diff --git a/buildfiles/msvc/rpcs3_default.props b/buildfiles/msvc/rpcs3_default.props
index d8df69d503..3cd3d25a94 100644
--- a/buildfiles/msvc/rpcs3_default.props
+++ b/buildfiles/msvc/rpcs3_default.props
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)build\lib\$(Configuration)-$(Platform)\</OutDir>
     <LibraryPath>$(SolutionDir)build\lib\$(Configuration)-$(Platform)\;$(UniversalCRT_LibraryPath_x64);$(LibraryPath)</LibraryPath>
     <IntDir>$(SolutionDir)build\tmp\$(ProjectName)-$(Configuration)-$(Platform)\</IntDir>
-    <GTestPath>$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.googletest.v140.windesktop.msvcstl.static.rt-static.1.8.1.7\build\native\Microsoft.googletest.v140.windesktop.msvcstl.static.rt-static.targets</GTestPath>
+    <GTestPath>$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.googletest.v140.windesktop.msvcstl.static.rt-static.1.8.1.8\build\native\Microsoft.googletest.v140.windesktop.msvcstl.static.rt-static.targets</GTestPath>
     <GTestInstalled Condition="Exists('$(GTestPath)')">true</GTestInstalled>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
diff --git a/rpcs3/tests/packages.config b/rpcs3/tests/packages.config
index a71561e644..011e648cec 100644
--- a/rpcs3/tests/packages.config
+++ b/rpcs3/tests/packages.config
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
-  <package id="Microsoft.googletest.v140.windesktop.msvcstl.static.rt-static" version="1.8.1.7" targetFramework="native" />
+  <package id="Microsoft.googletest.v140.windesktop.msvcstl.static.rt-static" version="1.8.1.8" targetFramework="native" />
 </packages>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rpcs3/tests/rpcs3_test.vcxproj b/rpcs3/tests/rpcs3_test.vcxproj
index 2851f2faa6..867a6e651f 100644
--- a/rpcs3/tests/rpcs3_test.vcxproj
+++ b/rpcs3/tests/rpcs3_test.vcxproj
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets" Condition="'$(GTestInstalled)' == 'true'">
     <!-- Use path instead of GTestPath variable to fix property pages -->
-    <Import Project="$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.googletest.v140.windesktop.msvcstl.static.rt-static.1.8.1.7\build\native\Microsoft.googletest.v140.windesktop.msvcstl.static.rt-static.targets" />
+    <Import Project="$(GTestPath)" />
   </ImportGroup>
   <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
     <PropertyGroup>