diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index 9f7f719b..fd1c0f22 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 version: 7.9.0-{build}
 
 image:
-- Visual Studio 2019
+- Visual Studio 2022
 
 environment:
-  STUDIO_VERSION_EDITION: Studio\2019\Community
+  STUDIO_VERSION_EDITION: Studio\2022\Community
   PLATFORM_TYPE:
   CMAKE_CONFIG: Debug
   TEST_TARGET: check
@@ -30,11 +30,9 @@ environment:
   - TARGET: nmake
     ARCH: x86
     CFLAGS_EXTRA: -DNDEBUG
-    WINSDK_VERSION: 8.1
   - TARGET: nmake
     ARCH: x64
     CFLAGS_EXTRA: -DAO_CMPXCHG16B_AVAILABLE
-    WINSDK_VERSION: 8.1
   - TARGET: nmake
     ARCH: x86_x64
     CFLAGS_EXTRA: -DNDEBUG
@@ -53,12 +51,12 @@ build_script:
     && cmake %CMAKE_OPTIONS% -Denable_werror=ON -DCFLAGS_EXTRA="%CFLAGS_EXTRA%" ..
     && cmake --build . --config %CMAKE_CONFIG% --verbose --parallel )
 - cmd: if [%TARGET%]==[nmake] (
-    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual %STUDIO_VERSION_EDITION%\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" %ARCH% %PLATFORM_TYPE% %WINSDK_VERSION%
+    "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual %STUDIO_VERSION_EDITION%\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" %ARCH% %PLATFORM_TYPE%
     && cd src && nmake -f Makefile.msft clean all CFLAGS_EXTRA="/WX %CFLAGS_EXTRA%" && cd .. )
 
 test_script:
 - cmd: if [%TARGET%]==[cmake] (
     ctest --build-config %CMAKE_CONFIG% --verbose --parallel 4 )
 - cmd: if [%TARGET%]==[nmake] (
-    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual %STUDIO_VERSION_EDITION%\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" %ARCH% %PLATFORM_TYPE% %WINSDK_VERSION%
+    "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual %STUDIO_VERSION_EDITION%\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" %ARCH% %PLATFORM_TYPE%
     && cd src && nmake -f Makefile.msft %TEST_TARGET% CFLAGS_EXTRA="/WX %CFLAGS_EXTRA%" )