diff --git a/builds/msvc/resource.h b/builds/msvc/resource.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7ca31da7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builds/msvc/resource.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+//{{NO_DEPENDENCIES}}
+// Microsoft Visual C++ generated include file.
+// Used by Resource.rc
+
+// Next default values for new objects
+// 
+#ifdef APSTUDIO_INVOKED
+#ifndef APSTUDIO_READONLY_SYMBOLS
+#define _APS_NEXT_RESOURCE_VALUE        101
+#define _APS_NEXT_COMMAND_VALUE         40001
+#define _APS_NEXT_CONTROL_VALUE         1001
+#define _APS_NEXT_SYMED_VALUE           101
+#endif
+#endif
diff --git a/builds/msvc/resource.rc b/builds/msvc/resource.rc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a3fd0994
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diff --git a/builds/msvc/vs2010/libsodium/libsodium.vcxproj b/builds/msvc/vs2010/libsodium/libsodium.vcxproj
index 98ce00ec..11bef9ce 100644
--- a/builds/msvc/vs2010/libsodium/libsodium.vcxproj
+++ b/builds/msvc/vs2010/libsodium/libsodium.vcxproj
@@ -302,6 +302,13 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\..\..\src\libsodium\include\sodium\private\curve25519_ref10.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\..\..\src\libsodium\include\sodium\private\mutex.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\..\..\src\libsodium\include\sodium\private\sse2_64_32.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="..\..\resource.h" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ResourceCompile Include="..\..\resource.rc">
+       <PreprocessorDefinitions Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='DebugDLL'">_DEBUG;$(Platform);%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='ReleaseDLL'">NDEBUG;$(Platform);%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>      
+    </ResourceCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='DebugDLL|Win32'">
diff --git a/builds/msvc/vs2012/libsodium/libsodium.vcxproj b/builds/msvc/vs2012/libsodium/libsodium.vcxproj
index c3fc0008..f8bcede3 100644
--- a/builds/msvc/vs2012/libsodium/libsodium.vcxproj
+++ b/builds/msvc/vs2012/libsodium/libsodium.vcxproj
@@ -302,6 +302,13 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\..\..\src\libsodium\include\sodium\private\curve25519_ref10.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\..\..\src\libsodium\include\sodium\private\mutex.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\..\..\src\libsodium\include\sodium\private\sse2_64_32.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="..\..\resource.h" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ResourceCompile Include="..\..\resource.rc">
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='DebugDLL'">_DEBUG;$(Platform);%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='ReleaseDLL'">NDEBUG;$(Platform);%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>      
+    </ResourceCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='DebugDLL|Win32'">
diff --git a/builds/msvc/vs2013/libsodium/libsodium.vcxproj b/builds/msvc/vs2013/libsodium/libsodium.vcxproj
index f33ab1eb..fd2cb10c 100644
--- a/builds/msvc/vs2013/libsodium/libsodium.vcxproj
+++ b/builds/msvc/vs2013/libsodium/libsodium.vcxproj
@@ -302,6 +302,13 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\..\..\src\libsodium\include\sodium\private\curve25519_ref10.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\..\..\src\libsodium\include\sodium\private\mutex.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\..\..\src\libsodium\include\sodium\private\sse2_64_32.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="..\..\resource.h" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ResourceCompile Include="..\..\resource.rc">
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='DebugDLL'">_DEBUG;$(Platform);%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='ReleaseDLL'">NDEBUG;$(Platform);%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>      
+    </ResourceCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='DebugDLL|Win32'">
diff --git a/builds/msvc/vs2015/libsodium/libsodium.vcxproj b/builds/msvc/vs2015/libsodium/libsodium.vcxproj
index a06a6681..127070e8 100644
--- a/builds/msvc/vs2015/libsodium/libsodium.vcxproj
+++ b/builds/msvc/vs2015/libsodium/libsodium.vcxproj
@@ -302,6 +302,13 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\..\..\src\libsodium\include\sodium\private\curve25519_ref10.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\..\..\src\libsodium\include\sodium\private\mutex.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\..\..\src\libsodium\include\sodium\private\sse2_64_32.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="..\..\resource.h" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ResourceCompile Include="..\..\resource.rc">
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='DebugDLL'">_DEBUG;$(Platform);%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='ReleaseDLL'">NDEBUG;$(Platform);%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>      
+    </ResourceCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='DebugDLL|Win32'">
diff --git a/builds/msvc/vs2017/libsodium/libsodium.vcxproj b/builds/msvc/vs2017/libsodium/libsodium.vcxproj
index 87208d76..25dbf719 100644
--- a/builds/msvc/vs2017/libsodium/libsodium.vcxproj
+++ b/builds/msvc/vs2017/libsodium/libsodium.vcxproj
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\..\..\src\libsodium\sodium\core.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\..\..\src\libsodium\sodium\runtime.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\..\..\..\src\libsodium\sodium\utils.c" />
-    <ClCompile Include="..\..\..\..\src\libsodium\sodium\version.c" />  
+    <ClCompile Include="..\..\..\..\src\libsodium\sodium\version.c" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\..\..\src\libsodium\crypto_core\curve25519\ref10\base.h" />
@@ -302,6 +302,13 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\..\..\src\libsodium\include\sodium\private\curve25519_ref10.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\..\..\src\libsodium\include\sodium\private\mutex.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\..\..\..\src\libsodium\include\sodium\private\sse2_64_32.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="..\..\resource.h" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ResourceCompile Include="..\..\resource.rc">
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='DebugDLL'">_DEBUG;$(Platform);%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='ReleaseDLL'">NDEBUG;$(Platform);%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+    </ResourceCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='DebugDLL|Win32'">
@@ -324,4 +331,4 @@
       <AdditionalDependencies>advapi32.lib</AdditionalDependencies>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
-</Project>
+</Project>
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diff --git a/libsodium.vcxproj b/libsodium.vcxproj
index f589e257..8a2ecbbf 100644
--- a/libsodium.vcxproj
+++ b/libsodium.vcxproj
@@ -540,8 +540,15 @@
     <ClInclude Include="src\libsodium\include\sodium\private\curve25519_ref10.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="src\libsodium\include\sodium\private\mutex.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="src\libsodium\include\sodium\private\sse2_64_32.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="builds\msvc\resource.h" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ResourceCompile Include="builds\msvc\resource.rc">
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='DebugDLL'">_DEBUG;$(Platform);%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='ReleaseDLL'">NDEBUG;$(Platform);%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>      
+    </ResourceCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
   </ImportGroup>
-</Project>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file