diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2023-05-18-22-46-03.gh-issue-104623.HJZhm1.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2023-05-18-22-46-03.gh-issue-104623.HJZhm1.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3ffe8261e5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2023-05-18-22-46-03.gh-issue-104623.HJZhm1.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Update Windows installer to use SQLite 3.42.0.
diff --git a/PCbuild/get_externals.bat b/PCbuild/get_externals.bat
index 30ee873af9a..39003d954d7 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-1.1.1t
-set libraries=%libraries%                                       sqlite-3.41.2.0
+set libraries=%libraries%                                       sqlite-3.42.0.0
 if NOT "%IncludeTkinterSrc%"=="false" set libraries=%libraries% tcl-core-8.6.13.0
 if NOT "%IncludeTkinterSrc%"=="false" set libraries=%libraries% tk-8.6.13.0
 if NOT "%IncludeTkinterSrc%"=="false" set libraries=%libraries% tix-8.4.3.6
diff --git a/PCbuild/python.props b/PCbuild/python.props
index 29add07795f..1d959699f3c 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-3.41.2.0\</sqlite3Dir>
+    <sqlite3Dir Condition="$(sqlite3Dir) == ''">$(ExternalsDir)sqlite-3.42.0.0\</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 9df56685b76..3629525e33d 100644
--- a/PCbuild/readme.txt
+++ b/PCbuild/readme.txt
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ _ssl
     again when building.
 
 _sqlite3
-    Wraps SQLite 3.41.2, which is itself built by sqlite3.vcxproj
+    Wraps SQLite 3.42.0, which is itself built by sqlite3.vcxproj
     Homepage:
         https://www.sqlite.org/
 _tkinter