diff --git a/make-ring.py b/make-ring.py
index df6d63be90375a69322e65b7ae9617e0d0ec4b05..14e1f1c6d43f45b1145b7050833cf9b1f5f0bce2 100755
--- a/make-ring.py
+++ b/make-ring.py
@@ -285,12 +285,13 @@ def run_install(args):
         return subprocess.run([
             sys.executable, os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "scripts/build-windows.py"),
             "--toolset", args.toolset,
-            "--sdk", args.sdk
+            "--sdk", args.sdk,
+            "--qtver", args.qtver
         ], check=True)
 
     # Unix-like platforms
     environ = os.environ.copy()
-    
+
     install_args = ['-p', str(multiprocessing.cpu_count())]
     if args.static:
         install_args.append('-s')
@@ -308,7 +309,7 @@ def run_install(args):
         proc = subprocess.run(["brew", "--prefix", "qt5"],
                               stdout=subprocess.PIPE, check=True,
                               universal_newlines=True)
-        
+
         environ['CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH'] = proc.stdout.rstrip("\n")
         environ['CONFIGURE_FLAGS']   = '--without-dbus'
         install_args += ("-c", "client-macosx")
@@ -463,6 +464,7 @@ def parse_args():
     if choose_distribution() == WIN32_DISTRIBUTION_NAME:
         ap.add_argument('--toolset', default=win_toolset_default, type=str, help='Windows use only, specify Visual Studio toolset version')
         ap.add_argument('--sdk', default=win_sdk_default, type=str, help='Windows use only, specify Windows SDK version')
+        ap.add_argument('--qtver', default='5.9.4', help='Sets the Qt version to build with')
 
     parsed_args = ap.parse_args()
 
diff --git a/scripts/build-windows.py b/scripts/build-windows.py
index 3be0f7daf66b2c2af6b7dd614eaf808d0bc1a803..02181afbb0c9af7372fa6a098f0e32ba0932f4fc 100644
--- a/scripts/build-windows.py
+++ b/scripts/build-windows.py
@@ -16,12 +16,15 @@ def execute_cmd(cmd, with_shell=False):
 
 def build_daemon(parsed_args):
     make_cmd = os.path.dirname(this_dir) + '\\daemon\\msvc\\winmake.py'
+    os.chdir(os.path.dirname(this_dir) + '\\daemon\\msvc')
+    execute_cmd('cmake -DCMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES="ReleaseLib_win32" -DCMAKE_VS_PLATFORM_NAME="x64" -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -A x64 -T $(DefaultPlatformToolset) ..')
+    os.chdir(os.path.dirname(this_dir))
     return execute_cmd('python ' + make_cmd + ' -iv -t ' + parsed_args.toolset + ' -s ' + parsed_args.sdk + ' -b daemon')
 
 
 def build_lrc(parsed_args):
     make_cmd = os.path.dirname(this_dir) + '\\lrc\\make-lrc.py'
-    return execute_cmd('python ' + make_cmd + ' -gb ' + ' -t ' + parsed_args.toolset + ' -s ' + parsed_args.sdk)
+    return execute_cmd('python ' + make_cmd + ' -gb ' + ' -t ' + parsed_args.toolset + ' -s ' + parsed_args.sdk + ' -q ' + parsed_args.qtver)
 
 
 def build_client(parsed_args):
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ def build_client(parsed_args):
     ret = 0
     ret &= not execute_cmd('pandoc -f markdown -t html5 -o changelog.html changelog.md', True)
     ret &= not execute_cmd('python make-client.py -d')
-    ret &= not execute_cmd('python make-client.py -b ' + '-t ' + parsed_args.toolset + ' -s ' + parsed_args.sdk)
+    ret &= not execute_cmd('python make-client.py -b ' + '-t ' + parsed_args.toolset + ' -s ' + parsed_args.sdk + ' -q ' + parsed_args.qtver)
 
     if not os.path.exists('./x64/Release/qt.conf'):
         ret &= not execute_cmd(
@@ -43,6 +46,8 @@ def parse_args():
                     help='Windows use only, specify Visual Studio toolset version')
     ap.add_argument('--sdk', default='', type=str,
                     help='Windows use only, specify Windows SDK version')
+    ap.add_argument('--qtver', default='5.9.4',
+                    help='Sets the Qt version to build with')
 
     parsed_args = ap.parse_args()