diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index a751676617e..d564c50fc28 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ Build
 - Issue #7589: Only build the nis module when the correct header files are
   found.
 
-- Switch to OpenSSL 0.9.8l on Windows.
+- Switch to OpenSSL 0.9.8l and sqlite 3.6.21 on Windows.
 
 - Issue #5792: Extend the short float repr support to x86 systems using
   icc or suncc.
diff --git a/PCbuild/pyproject.vsprops b/PCbuild/pyproject.vsprops
index b475e7abe80..1b96e350bd3 100644
--- a/PCbuild/pyproject.vsprops
+++ b/PCbuild/pyproject.vsprops
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 	/>
 	<UserMacro
 		Name="sqlite3Dir"
-		Value="$(externalsDir)\sqlite-3.5.9"
+		Value="$(externalsDir)\sqlite-3.6.21"
 	/>
 	<UserMacro
 		Name="bz2Dir"
diff --git a/PCbuild/readme.txt b/PCbuild/readme.txt
index 67714c0f41d..8742b464efc 100644
--- a/PCbuild/readme.txt
+++ b/PCbuild/readme.txt
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ winsound
 
 Python-controlled subprojects that wrap external projects:
 _sqlite3
-    Wraps SQLite 3.5.9, which is currently built by sqlite3.vcproj (see below).
+    Wraps SQLite 3.6.21, which is currently built by sqlite3.vcproj (see below).
 _tkinter
     Wraps the Tk windowing system.  Unlike _sqlite3, there's no
     corresponding tcltk.vcproj-type project that builds Tcl/Tk from vcproj's
diff --git a/PCbuild/vs9to8.py b/PCbuild/vs9to8.py
index bab3b6e13bf..3b88a16c27c 100644
--- a/PCbuild/vs9to8.py
+++ b/PCbuild/vs9to8.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def vs9to8(src, dest):
 
             # Bah. VS8.0 does not expand macros in file names.
             # Replace them here.
-            lines = lines.replace('$(sqlite3Dir)', '..\\..\\..\\sqlite-3.5.9')
+            lines = lines.replace('$(sqlite3Dir)', '..\\..\\..\\sqlite-3.6.21')
 
         with open(destname, 'wb') as fout:
             lines = lines.replace("\n", "\r\n").encode()
diff --git a/Tools/buildbot/external-common.bat b/Tools/buildbot/external-common.bat
index aba7fa9e6ad..25ca56b1dd3 100644
--- a/Tools/buildbot/external-common.bat
+++ b/Tools/buildbot/external-common.bat
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ cd ..
 @rem if exist tk-8.4.18.1 rd /s/q tk-8.4.18.1
 @rem if exist db-4.4.20 rd /s/q db-4.4.20
 @rem if exist openssl-0.9.8l rd /s/q openssl-0.9.8l
-@rem if exist sqlite-3.5.9 rd /s/q sqlite-3.5.9    
+@rem if exist sqlite-3.6.21 rd /s/q sqlite-3.6.21    
 
 @rem bzip
 if not exist bzip2-1.0.5 (
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ if not exist tcl-8.5.2.1 (
 if not exist tk-8.5.2.0 svn export http://svn.python.org/projects/external/tk-8.5.2.0
 
 @rem sqlite3
-if not exist sqlite-3.5.9 (
+if not exist sqlite-3.6.21 (
   rd /s/q sqlite-source-3.3.4
-  svn export http://svn.python.org/projects/external/sqlite-3.5.9
+  svn export http://svn.python.org/projects/external/sqlite-3.6.21
 )