diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4830fd8..143b620 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ OBJ=obj
 LIB=lib
 ZLIB_VERSION=1.2.11
 ZLIB=$(LIB)/zlib-$(ZLIB_VERSION)
-LIBZIP_VERSION=1.5.1
+LIBZIP_VERSION=1.5.2
 LIBZIP=$(LIB)/libzip-$(LIBZIP_VERSION)
 LIBZIP_CMAKE=-DENABLE_COMMONCRYPTO=OFF -DENABLE_GNUTLS=OFF -DENABLE_MBEDTLS=OFF 
 CRYPTO_FLAGS=-lssl -lcrypto
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 20e4194..87bf70f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,15 +7,12 @@ libzippp is a simple basic C++ wrapper around the libzip library.
 It is meant to be a portable and easy-to-use library for ZIP handling.
 
 Compilation has been tested with:
-- GCC 4.9.3 (GNU/Linux Gentoo)
-- GCC 6.2.1 (GNU/Linux Debian) 
-- GCC 6.3.0 (GNU/Linux Debian) 
-- GCC 7.2.0 (GNU/Linux Debian) 
+- GCC 8.3.0 (GNU/Linux Debian) 
 - MS Visual Studio 2012 (Windows 7)
 
 Underlying libraries:
 - [ZLib](http://zlib.net) 1.2.11
-- [libzip](http://www.nih.at/libzip) 1.5.1
+- [libzip](http://www.nih.at/libzip) 1.5.2
 
 # Compilation
 
@@ -27,13 +24,13 @@ Underlying libraries:
 3. You may want to run the tests (optional): `make tests` (`libbz2-dev` package is needed to link statically)
 4. Now you just have to include the src folder in your include path and
   link against *libzippp.a* or *libzippp.so* (do not forget to also link 
-  against libzip libraries in *lib/libzip-1.5.1/lib/.libs/*).
+  against libzip libraries in *lib/libzip-1.5.2/lib/.libs/*).
   An example of compilation with g++:
   
 ```shell
-g++ -I./lib/libzip-1.5.1/lib -I./src \
+g++ -I./lib/libzip-1.5.2/lib -I./src \
     main.cpp libzippp.a \
-    lib/libzip-1.5.1/lib/.libs/libzip.a \
+    lib/libzip-1.5.2/lib/.libs/libzip.a \
     lib/zlib-1.2.11/libz.a
 ```
 
@@ -77,21 +74,22 @@ See [here](https://github.com/nih-at/libzip/blob/master/INSTALL.md) for more inf
   <MSVS11>\Common7\Tools\VsDevCmd.bat
   ```
   
-1. Download [libzip](http://www.nih.at/libzip/libzip-1.5.1.tar.gz) and [zlib](http://zlib.net/zlib1211.zip) sources and extract them in the 'lib' folder.
+1. Download [libzip](http://www.nih.at/libzip/libzip-1.5.2.tar.gz) and [zlib](http://zlib.net/zlib1211.zip) sources and extract them in the 'lib' folder.
   You should end up with the following structure:
   ```
   libzippp/compile.bat
   libzippp/lib/zlib-1.2.11
-  libzippp/lib/libzip-1.5.1
+  libzippp/lib/libzip-1.5.2
   ```
+2. Apply the modifications described in libzippp/lib/libzip-1.5.2-windows.patch.
 
-2. Execute the *compile.bat* (simply double-click on it). The compilation should 
+3. Execute the *compile.bat* (simply double-click on it). The compilation should 
   go without error.
 
-3. You'll have a *dist* folder containing the *release* and *debug* folders 
+4. You'll have a *dist* folder containing the *release* and *debug* folders 
   where you can now execute the libzippp tests.
 
-4. You can either use *libzippp.dll* and *libzippp.lib* to link dynamically the 
+5. You can either use *libzippp.dll* and *libzippp.lib* to link dynamically the 
   library or simply use *libzippp_static.lib* to link it statically. Unless you 
   also link zlib and libzippp statically, you'll need the dll packaged with 
   your executable.
diff --git a/compile.bat b/compile.bat
index a36a0ea..f2bacf7 100644
--- a/compile.bat
+++ b/compile.bat
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 SET vs2012devprompt=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\Common7\Tools\VsDevCmd.bat
 SET zlib=lib\zlib-1.2.11
-SET libzip=lib\libzip-1.5.1
+SET libzip=lib\libzip-1.5.2
 
 if not exist "%zlib%" goto error_zlib_not_found
 if not exist "%libzip%" goto error_libzip_not_found
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ echo Compiling libzip...
 cd "%libzip%"
 mkdir build
 cd "build"
-cmake .. -G"Visual Studio 11" -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="../../%zlib%/build/install"
+cmake .. -G"Visual Studio 11" -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="../../%zlib%/build/install" -DENABLE_COMMONCRYPTO=OFF -DENABLE_GNUTLS=OFF -DENABLE_MBEDTLS=OFF -DENABLE_OPENSSL=OFF -DENABLE_WINDOWS_CRYPTO=ON -DENABLE_BZIP2=OFF -DBUILD_TOOLS=OFF -DBUILD_REGRESS=OFF -DBUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF -DBUILD_DOC=OFF
 if %ERRORLEVEL% GEQ 1 goto error_libzip
 msbuild /P:Configuration=Debug ALL_BUILD.vcxproj
 if %ERRORLEVEL% GEQ 1 goto error_libzip
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ if exist "dist\libzippp_static.lib" goto end
 mkdir "dist"
 cd "dist"
 mkdir release
+copy ..\src\libzippp.h release
 copy ..\build\Release\libzippp_shared_test.exe release
 copy ..\build\Release\libzippp_static_test.exe release
 copy ..\build\Release\libzippp.dll release
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ copy ..\build\Release\libzippp_static.lib release
 copy ..\%zlib%\build\Release\zlib.dll release
 copy ..\%libzip%\build\lib\Release\zip.dll release
 mkdir debug
+copy ..\src\libzippp.h debug
 copy ..\build\Debug\libzippp_shared_test.exe debug
 copy ..\build\Debug\libzippp_static_test.exe debug
 copy ..\build\Debug\libzippp.dll debug
diff --git a/lib/libzip-1.5.2-windows.patch b/lib/libzip-1.5.2-windows.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..812c0b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/libzip-1.5.2-windows.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+diff -u libzip-1.5.2/lib/zip_crypto_win.c libzip-1.5.2-win/lib/zip_crypto_win.c
+--- libzip-1.5.2/lib/zip_crypto_win.c	2019-03-12 12:44:02.000000000 +0100
++++ libzip-1.5.2-win/lib/zip_crypto_win.c	2019-05-05 21:41:01.203275000 +0200
+@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
+ */
+ 
+ #if !defined(WINCE) && !defined(__MINGW32__)
+-#define HAS_BCRYPTDERIVEKEYPBKDF2
++//#define HAS_BCRYPTDERIVEKEYPBKDF2
+ #endif
+ 
+ #ifdef HAS_BCRYPTDERIVEKEYPBKDF2
+diff -u libzip-1.5.2/lib/zip_source_winzip_aes_encode.c libzip-1.5.2-win/lib/zip_source_winzip_aes_encode.c
+--- libzip-1.5.2/lib/zip_source_winzip_aes_encode.c	2019-03-12 12:44:02.000000000 +0100
++++ libzip-1.5.2-win/lib/zip_source_winzip_aes_encode.c	2019-05-05 21:51:31.213545000 +0200
+@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
+ 		/* TODO: return partial read? */
+ 		return -1;
+ 	    }
+-	    buffer_n += _zip_buffer_read(ctx->buffer, data + ret, length - (zip_uint64_t)ret);
++	    buffer_n += _zip_buffer_read(ctx->buffer, ((size_t)data) + ret, length - (zip_uint64_t)ret);
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	return (zip_int64_t)(buffer_n + (zip_uint64_t)ret);