diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index 500aeb4..4287009 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ skip_tags: true
 
 # environment variables
 # build system info: https://www.appveyor.com/docs/windows-images-software/
-os: Visual Studio 2017
+os: Visual Studio 2019
 
 environment:
   PROJECT_DIR: &PROJECT_DIR c:\project
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ environment:
   NSIS_EXE: c:\Program Files (x86)\NSIS\makensis.exe
 
   SQLITE_DIR: c:\sqlite
-  SQLITE_URL: https://www.sqlite.org/2019/sqlite-amalgamation-3280000.zip
+  SQLITE_URL: https://www.sqlite.org/2019/sqlite-amalgamation-3290000.zip
 
-  CMAKE_GEN_X86: Visual Studio 15 2017
-  CMAKE_GEN_X64: Visual Studio 15 2017 Win64
+  CMAKE_GEN_X86: -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -A "Win32"
+  CMAKE_GEN_X64: -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -A "x64"
 
   SOL_FILE: windows-chewing-tsf.sln
   MSBUILD_CMD_X86: /maxcpucount /property:Configuration=Release,Platform=Win32 /target:ChewingPreferences,ChewingTextService,all_static_data,data
@@ -76,12 +76,12 @@ build_script:
 
   # build x86
   - 'cd "%BUILD_DIR%" && mkdir "x86" && cd "x86"'
-  - 'cmake -G "%CMAKE_GEN_X86%" "%REPO_DIR%"'
+  - 'cmake %CMAKE_GEN_X86% "%REPO_DIR%"'
   - 'msbuild %SOL_FILE% %MSBUILD_CMD_X86%'
 
   # build x64
   - 'cd "%BUILD_DIR%" && mkdir "x64" && cd "x64"'
-  - 'cmake -G "%CMAKE_GEN_X64%" "%REPO_DIR%"'
+  - 'cmake %CMAKE_GEN_X64% "%REPO_DIR%"'
   - 'msbuild %SOL_FILE% %MSBUILD_CMD_X64%'
 
 # scripts to run before deployment