diff --git a/makepanda/makepanda.py b/makepanda/makepanda.py
index 3341262452..05d639e7d1 100755
--- a/makepanda/makepanda.py
+++ b/makepanda/makepanda.py
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ def usage(problem):
     print("  --everything      (enable every third-party lib)")
     print("  --directx-sdk=X   (specify version of DirectX SDK to use: jun2010, aug2009, mar2009, aug2006)")
     print("  --windows-sdk=X   (specify Windows SDK version, eg. 7.0, 7.1 or 10.  Default is 7.1)")
-    print("  --msvc-version=X  (specify Visual C++ version, eg. 10, 11, 12, 14.  Default is 14)")
+    print("  --msvc-version=X  (specify Visual C++ version, eg. 10, 11, 12, 14, 14.1, 14.2.  Default is 14)")
     print("  --use-icl         (experimental setting to use an intel compiler instead of MSVC on Windows)")
     print("")
     print("The simplest way to compile panda is to just type:")
diff --git a/makepanda/makepandacore.py b/makepanda/makepandacore.py
index 74ce108adf..386570a0d8 100644
--- a/makepanda/makepandacore.py
+++ b/makepanda/makepandacore.py
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ MSVCVERSIONINFO = {
     (12,0): {"vsversion":(12,0), "vsname":"Visual Studio 2013"},
     (14,0): {"vsversion":(14,0), "vsname":"Visual Studio 2015"},
     (14,1): {"vsversion":(15,0), "vsname":"Visual Studio 2017"},
+    (14,2): {"vsversion":(16,0), "vsname":"Visual Studio 2019"},
 }
 
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