diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2020-08-26-09-35-06.bpo-41557.vt00cQ.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2020-08-26-09-35-06.bpo-41557.vt00cQ.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9d85461f009
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2020-08-26-09-35-06.bpo-41557.vt00cQ.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Update Windows installer to use SQLite 3.33.0.
diff --git a/PCbuild/get_externals.bat b/PCbuild/get_externals.bat
index a48b59cad2e..3bb281904f6 100644
--- a/PCbuild/get_externals.bat
+++ b/PCbuild/get_externals.bat
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ set libraries=
set libraries=%libraries% bzip2-1.0.6
if NOT "%IncludeLibffiSrc%"=="false" set libraries=%libraries% libffi
if NOT "%IncludeSSLSrc%"=="false" set libraries=%libraries% openssl-1.1.1g
-set libraries=%libraries% sqlite-3.32.3.0
+set libraries=%libraries% sqlite-3.33.0.0
if NOT "%IncludeTkinterSrc%"=="false" set libraries=%libraries% tcl-core-8.6.9.0
if NOT "%IncludeTkinterSrc%"=="false" set libraries=%libraries% tk-8.6.9.0
if NOT "%IncludeTkinterSrc%"=="false" set libraries=%libraries% tix-8.4.3.6
diff --git a/PCbuild/python.props b/PCbuild/python.props
index 5f4926efa25..acc41a2c017 100644
--- a/PCbuild/python.props
+++ b/PCbuild/python.props
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
$(EXTERNALS_DIR)
$([System.IO.Path]::GetFullPath(`$(PySourcePath)externals`))
$(ExternalsDir)\
- $(ExternalsDir)sqlite-3.32.3.0\
+ $(ExternalsDir)sqlite-3.33.0.0\
$(ExternalsDir)bzip2-1.0.6\
$(ExternalsDir)xz-5.2.2\
$(ExternalsDir)libffi\
diff --git a/PCbuild/readme.txt b/PCbuild/readme.txt
index b8849757e89..73833d54637 100644
--- a/PCbuild/readme.txt
+++ b/PCbuild/readme.txt
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ _ssl
again when building.
_sqlite3
- Wraps SQLite 3.32.3.0, which is itself built by sqlite3.vcxproj
+ Wraps SQLite 3.33.0, which is itself built by sqlite3.vcxproj
Homepage:
http://www.sqlite.org/
_tkinter