ${{ matrix.OPENEXR_ENABLE_THREADING || 'ON' }}
-      OPENEXR_INSTALL_PKG_CONFIG: ${{ matrix.OPENEXR_INSTALL_PKG_CONFIG || 'ON' }}
-      OPENEXR_INSTALL_DOCS: ${{ matrix.OPENEXR_INSTALL_DOCS || 'ON' }}
-      OPENEXR_BUILD_EXAMPLES: ${{ matrix.OPENEXR_BUILD_EXAMPLES || 'ON' }}
-      OPENEXR_BUILD_TOOLS: ${{ matrix.OPENEXR_BUILD_TOOLS || 'ON' }}
-      OPENEXR_FORCE_INTERNAL_IMATH: ${{ matrix.OPENEXR_FORCE_INTERNAL_IMATH || 'OFF' }}
-      OPENEXR_FORCE_INTERNAL_DEFLATE: ${{ matrix.OPENEXR_FORCE_INTERNAL_DEFLATE || 'OFF' }}
-      BUILD_TESTING: ${{ matrix.BUILD_TESTING || 'ON' }}
+      container: aswf/ci-openexr:${{ matrix.vfx-cy || 2024 }}
+      cxx-standard: ${{ matrix.cxx-standard || 17 }}
+      cxx-compiler: ${{ matrix.cxx-compiler || g++ }}
+      cc-compiler: ${{ matrix.cc-compiler || gcc }}
+      build-type: ${{ matrix.build-type || Release }}
+      BUILD_SHARED_LIBS: ${{ matrix.BUILD_SHARED_LIBS || ON }}
+      OPENEXR_ENABLE_THREADING: ${{ matrix.OPENEXR_ENABLE_THREADING || ON }}
+      OPENEXR_INSTALL_PKG_CONFIG: ${{ matrix.OPENEXR_INSTALL_PKG_CONFIG || ON }}
+      OPENEXR_INSTALL_DOCS: ${{ matrix.OPENEXR_INSTALL_DOCS || ON }}
+      OPENEXR_BUILD_EXAMPLES: ${{ matrix.OPENEXR_BUILD_EXAMPLES || ON }}
+      OPENEXR_BUILD_TOOLS: ${{ matrix.OPENEXR_BUILD_TOOLS || ON }}
+      OPENEXR_FORCE_INTERNAL_IMATH: ${{ matrix.OPENEXR_FORCE_INTERNAL_IMATH || OFF }}
+      OPENEXR_FORCE_INTERNAL_DEFLATE: ${{ matrix.OPENEXR_FORCE_INTERNAL_DEFLATE || OFF }}
+      BUILD_TESTING: ${{ matrix.BUILD_TESTING || ON }}
       namespace: ${{ matrix.namespace }}
-      validate_install: ${{ matrix.validate_install || 'ON' }}
+      validate_install: ${{ matrix.validate_install || ON }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
         include:
@@ -93,21 +93,21 @@ jobs:
 
           - build: 3
             label: static
-            BUILD_SHARED_LIBS: 'OFF'
+            BUILD_SHARED_LIBS: OFF
 
           - build: 4
             label: threads=OFF
-            OPENEXR_ENABLE_THREADING: 'OFF'
+            OPENEXR_ENABLE_THREADING: OFF
 
           - build: 5
             label: pkgconfig=OFF, examples=OFF, tools=OFF, docs=OFF, internal deflate
-            OPENEXR_INSTALL_PKG_CONFIG: 'OFF'
-            OPENEXR_INSTALL_DOCS: 'OFF'
-            OPENEXR_BUILD_EXAMPLES: 'OFF'
-            OPENEXR_BUILD_TOOLS: 'OFF'
-            OPENEXR_FORCE_INTERNAL_IMATH: 'ON'
-            OPENEXR_FORCE_INTERNAL_DEFLATE: 'ON'
-            BUILD_TESTING: 'OFF'
+            OPENEXR_INSTALL_PKG_CONFIG: OFF
+            OPENEXR_INSTALL_DOCS: OFF
+            OPENEXR_BUILD_EXAMPLES: OFF
+            OPENEXR_BUILD_TOOLS: OFF
+            OPENEXR_FORCE_INTERNAL_IMATH: ON
+            OPENEXR_FORCE_INTERNAL_DEFLATE: ON
+            BUILD_TESTING: OFF
 
           - build: 6
             label: custom namespace
@@ -137,20 +137,20 @@ jobs:
       # Set values for the "inputs:" as defined in ci_steps.yml
       # Note the defaults provided here for the builds that don't specify
       # values.
-      os: ${{ matrix.os || 'macos-14' }}
+      os: ${{ matrix.os || macos-14 }}
       build: ${{ matrix.build }}
-      cxx-standard: ${{ matrix.cxx-standard || '17' }}
-      build-type: ${{ matrix.build-type || 'Release' }}
-      BUILD_SHARED_LIBS: ${{ matrix.BUILD_SHARED_LIBS || 'ON' }}
-      OPENEXR_ENABLE_THREADING: ${{ matrix.OPENEXR_ENABLE_THREADING || 'ON' }}
-      OPENEXR_INSTALL_PKG_CONFIG: ${{ matrix.OPENEXR_INSTALL_PKG_CONFIG || 'ON' }}
-      OPENEXR_INSTALL_DOCS: ${{ matrix.OPENEXR_INSTALL_DOCS || 'ON' }}
-      OPENEXR_BUILD_EXAMPLES: ${{ matrix.OPENEXR_BUILD_EXAMPLES || 'ON' }}
-      OPENEXR_BUILD_TOOLS: ${{ matrix.OPENEXR_BUILD_TOOLS || 'ON' }}
-      OPENEXR_FORCE_INTERNAL_IMATH: ${{ matrix.OPENEXR_FORCE_INTERNAL_IMATH || 'OFF' }}
-      OPENEXR_FORCE_INTERNAL_DEFLATE: ${{ matrix.OPENEXR_FORCE_INTERNAL_DEFLATE || 'OFF' }}
-      BUILD_TESTING: ${{ matrix.BUILD_TESTING || 'ON' }}
-      validate_install: ${{ matrix.validate_install || 'ON' }}
+      cxx-standard: ${{ matrix.cxx-standard || 17 }}
+      build-type: ${{ matrix.build-type || Release }}
+      BUILD_SHARED_LIBS: ${{ matrix.BUILD_SHARED_LIBS || ON }}
+      OPENEXR_ENABLE_THREADING: ${{ matrix.OPENEXR_ENABLE_THREADING || ON }}
+      OPENEXR_INSTALL_PKG_CONFIG: ${{ matrix.OPENEXR_INSTALL_PKG_CONFIG || ON }}
+      OPENEXR_INSTALL_DOCS: ${{ matrix.OPENEXR_INSTALL_DOCS || ON }}
+      OPENEXR_BUILD_EXAMPLES: ${{ matrix.OPENEXR_BUILD_EXAMPLES || ON }}
+      OPENEXR_BUILD_TOOLS: ${{ matrix.OPENEXR_BUILD_TOOLS || ON }}
+      OPENEXR_FORCE_INTERNAL_IMATH: ${{ matrix.OPENEXR_FORCE_INTERNAL_IMATH || OFF }}
+      OPENEXR_FORCE_INTERNAL_DEFLATE: ${{ matrix.OPENEXR_FORCE_INTERNAL_DEFLATE || OFF }}
+      BUILD_TESTING: ${{ matrix.BUILD_TESTING || ON }}
+      validate_install: ${{ matrix.validate_install || ON }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
         include:
@@ -164,21 +164,21 @@ jobs:
 
           - build: 3
             label: static
-            BUILD_SHARED_LIBS: 'OFF'
+            BUILD_SHARED_LIBS: OFF
 
           - build: 4
             label: threads=OFF
-            OPENEXR_ENABLE_THREADING: 'OFF'
+            OPENEXR_ENABLE_THREADING: OFF
 
           - build: 5
             label: pkgconfig=OFF, examples=OFF, tools=OFF, docs=OFF, internal imath+deflate
-            OPENEXR_INSTALL_PKG_CONFIG: 'OFF'
-            OPENEXR_INSTALL_DOCS: 'OFF'
-            OPENEXR_BUILD_EXAMPLES: 'OFF'
-            OPENEXR_BUILD_TOOLS: 'OFF'
-            OPENEXR_FORCE_INTERNAL_IMATH: 'ON'
-            OPENEXR_FORCE_INTERNAL_DEFLATE: 'ON'
-            BUILD_TESTING: 'OFF'
+            OPENEXR_INSTALL_PKG_CONFIG: OFF
+            OPENEXR_INSTALL_DOCS: OFF
+            OPENEXR_BUILD_EXAMPLES: OFF
+            OPENEXR_BUILD_TOOLS: OFF
+            OPENEXR_FORCE_INTERNAL_IMATH: ON
+            OPENEXR_FORCE_INTERNAL_DEFLATE: ON
+            BUILD_TESTING: OFF
 
           - build: 6
             label: macos-13
@@ -191,20 +191,20 @@ jobs:
       # Set values for the "inputs:" as defined in ci_steps.yml
       # Note the defaults provided here for the builds that don't specify
       # values.
-      os: ${{ matrix.os || 'windows-2022' }}
+      os: ${{ matrix.os || windows-2022 }}
       build: ${{ matrix.build }}
-      cxx-standard: ${{ matrix.cxx-standard || '17' }}
-      build-type: ${{ matrix.build-type || 'Release' }}
-      BUILD_SHARED_LIBS: ${{ matrix.BUILD_SHARED_LIBS || 'ON' }}
-      OPENEXR_ENABLE_THREADING: ${{ matrix.OPENEXR_ENABLE_THREADING || 'ON' }}
-      OPENEXR_INSTALL_PKG_CONFIG: ${{ matrix.OPENEXR_INSTALL_PKG_CONFIG || 'ON' }}
-      OPENEXR_INSTALL_DOCS: ${{ matrix.OPENEXR_INSTALL_DOCS || 'OFF' }}
-      OPENEXR_BUILD_EXAMPLES: ${{ matrix.OPENEXR_BUILD_EXAMPLES || 'ON' }}
-      OPENEXR_BUILD_TOOLS: ${{ matrix.OPENEXR_BUILD_TOOLS || 'ON' }}
-      OPENEXR_FORCE_INTERNAL_IMATH: ${{ matrix.OPENEXR_FORCE_INTERNAL_IMATH || 'OFF' }}
-      OPENEXR_FORCE_INTERNAL_DEFLATE: ${{ matrix.OPENEXR_FORCE_INTERNAL_DEFLATE || 'OFF' }}
-      BUILD_TESTING: ${{ matrix.BUILD_TESTING || 'ON' }}
-      validate_install: ${{ matrix.validate_install || 'ON' }}
+      cxx-standard: ${{ matrix.cxx-standard || 17 }}
+      build-type: ${{ matrix.build-type || Release }}
+      BUILD_SHARED_LIBS: ${{ matrix.BUILD_SHARED_LIBS || ON }}
+      OPENEXR_ENABLE_THREADING: ${{ matrix.OPENEXR_ENABLE_THREADING || ON }}
+      OPENEXR_INSTALL_PKG_CONFIG: ${{ matrix.OPENEXR_INSTALL_PKG_CONFIG || ON }}
+      OPENEXR_INSTALL_DOCS: ${{ matrix.OPENEXR_INSTALL_DOCS || OFF }}
+      OPENEXR_BUILD_EXAMPLES: ${{ matrix.OPENEXR_BUILD_EXAMPLES || ON }}
+      OPENEXR_BUILD_TOOLS: ${{ matrix.OPENEXR_BUILD_TOOLS || ON }}
+      OPENEXR_FORCE_INTERNAL_IMATH: ${{ matrix.OPENEXR_FORCE_INTERNAL_IMATH || OFF }}
+      OPENEXR_FORCE_INTERNAL_DEFLATE: ${{ matrix.OPENEXR_FORCE_INTERNAL_DEFLATE || OFF }}
+      BUILD_TESTING: ${{ matrix.BUILD_TESTING || ON }}
+      validate_install: ${{ matrix.validate_install || ON }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
         include:
@@ -217,22 +217,22 @@ jobs:
 
           - build: 3
             label: static
-            BUILD_SHARED_LIBS: 'OFF'
+            BUILD_SHARED_LIBS: OFF
 
           - build: 4
             label: threads=OFF
             # TODO: this currently fails to compile; switch to OFF once the fix is in.
-            OPENEXR_ENABLE_THREADING: 'ON' 
+            OPENEXR_ENABLE_THREADING: ON 
 
           - build: 5
             label: pkgconfig=OFF, examples=OFF, tools=OFF, docs=OFF, internal imath+deflate
-            OPENEXR_INSTALL_PKG_CONFIG: 'OFF'
-            OPENEXR_INSTALL_DOCS: 'OFF'
-            OPENEXR_BUILD_EXAMPLES: 'OFF'
-            OPENEXR_BUILD_TOOLS: 'OFF'
-            OPENEXR_FORCE_INTERNAL_IMATH: 'ON'
-            OPENEXR_FORCE_INTERNAL_DEFLATE: 'ON'
-            BUILD_TESTING: 'OFF'
+            OPENEXR_INSTALL_PKG_CONFIG: OFF
+            OPENEXR_INSTALL_DOCS: OFF
+            OPENEXR_BUILD_EXAMPLES: OFF
+            OPENEXR_BUILD_TOOLS: OFF
+            OPENEXR_FORCE_INTERNAL_IMATH: ON
+            OPENEXR_FORCE_INTERNAL_DEFLATE: ON
+            BUILD_TESTING: OFF
 
           - build: 6
             label: vfx2022