diff --git a/examples/example_win32_directx12/example_win32_directx12.vcxproj b/examples/example_win32_directx12/example_win32_directx12.vcxproj
index bb98c4141..c4b81e76f 100644
--- a/examples/example_win32_directx12/example_win32_directx12.vcxproj
+++ b/examples/example_win32_directx12/example_win32_directx12.vcxproj
@@ -21,34 +21,34 @@
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