diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index 4993cdc8..1770d871 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ environment:
       MSVC: "12.0"
       ARCH: x86_64
 
+    - APPVEYOR_BUILD_WORKER_IMAGE: Visual Studio 2017
+      PYTHON_VERSION: "3.6.x"
+      PYTHON_ARCH: "64"
+      MSVC: "14.1"
+      ARCH: x86_64
+
 install:
   # If there is a newer build queued for the same PR, cancel this one.
   # The AppVeyor 'rollout builds' option is supposed to serve the same