diff --git a/windows_docker_resources/Dockerfile.dashing b/windows_docker_resources/Dockerfile.dashing
index fb2c47e50..58dce4ee4 100644
--- a/windows_docker_resources/Dockerfile.dashing
+++ b/windows_docker_resources/Dockerfile.dashing
@@ -138,7 +138,9 @@ COPY rticonnextdds-src\rti_security_plugins-5.3.1-target-x64Win64VS2017.rtipkg C
 RUN ""%ProgramFiles%\rti_connext_dds-5.3.1\bin\rtipkginstall.bat" C:\TEMP\connext\rti_security_plugins-5.3.1-target-x64Win64VS2017.rtipkg"
 
 # Visual Studio Build Tools and .Net SDK`
-ADD https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/vs_BuildTools.exe C:\TEMP\
+# Pinning to 16.5.5 as building the netifaces wheel fails to find VC++
+ADD https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/68d6b204-9df0-4fcc-abcc-08ee0eff9cb2/17af83ed545d1287df7575786c326009e459708b60a6821d2a4f5606ef8efb9e/vs_BuildTools.exe C:\TEMP\
+# ADD https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/vs_BuildTools.exe C:\TEMP\
 
 # 3010 is an acceptable exit code (install was successful but restart required), but it will confuse docker.
 # This installer invalidates docker image caches pretty regularly, so it's late in the order. See documentation for installer at:
diff --git a/windows_docker_resources/Dockerfile.foxy b/windows_docker_resources/Dockerfile.foxy
index 5d9c01c27..313d6a5d7 100644
--- a/windows_docker_resources/Dockerfile.foxy
+++ b/windows_docker_resources/Dockerfile.foxy
@@ -138,7 +138,9 @@ COPY rticonnextdds-src\rti_security_plugins-5.3.1-target-x64Win64VS2017.rtipkg C
 RUN ""%ProgramFiles%\rti_connext_dds-5.3.1\bin\rtipkginstall.bat" C:\TEMP\connext\rti_security_plugins-5.3.1-target-x64Win64VS2017.rtipkg"
 
 # Visual Studio Build Tools and .Net SDK`
-ADD https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/vs_BuildTools.exe C:\TEMP\
+# Pinning to 16.5.5 as building the netifaces wheel fails to find VC++ 
+ADD https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/68d6b204-9df0-4fcc-abcc-08ee0eff9cb2/17af83ed545d1287df7575786c326009e459708b60a6821d2a4f5606ef8efb9e/vs_BuildTools.exe C:\TEMP\
+# ADD https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/vs_BuildTools.exe C:\TEMP\
 
 # 3010 is an acceptable exit code (install was successful but restart required), but it will confuse docker.
 # This installer invalidates docker image caches pretty regularly, so it's late in the order. See documentation for installer at: