diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 8365f8b..20c7ca4 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # shallow clone
 clone_depth: 5
 
-os: Visual Studio 2017
+os: Visual Studio 2019
 
 environment:
   # Tell msys2 to add mingw64 to the path
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ environment:
   CHERE_INVOKING: 1
   matrix:
     - BUILD_TYPE: mingw
+    - BUILD_TYPE: msvc
 
 platform:
   - x64