diff --git a/.rubocop_todo.yml b/.rubocop_todo.yml
index c89c902..8ebe318 100644
--- a/.rubocop_todo.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_todo.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Metrics/BlockNesting:
 # Offense count: 3
 # Configuration parameters: CountComments.
 Metrics/ClassLength:
-  Max: 638
+  Max: 643
 
 # Offense count: 11
 Metrics/CyclomaticComplexity:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a6ee8d9..c9b0985 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ A vCenter and valid login credentials.
 
 ### VM Template
 
-A VM template capable of installing Chef 11.8 or newer. This can be either windows or linux flavored.
+A VM template capable of installing Chef 11.8 or newer. This can be either windows or linux flavored. Both IPv4 and IPv6 are supported.
 
 ### A provisioning node (can be local)
 
diff --git a/lib/chef/provisioning/vsphere_driver/driver.rb b/lib/chef/provisioning/vsphere_driver/driver.rb
index b3ad74b..e3fdfc3 100644
--- a/lib/chef/provisioning/vsphere_driver/driver.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/provisioning/vsphere_driver/driver.rb
@@ -847,8 +847,13 @@ def create_winrm_transport(host, options)
       else
         winrm_options.merge!(options[:winrm_opts])
       end
-      endpoint = "http#{winrm_transport == :ssl ? 's' : ''}://"\
-                 "#{host}:#{port}/wsman"
+      scheme = winrm_transport == :ssl ? 'https' : 'http'
+      endpoint = URI::Generic.build(
+        scheme: scheme,
+        host: host,
+        port: port,
+        path: '/wsman'
+      ).to_s
 
       Chef::Provisioning::Transport::WinRM.new(
         endpoint,