diff --git a/ep_setup/ep_setup.vcxproj b/ep_setup/ep_setup.vcxproj
index 7ee56ec9c..8713d8261 100644
--- a/ep_setup/ep_setup.vcxproj
+++ b/ep_setup/ep_setup.vcxproj
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     <RootNamespace>epsetup</RootNamespace>
     <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>10.0</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
     <GitCommitHashShort>0000000</GitCommitHashShort>
-    <WithEncryption>true</WithEncryption>
+    <WithEncryption>false</WithEncryption>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
@@ -389,4 +389,4 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
   </ImportGroup>
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>