diff --git a/Makefile.dist b/Makefile.dist
index c80eb06d7..343b40c11 100644
--- a/Makefile.dist
+++ b/Makefile.dist
@@ -290,6 +290,18 @@ linux-ssl: ssl
 # We don't need to do anything for vc6.
 vc6:
 
+# VC7 makefiles are for use with VS.NET and VS.NET 2003
+vc7: lib/Makefile.vc7 src/Makefile.vc7
+
+lib/Makefile.vc7: lib/Makefile.vc6
+	@echo "generate $@"
+	@sed -e "s/VC6/VC7/g" lib/Makefile.vc6 > lib/Makefile.vc7
+
+src/Makefile.vc7: src/Makefile.vc6
+	@echo "generate $@"
+	@sed -e "s/VC6/VC7/g" src/Makefile.vc6 > src/Makefile.vc7
+
+# VC8 makefiles are for use with VS2005
 vc8: lib/Makefile.vc8 src/Makefile.vc8
 
 lib/Makefile.vc8: lib/Makefile.vc6
diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
index 17bbbea7e..f919dc795 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ This release includes the following changes:
  o imap/pop3/smtp: Extended the login options to support multiple auth mechanisms
  o TheArtOfHttpScripting: major update, converted layout and more
  o mprintf: Added support for I, I32 and I64 size specifiers
- o makefile: Added support for VC11 and VC12
+ o makefile: Added support for VC7, VC11 and VC12
  o 
 
 This release includes the following bugfixes: