diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheels-dependencies.sh b/.github/workflows/wheels-dependencies.sh
index 58621bca1..410255b7e 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/wheels-dependencies.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheels-dependencies.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ ARCHIVE_SDIR=pillow-depends-main
 # Package versions for fresh source builds
 FREETYPE_VERSION=2.13.3
 HARFBUZZ_VERSION=10.1.0
-LIBPNG_VERSION=1.6.44
+LIBPNG_VERSION=1.6.45
 JPEGTURBO_VERSION=3.1.0
 OPENJPEG_VERSION=2.5.3
 XZ_VERSION=5.6.3
diff --git a/winbuild/build_prepare.py b/winbuild/build_prepare.py
index 75d6aa1bd..b9695d1d8 100644
--- a/winbuild/build_prepare.py
+++ b/winbuild/build_prepare.py
@@ -116,14 +116,13 @@ V = {
     "HARFBUZZ": "10.1.0",
     "JPEGTURBO": "3.1.0",
     "LCMS2": "2.16",
-    "LIBPNG": "1.6.44",
+    "LIBPNG": "1.6.45",
     "LIBWEBP": "1.5.0",
     "OPENJPEG": "2.5.3",
     "TIFF": "4.6.0",
     "XZ": "5.6.3",
     "ZLIBNG": "2.2.3",
 }
-V["LIBPNG_DOTLESS"] = V["LIBPNG"].replace(".", "")
 V["LIBPNG_XY"] = "".join(V["LIBPNG"].split(".")[:2])
 
 
@@ -241,8 +240,8 @@ DEPS: dict[str, dict[str, Any]] = {
     },
     "libpng": {
         "url": f"{SF_PROJECTS}/libpng/files/libpng{V['LIBPNG_XY']}/{V['LIBPNG']}/"
-        f"lpng{V['LIBPNG_DOTLESS']}.zip/download",
-        "filename": f"lpng{V['LIBPNG_DOTLESS']}.zip",
+        f"FILENAME/download",
+        "filename": f"libpng-{V['LIBPNG']}.tar.gz",
         "license": "LICENSE",
         "build": [
             *cmds_cmake("png_static", "-DPNG_SHARED:BOOL=OFF", "-DPNG_TESTS:BOOL=OFF"),