diff --git a/build/common.ps1 b/build/common.ps1
index fe940e1d4b5..c8fb09302da 100644
--- a/build/common.ps1
+++ b/build/common.ps1
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 $DefaultConfiguration = 'debug'
 $DefaultReleaseLabel = 'zlocal'
 $DefaultMSBuildVersion = 15
+$DefaultVSVersion = "15.0"
 
 # The pack version can be inferred from the .nuspec files on disk. This is only necessary as long
 # as the following issue is open: https://github.com/NuGet/Home/issues/3530
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ $Nupkgs = Join-Path $Artifacts nupkgs
 $ReleaseNupkgs = Join-Path $Artifacts ReleaseNupkgs
 $ConfigureJson = Join-Path $Artifacts configure.json
 $VsWhereExe = "${Env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vswhere.exe"
+$VSVersion = $env:VisualStudioVersion
 
 $DotNetExe = Join-Path $CLIRoot 'dotnet.exe'
 $NuGetExe = Join-Path $NuGetClientRoot '.nuget\nuget.exe'
@@ -315,16 +317,35 @@ Function Get-LatestVisualStudioRoot() {
     Error-Log 'Cannot find an instance of Visual Studio 2017 or newer' -Fatal
 }
 
+Function Get-VSVersion() {
+    if (-not $VSVersion) {
+        $VSVersion = $DefaultVSVersion
+    }
+    return $VSVersion
+}
+
+Function Get-VSMajorVersion() {
+    $vsVersion = Get-VSVersion
+    $vsMajorVersion = "${vsVersion}".Split('.')[0]
+    return $vsMajorVersion
+}
+
 Function Get-MSBuildRoot {
     param(
         [switch]$Default
     )
+
+    $vsMajorVersion = Get-VSMajorVersion
+
     # Willow install workaround
     if (-not $Default) {
+
         # Find version 15.0 or newer
-        if (Test-Path Env:\VS150COMNTOOLS) {
+        $CommonToolsVar = "Env:VS${vsMajorVersion}0COMNTOOLS"
+        if (Test-Path $CommonToolsVar) {
             # If VS "15" is installed get msbuild from VS install path
-            $MSBuildRoot = Join-Path $env:VS150COMNTOOLS '..\..\MSBuild'
+            $CommonToolsValue = gci $CommonToolsVar | select -expand value -ea Ignore
+            $MSBuildRoot = Join-Path $CommonToolsValue '..\..\MSBuild' -Resolve
         } else {
             $VisualStudioRoot = Get-LatestVisualStudioRoot
             if ($VisualStudioRoot -and (Test-Path $VisualStudioRoot)) {
@@ -344,12 +365,11 @@ Function Get-MSBuildRoot {
 
 Function Get-MSBuildExe {
     param(
-        [ValidateSet(15)]
         [int]$MSBuildVersion
     )
     # Get the highest msbuild version if version was not specified
     if (-not $MSBuildVersion) {
-        return Get-MSBuildExe 15
+        return Get-MSBuildExe $DefaultMSBuildVersion
     }
 
     $MSBuildRoot = Get-MSBuildRoot
diff --git a/configure.ps1 b/configure.ps1
index 1640d3e9385..f1f9d0cbc11 100644
--- a/configure.ps1
+++ b/configure.ps1
@@ -129,20 +129,23 @@ if (-not $ProgramFiles -or -not (Test-Path $ProgramFiles)) {
 $MSBuildDefaultRoot = Get-MSBuildRoot
 $MSBuildRelativePath = 'bin\msbuild.exe'
 
-Invoke-BuildStep 'Validating VS15 toolset installation' {
-    $vs15 = New-BuildToolset 15
+Invoke-BuildStep 'Validating VS toolset installation' {
+
+    $vsMajorVersion = Get-VSMajorVersion
+    $vs15 = New-BuildToolset $vsMajorVersion
     if ($vs15) {
         $ConfigureObject.Toolsets.Add('vs15', $vs15)
-        $script:MSBuildExe = Get-MSBuildExe 15
+        $script:MSBuildExe = Get-MSBuildExe $vsMajorVersion
+        $vsVersion = Get-VSVersion
 
         # Hack VSSDK path
-        $VSToolsPath = Join-Path $MSBuildDefaultRoot 'Microsoft\VisualStudio\v15.0'
+        $VSToolsPath = Join-Path $MSBuildDefaultRoot "Microsoft\VisualStudio\v${vsVersion}"
         $Targets = Join-Path $VSToolsPath 'VSSDK\Microsoft.VsSDK.targets'
         if (-not (Test-Path $Targets)) {
             Warning-Log "VSSDK is not found at default location '$VSToolsPath'. Attempting to override."
             # Attempting to fix VS SDK path for VS15 willow install builds
             # as MSBUILD failes to resolve it correctly
-            $VSToolsPath = Join-Path $vs15.VisualStudioInstallDir '..\..\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v15.0' -Resolve
+            $VSToolsPath = Join-Path $vs15.VisualStudioInstallDir "..\..\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v${vsVersion}" -Resolve
             $ConfigureObject.Add('EnvVars', @{ VSToolsPath = $VSToolsPath })
         }
     }