diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 3f65c80b4..63883f849 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ cache:
   #- C:\Strawberry -> appveyor.yml
 
 install:
-  - if not exist "C:\strawberry" appveyor-retry choco install strawberryperl --version 5.30.2.1
+  - Remove-Item -LiteralPath "C:\strawberry" -Force -Recurse
+  - if not exist "C:\strawberry" appveyor-retry choco install strawberryperl --version 5.38.2.2
   #- appveyor-retry choco upgrade strawberryperl --version 5.28.1.1
   - set ST=C:\Strawberry
   - set PATH=%ST%\perl\bin;%ST%\perl\site\bin;%ST%\c\bin;%PATH%