diff --git a/contrib/win32/openssh/GetLibreSSL.ps1 b/contrib/win32/openssh/GetLibreSSL.ps1
index 8a51a575a..35dfaa784 100644
--- a/contrib/win32/openssh/GetLibreSSL.ps1
+++ b/contrib/win32/openssh/GetLibreSSL.ps1
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-param (
-        [string]$sourceUrl = "https://github.com/PowerShell/libressl/releases/latest/",
-        [string]$zipDir,
-        [string]$destDir,
-        [switch]$override
-        )
+param (
+    [string] $paths_target_file_path,
+    [string] $destDir,
+    [switch] $override
+)
 
-If ($PSVersiontable.PSVersion.Major -le 2) {$PSScriptRoot = Split-Path -Parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path}
 # Workaround that $PSScriptRoot is not support on ps version 2
-if([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($zipDir))
+If ($PSVersiontable.PSVersion.Major -le 2) {$PSScriptRoot = Split-Path -Parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path}
+
+if([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($paths_target_file_path))
 {
-    $zipDir = $PSScriptRoot
+    $paths_target_file_path = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot "paths.targets"
 }
 
 if([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($destDir))
@@ -26,30 +26,36 @@ elseif (Test-Path (Join-Path $destDir "LibreSSL") -PathType Container)
     return
 }
 
+[xml] $buildConfig = Get-Content $paths_target_file_path
+$version = "V" + $buildConfig.Project.PropertyGroup.LibreSSLVersion
+
+Write-Host "Downloading LibreSSL version:$version"
+Write-Host "paths_target_file_path:$paths_target_file_path"
+Write-Host "destDir:$destDir"
+Write-Host "override:$override"
+
+$zip_path = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot "LibreSSL.zip"
+
+$release_url = "https://github.com/PowerShell/LibreSSL/releases/download/$version/LibreSSL.zip"
+Write-Host "release_url:$release_url"
+
 [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12 -bor `
                                               [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls11 -bor `
                                               [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls
-    
-    $request = [System.Net.WebRequest]::Create($sourceUrl)
-    $request.AllowAutoRedirect = $false
-    $request.Timeout = 60000; # 1 mins for the download to complete
-    $response = $request.GetResponse()
-    $release_url = $([String]$response.GetResponseHeader("Location")).Replace('tag','download') + '/LibreSSL.zip' 
-    $zip_path = Join-Path $zipDir "libressl.zip"
 
-    # Download libressl latest release binaries
-    Remove-Item $zip_path -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-    (New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile($release_url, $zip_path)
-    if(-not (Test-Path $zip_path))
-    {
-        throw "failed to download ssl zip file"
-    }
-    
-    # Expand the zip file
-    Expand-Archive -Path $zip_path -DestinationPath $destDir -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -ErrorVariable e
-    if($e -ne $null)
-    {
-        throw "Error when expand zip file"
-    }
-    
-    Remove-Item $zip_path -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
\ No newline at end of file
+Remove-Item $zip_path -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $release_url -OutFile $zip_path -UseBasicParsing
+if(-not (Test-Path $zip_path))
+{
+    throw "failed to download LibreSSL version:$version"
+}
+
+Expand-Archive -Path $zip_path -DestinationPath $destDir -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -ErrorVariable e
+if($e -ne $null)
+{
+    throw "Error when expand zip file. LibreSSL version:$version"
+}
+
+Remove-Item $zip_path -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+
+Write-Host "Succesfully downloaded LibreSSL version:$version"
diff --git a/contrib/win32/openssh/OpenSSHBuildHelper.psm1 b/contrib/win32/openssh/OpenSSHBuildHelper.psm1
index e4d026480..d442546b1 100644
--- a/contrib/win32/openssh/OpenSSHBuildHelper.psm1
+++ b/contrib/win32/openssh/OpenSSHBuildHelper.psm1
@@ -292,39 +292,6 @@ function Start-OpenSSHBootstrap
     }
 }
 
-function Copy-LibreSSLSDK
-{
-    [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12 -bor `
-                                                  [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls11 -bor `
-                                                  [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls
-
-    $url = 'https://github.com/PowerShell/libressl/releases/latest/'
-    $request = [System.Net.WebRequest]::Create($url)
-    $request.AllowAutoRedirect = $false
-    $request.Timeout = 30000; #30 sec
-    $response=$request.GetResponse()
-    $libressl_release_url=$([String]$response.GetResponseHeader("Location")).Replace('tag','download') + '/LibreSSL.zip'
-    $libressl_zip_path=Join-Path $script:gitRoot "libressl.zip"
-
-    #download libressl latest release binaries
-    Remove-Item $libressl_zip_path -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-    (New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile($libressl_release_url, $libressl_zip_path)
-    if(-not (Test-Path $libressl_zip_path))
-    {
-        Write-BuildMsg -AsError -ErrorAction Stop -Message "Unable to download $libressl_release_url to $libressl_zip_path."
-    }
-    
-    #copy libressl
-    $openssh_libressl_path=Join-Path $script:OpenSSHRoot "contrib\win32\openssh"
-    Expand-Archive -Path $libressl_zip_path -DestinationPath $openssh_libressl_path -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -ErrorVariable e
-    if($e -ne $null)
-    {
-        Write-BuildMsg -AsError -ErrorAction Stop -Message "Unable to extract LibreSSL from $libressl_zip_path to $openssh_libressl_path failed."
-    }
-    
-    Remove-Item $libressl_zip_path -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-}
-
 function Start-OpenSSHPackage
 {
     [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess=$false)]    
@@ -545,14 +512,6 @@ function Start-OpenSSHBuild
 
     Start-OpenSSHBootstrap -OneCore:$OneCore
 
-    # Download the LibreSSL
-    if (-not (Test-Path (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot "LibreSSL")))
-    {
-        Write-BuildMsg -AsInfo -Message "Download, Copy LibreSSL"
-        Copy-LibreSSLSDK
-        Write-BuildMsg -AsInfo -Message "LibreSSL copied successfully"
-    }
-
     $PathTargets = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot paths.targets
     if ($NoOpenSSL) 
     {        
@@ -624,7 +583,7 @@ function Start-OpenSSHBuild
 
     if ($errorCode -ne 0)
     {
-        Write-BuildMsg -AsError -ErrorAction Stop -Message "Build failed for OpenSSH.`nExitCode: $error."
+        Write-BuildMsg -AsError -ErrorAction Stop -Message "Build failed for OpenSSH.`nExitCode: $errorCode."
     }    
 
     Write-BuildMsg -AsInfo -Message "SSH build successful."
diff --git a/contrib/win32/openssh/paths.targets b/contrib/win32/openssh/paths.targets
index 865b67500..4801e1c5f 100644
--- a/contrib/win32/openssh/paths.targets
+++ b/contrib/win32/openssh/paths.targets
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     <OpenSSH-Src-Path>$(SolutionDir)..\..\..\</OpenSSH-Src-Path>
     <OpenSSH-Bin-Path>$(SolutionDir)..\..\..\bin\</OpenSSH-Bin-Path>
     <OpenSSH-Lib-Path>$(SolutionDir)lib\</OpenSSH-Lib-Path>
+    <LibreSSLVersion>2.6.5.1</LibreSSLVersion>
     <ZLibVersion>2.1.11</ZLibVersion>
     <LibreSSL-Path>$(SolutionDir)\LibreSSL\sdk\</LibreSSL-Path>
     <LibreSSL-x86-Path>$(SolutionDir)\LibreSSL\bin\desktop\x86\</LibreSSL-x86-Path>