diff --git a/packages/app/windows/Win32/ReactApp.vcxproj b/packages/app/windows/Win32/ReactApp.vcxproj
index e0078136f..e988b32b0 100644
--- a/packages/app/windows/Win32/ReactApp.vcxproj
+++ b/packages/app/windows/Win32/ReactApp.vcxproj
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@
   <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
-    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset Condition="'$(VisualStudioVersion)'=='18.0'">v145</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset Condition="'$(PlatformToolset)'==''">v143</PlatformToolset>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'" Label="Configuration">
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>