diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
index 9f7c60b..769a7d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
       TWINE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.PYPI_PASSWORD }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [windows-latest] # macos-latest, 
+        os: [windows-2019] # macos-latest, 
         python-version: ["3.11"] #3.7, 3.8, 3.9, "3.10", 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.vs/slnx.sqlite b/.vs/slnx.sqlite
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8515d3c..07a3152 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def get_ext_filename(self, ext_name):
     Extension(
     name="csimOU", 
     sources=["src/risktools/c/simOU.c"],
-    extra_compile_args=['-fPIC', '-shared','/LD', '../libs/pythonXY.lib']
+    extra_compile_args=['-fPIC', '-shared']
     )
 ]