diff --git a/utils/build.ps1 b/utils/build.ps1
index db1339948a7..f6fafda00af 100644
--- a/utils/build.ps1
+++ b/utils/build.ps1
@@ -3626,6 +3626,7 @@ function Build-ArgumentParser([Hashtable] $Platform) {
     -InstallTo "$($Platform.ToolchainInstallRoot)\usr" `
     -Platform $Platform `
     -UseBuiltCompilers Swift `
+    -UseMSVCCompilers C `
     -SwiftSDK (Get-SwiftSDK -OS $Platform.OS -Identifier $Platform.DefaultSDK) `
     -Defines @{
       BUILD_SHARED_LIBS = "YES";
diff --git a/utils/update_checkout/update-checkout-config.json b/utils/update_checkout/update-checkout-config.json
index e79a5c80105..2b7b06d7d65 100644
--- a/utils/update_checkout/update-checkout-config.json
+++ b/utils/update_checkout/update-checkout-config.json
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
                 "swift-tools-protocols": "0.0.9",
                 "swift-tools-support-core": "main",
                 "swiftpm": "main",
-                "swift-argument-parser": "1.5.1",
+                "swift-argument-parser": "1.6.1",
                 "swift-atomics": "1.2.0",
                 "swift-collections": "1.1.6",
                 "swift-crypto": "3.12.5",