diff --git a/CHANGELIST.md b/CHANGELIST.md
index de85fb5..9b846b9 100644
--- a/CHANGELIST.md
+++ b/CHANGELIST.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # pluginval Change List
 
+### 1.0.5
+- Added static linking to the Windows runtime so it should run on more Windows systems (particularly non-dev machines)
+
 ### 1.0.4
 - Limit auval's stress test to 20 seconds (vs 600) [#135]
 - Fixed incorrect "ALL TESTS PASSED" message when validating out of process [#125]
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 60371b2..400f890 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -84,6 +84,14 @@ target_compile_definitions(pluginval PRIVATE
     JUCE_GUI_BASICS_INCLUDE_XHEADERS=1
     VERSION="${CURRENT_VERSION}")
 
+if(MSVC)
+    # Statically link the runtime libraries
+    target_compile_options(pluginval PRIVATE
+        $<$<CONFIG:>:/MT>
+        $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:/MTd>
+        $<$<CONFIG:Release>:/MT>)
+endif()
+
 target_link_libraries(pluginval PRIVATE
     juce::juce_audio_devices
     juce::juce_audio_processors