diff --git a/build_package.py b/build_package.py
index 7b32dfe..cc845a4 100644
--- a/build_package.py
+++ b/build_package.py
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ def build_python(build_dir, include_dir, lib_dir, bin_dir, target_dir, licenses_
         for f in python_dir.glob(glob_pattern):
             f.unlink()
 
-    # Overwrite project file which sets the platform toolkit to VS2019, and also adds the 
+    # Overwrite project file which sets the platform toolkit to VS2022, and also adds the 
     # C files needed for the modules we want to have embedded
     shutil.copyfile("python.vcxproj", python_build_dir.joinpath("python.vcxproj"))
 
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ def build_python(build_dir, include_dir, lib_dir, bin_dir, target_dir, licenses_
             "/m:" + str(multiprocessing.cpu_count()), 
             "python.vcxproj", 
             # These are now set in the vcxproj as well, except the Win10 SDK
-            "/p:PlatformToolset=v142", # Force it to use Visual Studio 2019
+            "/p:PlatformToolset=v143", # Force it to use Visual Studio 2022
             "/p:WindowsTargetPlatformVersion=10.0", # Force it to use the Win10 SDK
             "/p:OPENSSL_V=1.0.2n;Configuration=" + config], 
             check=True, cwd=str(python_build_dir))