diff --git a/docs/openj9_support.md b/docs/openj9_support.md
index 057723f851..ad1571ce00 100644
--- a/docs/openj9_support.md
+++ b/docs/openj9_support.md
@@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ The project build and test OpenJDK with OpenJ9 on a number of platforms. The ope
 | Linux x86 64-bit                            | CentOS 6.10               | gcc 7.5                         |
 | Linux on POWER® LE 64-bit               | CentOS 7.8                | gcc 7.5                         |
 | Linux on IBM Z® 64-bit                  | RHEL 7.7                  | gcc 7.5                         |
-| Windows x86 32-bit                          | Windows Server 2012 R2    | Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 SP1|
-| Windows x86 64-bit                          | Windows Server 2012 R2    | Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 SP1|
+| Windows x86 32-bit                          | Windows Server 2012 R2    | Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 Update 5 |
+| Windows x86 64-bit                          | Windows Server 2012 R2    | Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 Update 5 |
 | macOS x86 64-bit                            | OSX 10.11                 | xcode/clang 4.6.3 and 7.2.1     |
 | AIX POWER BE 64-bit                         | AIX 7.1 TL04              | xlc/C++ 13.1.3                  |
 
diff --git a/docs/version0.24.md b/docs/version0.24.md
index 347fd80ca9..66d5a91195 100644
--- a/docs/version0.24.md
+++ b/docs/version0.24.md
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ The following new features and notable changes since v 0.23.0 are included in th
 - [`-XX:[+|-]PortableSharedCache` option behavior update](#-xx-portablesharedcache-option-behavior-update)
 - [![Start of content that applies to AIX Java 15+](cr/java15plus.png) `-XX:[+|-]ShareAnonymousClasses` option behavior update](#-xx-shareanonymousclasses-option-behavior-update)
 - [Additional parameters for `jcmd Dump` commands](#additional-parameters-for-jcmd-dump-commands)
+- [Update to compile Windows Java 8 with VS2013](#update-to-compile-windows-java-8-with-vs2013)
 
 ## Features and changes
 
@@ -81,6 +82,11 @@ You can now include additional parameters for `jcmd Dump` commands. These are as
 These parameters, including the `<file path>` parameter, can be in any order. The default for both system and heap dumps is now: `request=exclusive+prepwalk`. For further details, refer to the following `-Xdump` suboptions: [`request=<requests>`](xdump.md#requestltrequestsgt) and [`opts=<options>`](xdump.md#optsltoptionsgt). And for more information about `jcmd`, see [Java diagnostic command (jcmd) tool](tool_jcmd.md).
 
 
+### Update to compile Windows Java 8 with VS2013
+
+Windows builds for Java 8 are compiled with Microsoft Visual Studio 2013. The Visual Studio redistributable files included with the build are updated to match. 
+
+
 ## Full release information
 
 To see a complete list of changes between Eclipse OpenJ9 v 0.23.0 and v 0.24.0 releases, see the [Release notes](https://github.com/eclipse/openj9/blob/master/doc/release-notes/0.24/0.24.md).