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@@ -11,3 +11,11 @@ may be specified by a field in :variable:`CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET` of
the form ``version=14.11``. If none is specified CMake will choose a default
toolset. The value may be empty if no minor version was selected and the
default is used.
+
+If the value is not empty, it is the version number that MSBuild uses in
+its ``Microsoft.VCToolsVersion.*.props`` file names.
+
+.. versionadded:: 3.19.7
+
+ VS 16.9's toolset may also be specified as ``14.28.16.9`` because
+ VS 16.10 uses the file name ``Microsoft.VCToolsVersion.14.28.16.9.props``.