diff --git a/misc.c b/misc.c
index a28ae8f4..b2fc7719 100644
--- a/misc.c
+++ b/misc.c
@@ -238,28 +238,57 @@ char *buildinfo(const char *newline)
     strbuf_catf(buf, ", emulating ");
 #endif
     strbuf_catf(buf, "Visual Studio", newline);
-#if _MSC_VER == 1900
-    strbuf_catf(buf, " 2015 / MSVC++ 14.0");
+
+#if 0
+    /*
+     * List of _MSC_VER values and their translations taken from
+     * https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/preprocessor/predefined-macros
+     * except for 1920, which is not yet listed on that page as of
+     * 2019-03-22, and was determined experimentally by Sean Kain.
+     *
+     * The pointless #if 0 branch containing this comment is there so
+     * that every real clause can start with #elif and there's no
+     * anomalous first clause. That way the patch looks nicer when you
+     * add extra ones.
+     */
+#elif _MSC_VER == 1920
+    strbuf_catf(buf, " 2019 (16.x)");
+#elif _MSC_VER == 1916
+    strbuf_catf(buf, " 2017 version 15.9");
+#elif _MSC_VER == 1915
+    strbuf_catf(buf, " 2017 version 15.8");
+#elif _MSC_VER == 1914
+    strbuf_catf(buf, " 2017 version 15.7");
+#elif _MSC_VER == 1913
+    strbuf_catf(buf, " 2017 version 15.6");
 #elif _MSC_VER == 1912
-    strbuf_catf(buf, " 2017 / MSVC++ 14.12");
+    strbuf_catf(buf, " 2017 version 15.5");
+#elif _MSC_VER == 1911
+    strbuf_catf(buf, " 2017 version 15.3");
+#elif _MSC_VER == 1910
+    strbuf_catf(buf, " 2017 RTW (15.0)");
+#elif _MSC_VER == 1900
+    strbuf_catf(buf, " 2015 (14.0)");
 #elif _MSC_VER == 1800
-    strbuf_catf(buf, " 2013 / MSVC++ 12.0");
+    strbuf_catf(buf, " 2013 (12.0)");
 #elif _MSC_VER == 1700
-    strbuf_catf(buf, " 2012 / MSVC++ 11.0");
+    strbuf_catf(buf, " 2012 (11.0)");
 #elif _MSC_VER == 1600
-    strbuf_catf(buf, " 2010 / MSVC++ 10.0");
+    strbuf_catf(buf, " 2010 (10.0)");
 #elif _MSC_VER == 1500
-    strbuf_catf(buf, " 2008 / MSVC++ 9.0");
+    strbuf_catf(buf, " 2008 (9.0)");
 #elif _MSC_VER == 1400
-    strbuf_catf(buf, " 2005 / MSVC++ 8.0");
+    strbuf_catf(buf, " 2005 (8.0)");
 #elif _MSC_VER == 1310
-    strbuf_catf(buf, " 2003 / MSVC++ 7.1");
+    strbuf_catf(buf, " .NET 2003 (7.1)");
 #elif _MSC_VER == 1300
-    strbuf_catf(buf, " 2003 / MSVC++ 7.0");
+    strbuf_catf(buf, " .NET 2002 (7.0)");
+#elif _MSC_VER == 1200
+    strbuf_catf(buf, " 6.0");
 #else
     strbuf_catf(buf, ", unrecognised version");
 #endif
-    strbuf_catf(buf, " (_MSC_VER=%d)", (int)_MSC_VER);
+    strbuf_catf(buf, ", _MSC_VER=%d", (int)_MSC_VER);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef BUILDINFO_GTK