diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 73738794c5..c9460309ef 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ variables:
   ###
   FEDORA_TAG:  '2021-12-03.1'
   INDENT_TAG: '2021-10-04.0'
-  WINDOWS_TAG: "2022-07-29.0-1.20"
+  WINDOWS_TAG: "2022-07-29.1-1.20"
 
   GST_UPSTREAM_REPO: 'gstreamer/gstreamer'
   FDO_UPSTREAM_REPO: 'gstreamer/gstreamer'
diff --git a/ci/docker/windows/Dockerfile b/ci/docker/windows/Dockerfile
index 8af60a303a..d6628b7afd 100644
--- a/ci/docker/windows/Dockerfile
+++ b/ci/docker/windows/Dockerfile
@@ -30,12 +30,11 @@ RUN c:\msys64\usr\bin\bash -lc 'pacman -S --noconfirm mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-tool
 # https://github.com/microsoft/vs-dockerfiles/blob/main/native-desktop/
 # Set up environment to collect install errors.
 COPY Install.cmd C:\TEMP\
-ADD https://aka.ms/vscollect.exe C:\TEMP\collect.exe
+RUN Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://aka.ms/vscollect.exe -OutFile C:\TEMP\collect.exe
 # Download channel for fixed install.
-ARG CHANNEL_URL=https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/channel
-ADD ${CHANNEL_URL} C:\TEMP\VisualStudio.chman
+RUN Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/channel -OutFile C:\TEMP\VisualStudio.chman
 # Download and install Build Tools for Visual Studio 2017 for native desktop workload.
-ADD https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/vs_buildtools.exe C:\TEMP\vs_buildtools.exe
+RUN Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/vs_buildtools.exe -OutFile C:\TEMP\vs_buildtools.exe
 RUN C:\TEMP\Install.cmd C:\TEMP\vs_buildtools.exe --quiet --wait --norestart --nocache `
     --channelUri C:\TEMP\VisualStudio.chman `
     --installChannelUri C:\TEMP\VisualStudio.chman `