diff --git a/PCbuild/pyproject.vsprops b/PCbuild/pyproject.vsprops
index 1b96e35..52cef12 100644
--- a/PCbuild/pyproject.vsprops
+++ b/PCbuild/pyproject.vsprops
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 	/>
 	<UserMacro
 		Name="opensslDir"
-		Value="$(externalsDir)\openssl-0.9.8l"
+		Value="$(externalsDir)\openssl-1.0.0a"
 	/>
 	<UserMacro
 		Name="tcltkDir"