diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index d4f2f74e3..8ab594134 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ environment:
   TEST_OPTIONS:
   DEPLOY: YES
   matrix:
-  - PYTHON: C:\Python38rc1-x64
+  - PYTHON: C:/Python38
+  - PYTHON: C:/Python38-x64
   - PYTHON: C:/Python37
   - PYTHON: C:/Python37-x64
   - PYTHON: C:/Python36
@@ -32,11 +33,6 @@ environment:
 
 
 install:
-- ps: |
-      if ($env:PYTHON -eq "C:\Python38rc1-x64") {
-        curl -o install_python.ps1 https://raw.githubusercontent.com/matthew-brett/multibuild/d0cf77e62028704875073e3dc4626f61d1c33b0e/install_python.ps1
-        .\install_python.ps1
-      }
 - curl -fsSL -o pillow-depends.zip https://github.com/python-pillow/pillow-depends/archive/master.zip
 - 7z x pillow-depends.zip -oc:\
 - mv c:\pillow-depends-master c:\pillow-depends
diff --git a/winbuild/config.py b/winbuild/config.py
index c909b436f..c76d9d5bf 100644
--- a/winbuild/config.py
+++ b/winbuild/config.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pythons = {
     "36": {"compiler": 7.1, "vc": 2015},
     "pypy3": {"compiler": 7.1, "vc": 2015},
     "37": {"compiler": 7.1, "vc": 2015},
-    "38rc1-x64": {"compiler": 7.1, "vc": 2015},
+    "38": {"compiler": 7.1, "vc": 2015},
     # for GitHub Actions
     "3.5": {"compiler": 7.1, "vc": 2015},
     "3.6": {"compiler": 7.1, "vc": 2015},