diff --git a/libsodium.vcxproj b/libsodium.vcxproj
index e3b20729..9f07f982 100644
--- a/libsodium.vcxproj
+++ b/libsodium.vcxproj
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
     <ProjectGuid>{A185B162-6CB6-4502-B03F-B56F7699A8D9}</ProjectGuid>
     <Keyword>Win32Proj</Keyword>
     <RootNamespace>libsodium</RootNamespace>
+    <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>8.1</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
     <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>false</WholeProgramOptimization>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v142</PlatformToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='DebugDLL|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
@@ -562,4 +563,4 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
   </ImportGroup>
-</Project>
+</Project>
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