diff --git a/src/_imagingft.c b/src/_imagingft.c
index b2cf76ce7..0995abab3 100644
--- a/src/_imagingft.c
+++ b/src/_imagingft.c
@@ -1397,10 +1397,10 @@ setup_module(PyObject *m) {
         PyDict_SetItemString(d, "raqm_version", v);
 
 #ifdef FRIBIDI_MAJOR_VERSION
-        a = strchr(fribidi_version_info, '1');
+        a = strchr(fribidi_version_info, ')');
         b = strchr(fribidi_version_info, '\n');
         if (a && b) {
-            v = PyUnicode_FromStringAndSize(a, b - a);
+            v = PyUnicode_FromStringAndSize(a + 2, b - a - 2);
         } else {
             v = Py_None;
         }
diff --git a/src/thirdparty/fribidi-shim/fribidi.c b/src/thirdparty/fribidi-shim/fribidi.c
index 20364ea24..55e2a6ab3 100644
--- a/src/thirdparty/fribidi-shim/fribidi.c
+++ b/src/thirdparty/fribidi-shim/fribidi.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include "fribidi.h"
 
 
-/* ..._ex adds bracket_types param, ignore and call legacy function */
+/* FriBiDi>=1.0.0 adds bracket_types param, ignore and call legacy function */
 FriBidiLevel fribidi_get_par_embedding_levels_ex_compat(
     const FriBidiCharType *bidi_types,
     const FriBidiBracketType *bracket_types,
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ FriBidiLevel fribidi_get_par_embedding_levels_ex_compat(
         bidi_types, len, pbase_dir, embedding_levels);
 }
 
+/* FriBiDi>=1.0.0 gets bracket types here, ignore */
+void fribidi_get_bracket_types_compat(
+    const FriBidiChar *str,
+    const FriBidiStrIndex len,
+    const FriBidiCharType *types,
+    FriBidiBracketType *btypes)
+{ /* no-op*/ }
+
 
 int load_fribidi(void) {
     int error = 0;
@@ -58,19 +66,20 @@ int load_fribidi(void) {
         return 1;
     }
 
-    /* load ..._ex first to preserve error variable */
+    /* load FriBiDi>=1.0.0 functions first, use error to detect version */
     LOAD_FUNCTION(fribidi_get_par_embedding_levels_ex);
+    LOAD_FUNCTION(fribidi_get_bracket_types);
     if (error) {
-        /* using FriBiDi 0.x, emulate ..._ex function */
-        fribidi_get_par_embedding_levels_ex = &fribidi_get_par_embedding_levels_ex_compat;
+        /* using FriBiDi<1.0.0, ignore new parameters */
         error = 0;
+        fribidi_get_par_embedding_levels_ex = &fribidi_get_par_embedding_levels_ex_compat;
+        fribidi_get_bracket_types = &fribidi_get_bracket_types_compat;
     }
 
-    LOAD_FUNCTION(fribidi_get_bidi_types);
-    LOAD_FUNCTION(fribidi_get_bracket_types);
-    LOAD_FUNCTION(fribidi_get_par_embedding_levels);
     LOAD_FUNCTION(fribidi_unicode_to_charset);
     LOAD_FUNCTION(fribidi_charset_to_unicode);
+    LOAD_FUNCTION(fribidi_get_bidi_types);
+    LOAD_FUNCTION(fribidi_get_par_embedding_levels);
 
 #ifndef _WIN32
     fribidi_version_info = *(const char**)dlsym(p_fribidi, "fribidi_version_info");
diff --git a/src/thirdparty/fribidi-shim/fribidi.h b/src/thirdparty/fribidi-shim/fribidi.h
index 0f0cdac21..7712a5b22 100644
--- a/src/thirdparty/fribidi-shim/fribidi.h
+++ b/src/thirdparty/fribidi-shim/fribidi.h
@@ -72,27 +72,29 @@ typedef uint32_t FriBidiParType;
     typedef ret (*t_##name) (__VA_ARGS__); \
     FRIBIDI_ENTRY t_##name name;
 
-FRIBIDI_FUNC(void, fribidi_get_bidi_types,
-    const FriBidiChar *, const FriBidiStrIndex, FriBidiCharType *);
-
-FRIBIDI_FUNC(void, fribidi_get_bracket_types,
-    const FriBidiChar *, const FriBidiStrIndex, const FriBidiCharType *,
-    FriBidiBracketType *);
-
-FRIBIDI_FUNC(FriBidiLevel, fribidi_get_par_embedding_levels_ex,
-    const FriBidiCharType *, const FriBidiBracketType *, const FriBidiStrIndex,
-    FriBidiParType *, FriBidiLevel *);
-
-FRIBIDI_FUNC(FriBidiLevel, fribidi_get_par_embedding_levels,
-    const FriBidiCharType *, const FriBidiStrIndex, FriBidiParType *,
-    FriBidiLevel *);
-
 FRIBIDI_FUNC(FriBidiStrIndex, fribidi_unicode_to_charset,
     FriBidiCharSet, const FriBidiChar *, FriBidiStrIndex, char *);
 
 FRIBIDI_FUNC(FriBidiStrIndex, fribidi_charset_to_unicode,
     FriBidiCharSet, const char *, FriBidiStrIndex, FriBidiChar *);
 
+FRIBIDI_FUNC(void, fribidi_get_bidi_types,
+    const FriBidiChar *, const FriBidiStrIndex, FriBidiCharType *);
+
+FRIBIDI_FUNC(FriBidiLevel, fribidi_get_par_embedding_levels,
+    const FriBidiCharType *, const FriBidiStrIndex, FriBidiParType *,
+    FriBidiLevel *);
+
+/* FriBiDi>=1.0.0 */
+FRIBIDI_FUNC(FriBidiLevel, fribidi_get_par_embedding_levels_ex,
+    const FriBidiCharType *, const FriBidiBracketType *, const FriBidiStrIndex,
+    FriBidiParType *, FriBidiLevel *);
+
+/* FriBiDi>=1.0.0 */
+FRIBIDI_FUNC(void, fribidi_get_bracket_types,
+    const FriBidiChar *, const FriBidiStrIndex, const FriBidiCharType *,
+    FriBidiBracketType *);
+
 #undef FRIBIDI_FUNC
 
 /* constant, not a function */