diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index 83af01a6..dd6640f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -239,9 +239,10 @@ jobs:
           with:
             arch: ${{ matrix.platform.arch }}
         - name: Add msbuild to PATH
-          uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v1.1
+          uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v1.3
           with:
             msbuild-architecture: ${{matrix.msarch}}
+            vs-version: '[16.4,)'
         - name: Setup nasm for OpenSSL build
           uses: ilammy/setup-nasm@v1
           if: steps.cache-openssl32.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
@@ -263,8 +264,8 @@ jobs:
             cd build
             cmake -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="/D_WINDOWS /Wv:18 /wd5105" -A ${{matrix.msarch}} -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="c:\liboqs" ${{ matrix.platform.oqsconfig }} -DOQS_DIST_BUILD=ON ..
             cd ..
-            cmake --build build
-            #msbuild -noLogo -v:quiet ALL_BUILD.vcxproj -p:Configuration=Release 
+            #cmake --build build
+            msbuild -noLogo -v:quiet ALL_BUILD.vcxproj -p:Configuration=Release 
             msbuild -noLogo -v:quiet INSTALL.vcxproj -p:Configuration=Release 
           working-directory: liboqs
         - name: prepare the OpenSSL build directory