diff --git a/app/exiv2wrapper.cpp b/app/exiv2wrapper.cpp
index 48e3604..e57027a 100644
--- a/app/exiv2wrapper.cpp
+++ b/app/exiv2wrapper.cpp
@@ -47,8 +47,12 @@ void Exiv2Wrapper::cacheSection(Collection collection)
             m_metadataValue.insert(key, value);
             m_metadataLabel.insert(key, label);
             qDebug() << key << label << value;
-        } catch (Exiv2::BasicError<char> & err) {
-            qWarning() << "Error loading key" << key << ":" << err.code() << err.what();
+#if EXIV2_TEST_VERSION(0, 28, 0)
+        } catch (Exiv2::Error & err) {
+#else // 0.27.x
+        } catch (Exiv2::AnyError & err) {
+#endif // EXIV2_TEST_VERSION(0, 28, 0)
+            qWarning() << "Error loading key" << key << ":" << err.what();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 511918d..0cf2d77 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -12,12 +12,16 @@ environment:
       QTDIR: C:\Qt\6.4\mingw_64
       MINGW64: C:\Qt\Tools\mingw1120_64
       KF_BRANCH: master
+      EXIV2_VERSION: "0.28.0"
+      EXIV2_CMAKE_OPTIONS: "-DEXIV2_ENABLE_BROTLI=OFF -DEXIV2_ENABLE_INIH=OFF -DEXIV2_BUILD_EXIV2_COMMAND=OFF"
       PPIC_CMAKE_OPTIONS: "-DPREFER_QT_5=OFF"
       WINDEPLOYQT_ARGS: "--verbose=2 --no-quick-import --no-translations --no-opengl-sw --no-system-d3d-compiler"
     - job_name: mingw81_64_qt5_15_2
       QTDIR: C:\Qt\5.15.2\mingw81_64
       MINGW64: C:\Qt\Tools\mingw810_64
       KF_BRANCH: kf5
+      EXIV2_VERSION: "0.27.7"
+      EXIV2_CMAKE_OPTIONS: "-DEXIV2_BUILD_SAMPLES=OFF -DEXIV2_ENABLE_WIN_UNICODE=ON -DEXIV2_BUILD_EXIV2_COMMAND=OFF"
       PPIC_CMAKE_OPTIONS: ""
       WINDEPLOYQT_ARGS: "--verbose=2 --no-quick-import --no-translations --no-opengl-sw --no-angle --no-system-d3d-compiler"
 
@@ -108,10 +112,10 @@ build_script:
   - cd %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%
 # build libexiv2
   - cd %LIBEXIV2%
-  - curl -fsSL -o v0.27.6.zip https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/archive/v0.27.6.zip
-  - 7z x v0.27.6.zip -y
-  - cd exiv2-0.27.6
-  - cmake -G "Ninja" . -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=%CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX% -DEXIV2_BUILD_SAMPLES=OFF -DEXIV2_ENABLE_WIN_UNICODE=ON
+  - curl -fsSL -o v%EXIV2_VERSION%.zip https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/archive/v%EXIV2_VERSION%.zip
+  - 7z x v%EXIV2_VERSION%.zip -y
+  - cd exiv2-%EXIV2_VERSION%
+  - cmake -G "Ninja" . -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=%CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX% %EXIV2_CMAKE_OPTIONS%
   - cmake --build . --target install/strip
   - cd %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%
 # install KImageFormats
@@ -149,7 +153,7 @@ build_script:
   - copy %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%\3rdparty\kimageformats\LICENSES\LGPL-2.1-or-later.txt License.kimageformats.txt
   - copy %LIBEXPAT%\libexpat-R_2_5_0\expat\COPYING License.expat.txt
   - copy %LIBAVIF%\libavif-0.11.1\LICENSE License.libavif.txt
-  - copy %LIBEXIV2%\exiv2-0.27.6\COPYING License.exiv2.txt
+  - copy %LIBEXIV2%\exiv2-%EXIV2_VERSION%\COPYING License.exiv2.txt
 # TODO: Qt, zlib
   - cd ..
 # for debug..