diff --git a/PowerEditor/visual.net/notepadPlus.vcxproj b/PowerEditor/visual.net/notepadPlus.vcxproj
index 939fdc45..f784003b 100755
--- a/PowerEditor/visual.net/notepadPlus.vcxproj
+++ b/PowerEditor/visual.net/notepadPlus.vcxproj
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@
       <ProgramDatabaseFile>$(OutDir)notepadPlus.pdb</ProgramDatabaseFile>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
       <TargetMachine>MachineX86</TargetMachine>
+      <MinimumRequiredVersion>5.01</MinimumRequiredVersion>
     </Link>
     <Manifest>
       <AdditionalManifestFiles>..\src\dpiAware.manifest;%(AdditionalManifestFiles)</AdditionalManifestFiles>
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <ProgramDatabaseFile>$(OutDir)notepadPlus.pdb</ProgramDatabaseFile>
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
+      <MinimumRequiredVersion>5.02</MinimumRequiredVersion>
     </Link>
     <Manifest>
       <AdditionalManifestFiles>..\src\dpiAware.manifest;%(AdditionalManifestFiles)</AdditionalManifestFiles>
@@ -205,6 +207,7 @@
       <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
       <LinkTimeCodeGeneration>UseLinkTimeCodeGeneration</LinkTimeCodeGeneration>
       <TargetMachine>MachineX86</TargetMachine>
+      <MinimumRequiredVersion>5.01</MinimumRequiredVersion>
     </Link>
     <Manifest>
       <AdditionalManifestFiles>..\src\dpiAware.manifest;%(AdditionalManifestFiles)</AdditionalManifestFiles>
@@ -257,6 +260,7 @@ copy ..\src\contextMenu.xml ..\bin\contextMenu.xml
       <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
       <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
       <LinkTimeCodeGeneration>UseLinkTimeCodeGeneration</LinkTimeCodeGeneration>
+      <MinimumRequiredVersion>5.02</MinimumRequiredVersion>
     </Link>
     <Manifest>
       <AdditionalManifestFiles>..\src\dpiAware.manifest;%(AdditionalManifestFiles)</AdditionalManifestFiles>