diff --git a/Freeswitch.2015.sln b/Freeswitch.2015.sln
index 580be3cd79..64ec54f3d0 100644
--- a/Freeswitch.2015.sln
+++ b/Freeswitch.2015.sln
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 EndProject
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-EndProject
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 EndProject
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diff --git a/libs/.gitignore b/libs/.gitignore
index a567a23673..8862900d89 100644
--- a/libs/.gitignore
+++ b/libs/.gitignore
@@ -794,6 +794,7 @@ opal
 /zeromq-*/
 /jpeg-8d/
 /v8-*/
+/v8-*.zip
 
 # build products we should remove
 !/apr-util/xml/expat/conftools/config.guess
diff --git a/libs/win32/v8/build-v8.bat b/libs/win32/v8/build-v8.bat
deleted file mode 100644
index 24268ba1b8..0000000000
--- a/libs/win32/v8/build-v8.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,127 +0,0 @@
-@ECHO OFF
-
-REM First argument is the target architecture
-REM Second argument is "Debug" or "Release" mode
-REM Third argument is the V8 root directory path
-REM Fourth argument is the version of Visual Studio (optional)
-
-IF "%1" == "" GOTO Fail
-IF "%2" == "" GOTO Fail
-IF "%3" == "" GOTO Fail
-
-REM Go into the V8 lib directory
-cd "%3"
-
-REM Check the last build info, so we know if we're supposed to build again or not
-SET /P LAST_BUILD_INFO=<last_build
-IF "%1-%2" == "%LAST_BUILD_INFO%" (
-	IF EXIST ".\build\%2\v8.dll" (
-		ECHO V8 is already built!
-		SET COPY_FILES_ONLY=1
-	)
-)
-
-SET LIB_DEST_DIR=
-SET DEPOT_TOOLS_WIN_TOOLCHAIN=0
-SET GYP_GENERATORS=msvs
-REM Bake snapshot blobs (natives_blob.bin and snapshot_blob.bin) into the library
-SET GYPFLAGS="-Dv8_use_external_startup_data=0"
-
-CALL .\third_party\python_26\setup_env.bat
-
-SET GYP_MSVS_VERSION=2015
-
-IF "%VisualStudioVersion%" == "11.0" (
-	REM SET VS_VERSION=-Gmsvs_version=2012
-        SET GYP_MSVS_VERSION=2012
-	ECHO Forcing build to use Visual Studio 2012
-) ELSE IF "%VisualStudioVersion%" == "12.0" (
-	REM SET VS_VERSION=-Gmsvs_version=2013
-        SET GYP_MSVS_VERSION=2013
-	ECHO Forcing build to use Visual Studio 2013
-) ELSE IF "%VisualStudioVersion%" == "14.0" (
-	REM SET VS_VERSION=-Gmsvs_version=2015
-        SET GYP_MSVS_VERSION=2015
-	ECHO Forcing build to use Visual Studio 2015
-) ELSE IF NOT "%4" == "" (
-	REM SET VS_VERSION=-Gmsvs_version=%4
-        SET GYP_MSVS_VERSION=%4
-	ECHO Forcing build to use Visual Studio %4
-)
-
-IF "%1" == "x64" (
-	REM If this is a 32-bit system (but we target x64), we must disable the snapshot feature to get it to build.
-	IF NOT EXIST "%PROGRAMFILES(X86)%" (
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-	)
-)
-
-IF "%1" == "x64" (
-	IF NOT "%SKIP_V8_SNAPSHOT%" == "" ECHO Targeting x64 platform on a x86 system, disabling V8 snapshout feature to make this work [%SKIP_V8_SNAPSHOT%]
-	REM IF NOT "%COPY_FILES_ONLY%" == "1" .\third_party\python_26\python.exe build\gyp_v8 -Dtarget_arch=x64 -Dcomponent=shared_library %SKIP_V8_SNAPSHOT% %VS_VERSION%
-	IF NOT "%COPY_FILES_ONLY%" == "1" .\third_party\python_26\python.exe gypfiles\gyp_v8 -Dtarget_arch=x64 -Dcomponent=shared_library %GYPFLAGS%
-	IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO Fail
-	SET LIB_DEST_DIR=..\..\x64\%2\
-)
-
-IF "%1" == "x86" (
-	REM IF NOT "%COPY_FILES_ONLY%" == "1" .\third_party\python_26\python.exe build\gyp_v8 -Dcomponent=shared_library %VS_VERSION%
-	IF NOT "%COPY_FILES_ONLY%" == "1" .\third_party\python_26\python.exe gypfiles\gyp_v8 -Dcomponent=shared_library %GYPFLAGS%
-	IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO Fail
-	SET LIB_DEST_DIR=..\..\Win32\%2\
-)
-
-IF "%LIB_DEST_DIR%" == "" GOTO Fail
-
-IF "%COPY_FILES_ONLY%" == "1" GOTO CopyFiles
-
-REM Clean build before we continue
-REM First try to clean using the solution path (works for most VS versions)
-REM msbuild "tools\gyp\v8.sln" /t:"_tools_\_gyp_\v8:Clean" /p:Configuration=%2 /clp:WarningsOnly
-msbuild "src\v8.sln" /t:"_src_\v8:Clean" /p:Configuration=%2 /clp:WarningsOnly
-IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO CleanDone
-REM If clean using solution path didn't work, try to build without the path (works for some VS versions...)
-REM msbuild "tools\gyp\v8.sln" /t:v8:Clean /p:Configuration=%2
-msbuild "src\v8.sln" /t:v8:Clean /p:Configuration=%2
-IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO Fail
-:CleanDone
-
-REM Just to make sure that everything is cleaned up
-rmdir /S /Q .\build\%2
-
-REM Build the V8 library
-REM First try to build using the solution path (works for most VS versions)
-REM msbuild "tools\gyp\v8.sln" /t:"_tools_\_gyp_\v8:Rebuild" /p:Configuration=%2 /clp:WarningsOnly
-REM msbuild "src\v8.sln" /t:"_src_\v8_libpaltfrom:Rebuild" /p:Configuration=%2 /clp:WarningsOnly
-msbuild "src\v8.sln" /t:"_src_\v8:Rebuild" /p:Configuration=%2 /clp:WarningsOnly
-IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO CopyFiles
-REM If build using solution path didn't work, try to build without the path (works for some VS versions...)
-REM msbuild "tools\gyp\v8.sln" /t:v8:Rebuild /p:Configuration=%2
-msbuild "src\v8.sln" /t:v8:Rebuild /p:Configuration=%2
-IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO Fail
-
-:CopyFiles
-
-xcopy /C /F /R /Y .\build\%2\icui18n.dll %LIB_DEST_DIR%
-IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO Fail
-
-xcopy /C /F /R /Y .\build\%2\icuuc.dll %LIB_DEST_DIR%
-IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO Fail
-
-xcopy /C /F /R /Y .\build\%2\v8.dll %LIB_DEST_DIR%
-IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO Fail
-
-xcopy /C /F /R /Y .\build\%2\v8_libplatform.dll %LIB_DEST_DIR%
-IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO Fail
-
-xcopy /C /F /R /Y .\build\%2\v8_libbase.dll %LIB_DEST_DIR%
-IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO Fail
-
-ECHO %1-%2> last_build
-
-exit /b 0
-
-:Fail
-REM Delete the last_build info if this build failed!
-@del /Q last_build
-exit /b 1
diff --git a/libs/win32/v8/libv8.2015.vcxproj b/libs/win32/v8/libv8.2015.vcxproj
deleted file mode 100644
index 7d9848badd..0000000000
--- a/libs/win32/v8/libv8.2015.vcxproj
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,144 +0,0 @@
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-    <ProjectConfiguration Include="Release|x64">
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-    <RootNamespace>libv8</RootNamespace>
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-  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
-  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
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diff --git a/src/mod/languages/mod_v8/mod_v8.2015.vcxproj b/src/mod/languages/mod_v8/mod_v8.2015.vcxproj
index dfdf26e0ec..df75233dc6 100644
--- a/src/mod/languages/mod_v8/mod_v8.2015.vcxproj
+++ b/src/mod/languages/mod_v8/mod_v8.2015.vcxproj
@@ -210,10 +210,6 @@
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       <Project>{89385c74-5860-4174-9caf-a39e7c48909c}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\..\libs\win32\v8\libv8.2015.vcxproj">
-      <Project>{AB03E82B-48B1-4374-B32A-A1AF83DDC6C2}</Project>
-      <ReferenceOutputAssembly>false</ReferenceOutputAssembly>
-    </ProjectReference>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\..\libs\win32\curl\curllib.2015.vcxproj">
       <Project>{87ee9da4-de1e-4448-8324-183c98dca588}</Project>
       <ReferenceOutputAssembly>false</ReferenceOutputAssembly>
diff --git a/src/mod/languages/mod_v8/mod_v8_skel.2015.vcxproj b/src/mod/languages/mod_v8/mod_v8_skel.2015.vcxproj
index fe03185da7..855c6b69d0 100644
--- a/src/mod/languages/mod_v8/mod_v8_skel.2015.vcxproj
+++ b/src/mod/languages/mod_v8/mod_v8_skel.2015.vcxproj
@@ -185,10 +185,6 @@
     <ClCompile Include="mod_v8_skel.cpp" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\..\libs\win32\v8\libv8.2015.vcxproj">
-      <Project>{AB03E82B-48B1-4374-B32A-A1AF83DDC6C2}</Project>
-      <ReferenceOutputAssembly>false</ReferenceOutputAssembly>
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diff --git a/w32/v8-version.props b/w32/v8-version.props
index a0b442cd5b..f31874859d 100644
--- a/w32/v8-version.props
+++ b/w32/v8-version.props
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <Import Project="basedir.props" Condition=" '$(BaseDirImported)' == ''"/>
   </ImportGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros">
-    <V8Version>5.6.326</V8Version>
+    <V8Version>6.1.298</V8Version>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <V8VersionImported>true</V8VersionImported>
diff --git a/w32/v8.props b/w32/v8.props
index 58449a57c1..c041e5b5f7 100644
--- a/w32/v8.props
+++ b/w32/v8.props
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <ImportGroup Label="PropertySheets">
-    <Import Project="curl.props" Condition=" '$(CurlPropsImported)' == '' "/>
     <Import Project="v8-version.props" Condition=" '$(V8VersionImported)' == '' "/>
     <Import Project="downloadpackage.task" Condition=" '$(downloadpackagetask_Imported)' == '' " />
   </ImportGroup>
@@ -30,25 +29,35 @@
        extractto: Folder to extract an archive to
    -->
 
-  <Target Name="v8libTarget" BeforeTargets="CustomBuild" DependsOnTargets="7za">  
+  <Target Name="v8BinariesDownloadTarget" BeforeTargets="CustomBuild" DependsOnTargets="7za">  
       <DownloadPackageTask 
-           package="http://files.freeswitch.org/downloads/libs/v8-$(V8Version).tar.bz2"
+           package="http://files.freeswitch.org/windows/packages/v8/$(V8Version)/v8-$(V8Version)-binaries-$(Platform.ToLower())-$(Configuration.ToLower()).zip"
+           expectfileordirectory="$(V8libDir)\binaries\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\v8.dll" 
+           outputfolder=""
+           outputfilename="" 
+           extractto="$(BaseDir)libs\"
+      />
+  </Target> 
+  <Target Name="v8HeadersDownloadTarget" BeforeTargets="CustomBuild" DependsOnTargets="7za">  
+      <DownloadPackageTask 
+           package="http://files.freeswitch.org/windows/packages/v8/$(V8Version)/v8-$(V8Version)-headers.zip"
            expectfileordirectory="$(V8libDir)\include\v8.h" 
            outputfolder=""
            outputfilename="" 
-           extractto="$(BaseDir)libs"
+           extractto="$(BaseDir)libs\"
       />
   </Target> 
 
-  <Target Name="v8libwinTarget" BeforeTargets="CustomBuild" DependsOnTargets="7za">  
-      <DownloadPackageTask 
-           package="http://files.freeswitch.org/downloads/libs/v8-$(V8Version)-win.tar.bz2"
-           expectfileordirectory="$(V8libDir)\third_party\cygwin" 
-           outputfolder=""
-           outputfilename="" 
-           extractto="$(BaseDir)libs"
-      />
-  </Target> 
+  <Target Name="v8copyTarget" BeforeTargets="CustomBuild" DependsOnTargets="v8BinariesDownloadTarget">  
+        <Message Text="Copying v8 libraries to the freeswitch output folder." Importance="High" />
+        <ItemGroup>  
+             <v8Files Include="$(V8libDir)\binaries\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\*.dll"/>  
+        </ItemGroup>  
+        <Copy Condition="!exists('$(BaseDir)\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\v8.dll')"
+            SourceFiles="@(v8Files)"  
+            DestinationFiles="@(v8Files->'$(BaseDir)\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\%(Filename)%(Extension)')"  
+        />  
+  </Target>   
 
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
@@ -58,8 +67,8 @@
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
-      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(SolutionDir)libs\v8-$(V8Version)\build\$(Configuration)\lib;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>icui18n.lib;icuuc.lib;v8.lib;v8_libplatform.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(SolutionDir)libs\v8-$(V8Version)\binaries\$(Platform)\$(Configuration);%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>v8.dll.lib;v8_libbase.dll.lib;v8_libplatform.dll.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
 </Project>