diff --git a/windows/msvc/grib_api.sln b/windows/msvc/grib_api.sln
index 80f995946..04d577d8f 100644
--- a/windows/msvc/grib_api.sln
+++ b/windows/msvc/grib_api.sln
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 10.00
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 EndProject
+Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "grib_dump", "grib_dump\grib_dump.vcproj", "{A785A1F1-2AE8-4CD8-B484-9035D1961D43}"
+	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
+		{3DE8B13F-7DFE-48ED-9158-B34D774500EC} = {3DE8B13F-7DFE-48ED-9158-B34D774500EC}
+	EndProjectSection
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|Win32 = Debug|Win32
@@ -19,6 +24,14 @@ Global
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 		{3DE8B13F-7DFE-48ED-9158-B34D774500EC}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
+		{A785A1F1-2AE8-4CD8-B484-9035D1961D43}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
+		{A785A1F1-2AE8-4CD8-B484-9035D1961D43}.Debug|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
+		{A785A1F1-2AE8-4CD8-B484-9035D1961D43}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
+		{A785A1F1-2AE8-4CD8-B484-9035D1961D43}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
+		{A785A1F1-2AE8-4CD8-B484-9035D1961D43}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
+		{A785A1F1-2AE8-4CD8-B484-9035D1961D43}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+		{A785A1F1-2AE8-4CD8-B484-9035D1961D43}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
+		{A785A1F1-2AE8-4CD8-B484-9035D1961D43}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
diff --git a/windows/msvc/grib_dump/grib_dump.vcproj b/windows/msvc/grib_dump/grib_dump.vcproj
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f751d7d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/windows/msvc/grib_dump/grib_dump.vcproj
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