diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index 7517a01915..8f3d4c3824 100644
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ class HelpFormatter(argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter, argparse.RawDescript
             "NMake Makefiles",
             "Unix Makefiles",
             "Visual Studio 17 2022",
+            "Visual Studio 18 2026",
             "Xcode",
         ],
         default=("Visual Studio 17 2022" if util.is_windows() else "Unix Makefiles"),