diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/windows/mesa_deps_build.ps1 b/.gitlab-ci/windows/mesa_deps_build.ps1
index aacc5516298..eea5d656b30 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/windows/mesa_deps_build.ps1
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/windows/mesa_deps_build.ps1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 $MyPath = $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path | Split-Path -Parent
-. "$MyPath\mesa_init_msvc.ps1"
+. "$MyPath\mesa_init_msvc.ps1" "-vcvars_ver=14.29"
 
 # we want more secure TLS 1.2 for most things, but it breaks SourceForge
 # downloads so must be done after Chocolatey use
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/windows/mesa_deps_libva.ps1 b/.gitlab-ci/windows/mesa_deps_libva.ps1
index b38fcba7771..1fb201da8a7 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/windows/mesa_deps_libva.ps1
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/windows/mesa_deps_libva.ps1
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 $ProgressPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
 $MyPath = $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path | Split-Path -Parent
-. "$MyPath\mesa_init_msvc.ps1"
+. "$MyPath\mesa_init_msvc.ps1" "-vcvars_ver=14.29"
 
 Remove-Item -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue "deps" | Out-Null
 $depsInstallPath="C:\mesa-deps"