diff --git a/aedi/target/library_tier3.py b/aedi/target/library_tier3.py
index 4683d6f8..821d499b 100644
--- a/aedi/target/library_tier3.py
+++ b/aedi/target/library_tier3.py
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ class FreeTypeTarget(base.CMakeStaticDependencyTarget):
 
     def prepare_source(self, state: BuildState):
         state.download_source(
-            'https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/freetype/freetype2/2.11.0/freetype-2.11.0.tar.xz',
-            '8bee39bd3968c4804b70614a0a3ad597299ad0e824bc8aad5ce8aaf48067bde7')
+            'https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/freetype/freetype2/2.13.2/freetype-2.13.2.tar.xz',
+            '12991c4e55c506dd7f9b765933e62fd2be2e06d421505d7950a132e4f1bb484d')
 
     def post_build(self, state: BuildState):
         super().post_build(state)
@@ -127,8 +127,7 @@ class FreeTypeTarget(base.CMakeStaticDependencyTarget):
         shutil.copy(state.patch_path / 'freetype-config', bin_path)
 
         def update_linker_flags(line: str):
-            link_flags = '-lbrotlicommon -lbrotlidec -lbz2 -lfreetype -lharfbuzz -lpng16 -lz ' \
-                         '-lc++ -framework CoreFoundation -framework CoreGraphics -framework CoreText'
+            link_flags = '-lbz2 -lpng16 -lz'
             link_var = '  INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES '
 
             return f'{link_var}"{link_flags}"\n' if line.startswith(link_var) else line
diff --git a/patch/freetype-config b/patch/freetype-config
index 018a0082..5b7ea0af 100755
--- a/patch/freetype-config
+++ b/patch/freetype-config
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2000-2021 by
+# Copyright (C) 2000-2023 by
 # David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg.
 #
 # This file is part of the FreeType project, and may only be used, modified,
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ else
   includedir=${prefix}/include
   libdir=${exec_prefix}/lib
 
-  version=24.0.18
+  version=26.1.20
 
   cflags="-I${SYSROOT}$includedir/freetype2"
   dynamic_libs="-lfreetype"
-  static_libs="-lfreetype -lz -lbz2 -lpng16 -lharfbuzz -lc++ -framework CoreFoundation -framework CoreGraphics -framework CoreText -lbrotlidec -lbrotlicommon"
+  static_libs="-lfreetype -lz -lbz2 -lpng16"
   if test "${SYSROOT}$libdir" != "/usr/lib"   &&
      test "${SYSROOT}$libdir" != "/usr/lib64" ; then
     libs_L="-L${SYSROOT}$libdir"