diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheels-dependencies.sh b/.github/workflows/wheels-dependencies.sh
index 0df22c4cb..a4592871f 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/wheels-dependencies.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheels-dependencies.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ ARCHIVE_SDIR=pillow-depends-main
 
 # Package versions for fresh source builds
 FREETYPE_VERSION=2.13.3
-HARFBUZZ_VERSION=11.0.1
+HARFBUZZ_VERSION=11.1.0
 LIBPNG_VERSION=1.6.47
 JPEGTURBO_VERSION=3.1.0
 OPENJPEG_VERSION=2.5.3
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ function build_harfbuzz {
 
     local out_dir=$(fetch_unpack https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/releases/download/$HARFBUZZ_VERSION/harfbuzz-$HARFBUZZ_VERSION.tar.xz harfbuzz-$HARFBUZZ_VERSION.tar.xz)
     (cd $out_dir \
-        && meson setup build --prefix=$BUILD_PREFIX --libdir=$BUILD_PREFIX/lib --buildtype=release -Dfreetype=enabled -Dglib=disabled -Dtests=disabled)
+        && meson setup build --prefix=$BUILD_PREFIX --libdir=$BUILD_PREFIX/lib --buildtype=minsize -Dfreetype=enabled -Dglib=disabled -Dtests=disabled)
     (cd $out_dir/build \
         && meson install)
     touch harfbuzz-stamp
diff --git a/winbuild/build_prepare.py b/winbuild/build_prepare.py
index 3e75c1411..17fc37572 100644
--- a/winbuild/build_prepare.py
+++ b/winbuild/build_prepare.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ V = {
     "BROTLI": "1.1.0",
     "FREETYPE": "2.13.3",
     "FRIBIDI": "1.0.16",
-    "HARFBUZZ": "11.0.1",
+    "HARFBUZZ": "11.1.0",
     "JPEGTURBO": "3.1.0",
     "LCMS2": "2.17",
     "LIBAVIF": "1.2.1",