diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index 4df9fbde5..bff0c62a8 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -6,12 +6,20 @@ platform:
   - x64
 
 environment:
+  global:
+    MINICONDA: C:\xsimd-conda
   matrix:
-    - MINICONDA: C:\xsimd-conda
+    - JOB: "AVX2"
+      CXXFLAGS: "/arch:AVX2"
+      VCVARSALL: "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\\VC\\vcvarsall.bat"
+    - JOB: "AVX512"
+      CXXFLAGS: "/arch:AVX512"
+      APPVEYOR_BUILD_WORKER_IMAGE: Visual Studio 2017
+      VCVARSALL: "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Visual Studio\\2017\\Community\\VC\\Auxiliary\\Build\\vcvarsall.bat"
 
 init:
   - "ECHO %MINICONDA%"
-  - C:\"Program Files (x86)"\"Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0"\VC\vcvarsall.bat %PLATFORM%
+  - call "%VCVARSALL%" %PLATFORM%
   - ps: if($env:Platform -eq "x64"){Start-FileDownload 'http://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Windows-x86_64.exe' C:\Miniconda.exe; echo "Done"}
   - ps: if($env:Platform -eq "x86"){Start-FileDownload 'http://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Windows-x86.exe' C:\Miniconda.exe; echo "Done"}
   - cmd: C:\Miniconda.exe /S /D=C:\xsimd-conda