diff --git a/winbuild/build_prepare.py b/winbuild/build_prepare.py
index b8c8f8dd3..ff36a61c9 100644
--- a/winbuild/build_prepare.py
+++ b/winbuild/build_prepare.py
@@ -280,9 +280,9 @@ deps = {
         "libs": [r"imagequant.lib"],
     },
     "harfbuzz": {
-        "url": "https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/archive/4.2.0.zip",
-        "filename": "harfbuzz-4.2.0.zip",
-        "dir": "harfbuzz-4.2.0",
+        "url": "https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/archive/4.2.1.zip",
+        "filename": "harfbuzz-4.2.1.zip",
+        "dir": "harfbuzz-4.2.1",
         "build": [
             cmd_cmake("-DHB_HAVE_FREETYPE:BOOL=TRUE"),
             cmd_nmake(target="clean"),