diff --git a/cython/setup.py b/cython/setup.py
index 94db597..e2a5475 100644
--- a/cython/setup.py
+++ b/cython/setup.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ extensions = Extension(
 
 setup(
     name="imc_termite",
-    version='1.2.6',
+    version='1.2.7',
     description='IMCtermite cython extension',
     author='Record Evolution GmbH',
     author_email='mario.fink@record-evolution.de',
diff --git a/pip/setup.py b/pip/setup.py
index 53f3dd1..a5f3beb 100644
--- a/pip/setup.py
+++ b/pip/setup.py
@@ -1,12 +1,24 @@
 
 from setuptools import setup, Extension
+import sys
+
+print("building on platform: "+sys.platform)
+
+if sys.platform == "linux" or sys.platform == "darwin" :
+	cmpargs = ['-std=c++17','-Wno-unused-variable']
+	lnkargs = ['-std=c++17','-Wno-unused-variable']
+elif sys.platform == "win32" :
+	cmpargs = ['/EHsc','/std:c++17']
+	lnkargs = []
+else :
+	raise RuntimeError("unknown platform")
 
 with open("README.md", "r", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
     long_description = fh.read()
 
 setup(
     name="IMCtermite",
-    version="1.2.6",
+    version="1.2.7",
     author="Record Evolution GmbH",
     author_email="mario.fink@record-evolution.de",
     maintainer="Record Evolution GmbH",
@@ -30,7 +42,8 @@ setup(
                            # include_dirs=["3rdparty/pugixml/","lib/"],
                            # depends=["../lib/tdm_termite.hpp"]
                            language='c++',
-                           extra_compile_args=['-std=c++17','-Wno-unused-variable'],
-                           extra_link_args=['-std=c++17'],
-                           )],
+                           extra_compile_args=cmpargs,
+                           extra_link_args=lnkargs,
+                           )
+                ],
 )