diff --git a/config.sh b/config.sh
index 905b17fa4..927355e40 100644
--- a/config.sh
+++ b/config.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 ARCHIVE_SDIR=pillow-depends-master
 
 # Package versions for fresh source builds
-FREETYPE_VERSION=2.9.1
+FREETYPE_VERSION=2.10.0
 LIBPNG_VERSION=1.6.36
 ZLIB_VERSION=1.2.11
 JPEG_VERSION=9c