diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 7eab74b..29d4a4c 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@
 Build
 -----
 
+- Issue #19450: Update Windows builds to use SQLite 3.8.11.0.
+
 - Issue #17603: Avoid error about nonexistant fileblocks.o file by using a
   lower-level check for st_blocks in struct stat.
 
diff --git a/PCbuild/get_externals.bat b/PCbuild/get_externals.bat
index 2c940fa..9a40992 100644
--- a/PCbuild/get_externals.bat
+++ b/PCbuild/get_externals.bat
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 if NOT "%IncludeBsddb%"=="false" set libraries=%libraries%   db-4.7.25.0
 if NOT "%IncludeSSL%"=="false" set libraries=%libraries%     nasm-2.11.06
 if NOT "%IncludeSSL%"=="false" set libraries=%libraries%     openssl-1.0.2g
-set libraries=%libraries%                                    sqlite-3.6.21
+set libraries=%libraries%                                    sqlite-3.8.11.0
 if NOT "%IncludeTkinter%"=="false" set libraries=%libraries% tcl-8.5.15.0
 if NOT "%IncludeTkinter%"=="false" set libraries=%libraries% tk-8.5.15.0
 if NOT "%IncludeTkinter%"=="false" set libraries=%libraries% tix-8.4.3.5
diff --git a/PCbuild/python.props b/PCbuild/python.props
index 23dfb56..abfb826 100644
--- a/PCbuild/python.props
+++ b/PCbuild/python.props
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
     <!-- Directories of external projects. tcltk is handled in tcltk.props -->
     <ExternalsDir>$([System.IO.Path]::GetFullPath(`$(PySourcePath)externals\`))</ExternalsDir>
-    <sqlite3Dir>$(ExternalsDir)sqlite-3.6.21\</sqlite3Dir>
+    <sqlite3Dir>$(ExternalsDir)sqlite-3.8.11.0\</sqlite3Dir>
     <bz2Dir>$(ExternalsDir)bzip2-1.0.6\</bz2Dir>
     <bsddbDir>$(ExternalsDir)db-4.7.25.0</bsddbDir>
     <opensslDir>$(ExternalsDir)openssl-1.0.2g\</opensslDir>
diff --git a/PCbuild/readme.txt b/PCbuild/readme.txt
index 9b21bea..8f9e805 100644
--- a/PCbuild/readme.txt
+++ b/PCbuild/readme.txt
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
     functionality to _ssl or _hashlib. They will not clean up their output
     with the normal Clean target; CleanAll should be used instead.
 _sqlite3
-    Wraps SQLite 3.6.21, which is itself built by sqlite3.vcxproj
+    Wraps SQLite 3.8.11.0, which is itself built by sqlite3.vcxproj
     Homepage:
         http://www.sqlite.org/
 _tkinter