diff --git a/build/win32/platform_specific_code/juce_win32_AutoLinkLibraries.h b/build/win32/platform_specific_code/juce_win32_AutoLinkLibraries.h
index 662663391f..e9f8cbc978 100644
--- a/build/win32/platform_specific_code/juce_win32_AutoLinkLibraries.h
+++ b/build/win32/platform_specific_code/juce_win32_AutoLinkLibraries.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #pragma comment(lib, "advapi32.lib")
 #pragma comment(lib, "ws2_32.lib")
 #pragma comment(lib, "comsupp.lib")
+#pragma comment(lib, "version.lib")
 
 #if JUCE_OPENGL
  #pragma comment(lib, "OpenGL32.Lib")
diff --git a/juce_amalgamated.cpp b/juce_amalgamated.cpp
index 3286c874ea..82f6b68ba3 100644
--- a/juce_amalgamated.cpp
+++ b/juce_amalgamated.cpp
@@ -253707,6 +253707,7 @@ const String DSoundAudioIODevice::openDevice (const BitArray& inputChannels,
 #pragma comment(lib, "advapi32.lib")
 #pragma comment(lib, "ws2_32.lib")
 #pragma comment(lib, "comsupp.lib")
+#pragma comment(lib, "version.lib")
 
 #if JUCE_OPENGL
  #pragma comment(lib, "OpenGL32.Lib")
@@ -253737,6 +253738,7 @@ END_JUCE_NAMESPACE
 #pragma comment(lib, "advapi32.lib")
 #pragma comment(lib, "ws2_32.lib")
 #pragma comment(lib, "comsupp.lib")
+#pragma comment(lib, "version.lib")
 
 #if JUCE_OPENGL
  #pragma comment(lib, "OpenGL32.Lib")
diff --git a/juce_amalgamated.h b/juce_amalgamated.h
index d9063beae5..6e7f00d31d 100644
--- a/juce_amalgamated.h
+++ b/juce_amalgamated.h
@@ -54127,6 +54127,7 @@ END_JUCE_NAMESPACE
 #pragma comment(lib, "advapi32.lib")
 #pragma comment(lib, "ws2_32.lib")
 #pragma comment(lib, "comsupp.lib")
+#pragma comment(lib, "version.lib")
 
 #if JUCE_OPENGL
  #pragma comment(lib, "OpenGL32.Lib")