diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index 80f148c1e..818a3e034 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+image: Visual Studio 2019
+
 environment:
   global:
     # SDK v7.0 MSVC Express 2008's SetEnv.cmd script will fail if the