diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2023-12-19-10-56-46.gh-issue-111973.A9Wtsb.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2023-12-19-10-56-46.gh-issue-111973.A9Wtsb.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0cefa4e4409
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2023-12-19-10-56-46.gh-issue-111973.A9Wtsb.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Update Windows installer to use SQLite 3.44.2.
diff --git a/PCbuild/get_externals.bat b/PCbuild/get_externals.bat
index 6151990096e..3919c0592ec 100644
--- a/PCbuild/get_externals.bat
+++ b/PCbuild/get_externals.bat
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ set libraries=
 set libraries=%libraries%                                       bzip2-1.0.8
 if NOT "%IncludeLibffiSrc%"=="false" set libraries=%libraries%  libffi-3.4.4
 if NOT "%IncludeSSLSrc%"=="false" set libraries=%libraries%     openssl-3.0.11
-set libraries=%libraries%                                       sqlite-3.43.1.0
+set libraries=%libraries%                                       sqlite-3.44.2.0
 if NOT "%IncludeTkinterSrc%"=="false" set libraries=%libraries% tcl-core-8.6.13.1
 if NOT "%IncludeTkinterSrc%"=="false" set libraries=%libraries% tk-8.6.13.1
 set libraries=%libraries%                                       xz-5.2.5
diff --git a/PCbuild/python.props b/PCbuild/python.props
index 496bc3dd4cf..3b7a8876a70 100644
--- a/PCbuild/python.props
+++ b/PCbuild/python.props
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
   <Import Project="$(ExternalProps)" Condition="$(ExternalProps) != '' and Exists('$(ExternalProps)')" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <sqlite3Dir Condition="$(sqlite3Dir) == ''">$(ExternalsDir)sqlite-3.43.1.0\</sqlite3Dir>
+    <sqlite3Dir Condition="$(sqlite3Dir) == ''">$(ExternalsDir)sqlite-3.44.2.0\</sqlite3Dir>
     <bz2Dir Condition="$(bz2Dir) == ''">$(ExternalsDir)bzip2-1.0.8\</bz2Dir>
     <lzmaDir Condition="$(lzmaDir) == ''">$(ExternalsDir)xz-5.2.5\</lzmaDir>
     <libffiDir Condition="$(libffiDir) == ''">$(ExternalsDir)libffi-3.4.4\</libffiDir>
diff --git a/PCbuild/readme.txt b/PCbuild/readme.txt
index 175ce918ac2..b9d76515c38 100644
--- a/PCbuild/readme.txt
+++ b/PCbuild/readme.txt
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ _ssl
     again when building.
 
 _sqlite3
-    Wraps SQLite 3.43.1, which is itself built by sqlite3.vcxproj
+    Wraps SQLite 3.44.2, which is itself built by sqlite3.vcxproj
     Homepage:
         https://www.sqlite.org/
 _tkinter