diff --git a/.github/actions/test-windows-image/image-test.ps1 b/.github/actions/test-windows-image/image-test.ps1
index 0e098fd05..83111b2ed 100644
--- a/.github/actions/test-windows-image/image-test.ps1
+++ b/.github/actions/test-windows-image/image-test.ps1
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ $mismatch_nvcc_cl_flags = @(
     '--allow-unsupported-compiler',
     # Tell MSVC that new nvcc is okay
     '-D_ALLOW_COMPILER_AND_STL_VERSION_MISMATCH'
+    # Since MSVC 19.51, there is a static assertion triggered when compiling with nvcc < 13.0 regarding
+    # std::aligned_storage conformance. By defining _ENABLE_EXTENDED_ALIGNED_STORAGE, we select the conforming behaviour
+    '-D_ENABLE_EXTENDED_ALIGNED_STORAGE'
 )
 
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
diff --git a/matrix.yml b/matrix.yml
index 18a4b950b..ecc4e5729 100644
--- a/matrix.yml
+++ b/matrix.yml
@@ -203,11 +203,11 @@ include:
   - { features: [{ <<: *cuda_curr_min, <<: *cccl_cuda_opts }, { name: "cl", version: "14.44" }] } # MSVC 2022
   - { features: [{ <<: *cuda_curr_max, <<: *cccl_cuda_opts }, { name: "cl", version: "14.44" }] } # MSVC 2022
 
-  # Still, we build a 12.0 + 14.50 image for python testing infra:
-  - { features: [{ <<: *cuda_prev_min, <<: *cccl_cuda_opts }, { name: "cl", version: "14.50" }] } # MSVC 2026
-  - { features: [{ <<: *cuda_prev_max, <<: *cccl_cuda_opts }, { name: "cl", version: "14.50" }] } # MSVC 2026
-  - { features: [{ <<: *cuda_curr_min, <<: *cccl_cuda_opts }, { name: "cl", version: "14.50" }] } # MSVC 2026
-  - { features: [{ <<: *cuda_curr_max, <<: *cccl_cuda_opts }, { name: "cl", version: "14.50" }] } # MSVC 2026
+  # Still, we build a 12.0 + 14.51 image for python testing infra:
+  - { features: [{ <<: *cuda_prev_min, <<: *cccl_cuda_opts }, { name: "cl", version: "14.51" }] } # MSVC 2026
+  - { features: [{ <<: *cuda_prev_max, <<: *cccl_cuda_opts }, { name: "cl", version: "14.51" }] } # MSVC 2026
+  - { features: [{ <<: *cuda_curr_min, <<: *cccl_cuda_opts }, { name: "cl", version: "14.51" }] } # MSVC 2026
+  - { features: [{ <<: *cuda_curr_max, <<: *cccl_cuda_opts }, { name: "cl", version: "14.51" }] } # MSVC 2026
 
 # RAPIDS devcontainers
 
diff --git a/windows/image/installers/build-env.ps1 b/windows/image/installers/build-env.ps1
index 6284103d7..e7efaa652 100644
--- a/windows/image/installers/build-env.ps1
+++ b/windows/image/installers/build-env.ps1
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ $MSBuildPathMap = @{
     "14.43"="$MSBuildPath\17\VC\Auxiliary\Build"
     "14.44"="$MSBuildPath\17\VC\Auxiliary\Build"
     "14.50"="$MSBuildPath\18\VC\Auxiliary\Build"
+    "14.51"="$MSBuildPath\18\VC\Auxiliary\Build"
     "latest"="$MSBuildPath\$ENV:INSTALLED_MSVC_VERSION\VC\Auxiliary\Build"
 }
 
diff --git a/windows/image/installers/install-vs.ps1 b/windows/image/installers/install-vs.ps1
index 4a3c87dda..4a7e344e0 100644
--- a/windows/image/installers/install-vs.ps1
+++ b/windows/image/installers/install-vs.ps1
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ $vsComponentVersion = @{
     "14.43"  = "14.43.17.13"
     "14.44"  = "14.44.17.14"
     "14.50"  = "14.50.18.0"
-    "latest" = "14.50.18.0"
+    "14.51"  = "14.51.18.6"
+    "latest" = "14.51.18.6"
 }[$clVersion]
 
 $sdkComponent = @{
diff --git a/windows/vs-version-matrix.ps1 b/windows/vs-version-matrix.ps1
index f2060824f..88c89e828 100644
--- a/windows/vs-version-matrix.ps1
+++ b/windows/vs-version-matrix.ps1
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ $global:vsVerToCompilers = @{
     "2017"=("14.14", "14.15", "14.16");
     "2019"=("14.27", "14.28", "14.29");
     "2022"=("14.35", "14.36", "14.37", "14.38", "14.39", "14.40", "14.41", "14.42", "14.43", "14.44");
-    "2026"=("14.50")
+    "2026"=("14.50", "14.51")
 }
 
 $global:vsCompilersToYear = @{
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ $global:vsCompilersToYear = @{
     "14.43"="2022"
     "14.44"="2022"
     "14.50"="2026"
+    "14.51"="2026"
     "latest"="2026"
 }