diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 596f0d04850..d3ef4d34ec6 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ Tests
 Build
 -----
 
+- Issue #27883: Update sqlite to 3.14.1.0 on Windows.
+
 - Issue #27917: Set platform triplets for Android builds.
 
 - Issue #25825: Update references to the $(LIBPL) installation path on AIX.
diff --git a/PCbuild/python.props b/PCbuild/python.props
index ee702105c29..5f5e756669a 100644
--- a/PCbuild/python.props
+++ b/PCbuild/python.props
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     
     <!-- Directories of external projects. tcltk is handled in tcltk.props -->
     <ExternalsDir>$([System.IO.Path]::GetFullPath(`$(PySourcePath)externals\`))</ExternalsDir>
-    <sqlite3Dir>$(ExternalsDir)sqlite-3.8.11.0\</sqlite3Dir>
+    <sqlite3Dir>$(ExternalsDir)sqlite-3.14.1.0\</sqlite3Dir>
     <bz2Dir>$(ExternalsDir)bzip2-1.0.6\</bz2Dir>
     <lzmaDir>$(ExternalsDir)xz-5.0.5\</lzmaDir>
     <opensslDir>$(ExternalsDir)openssl-1.0.2h\</opensslDir>
diff --git a/PCbuild/readme.txt b/PCbuild/readme.txt
index 7f488ae6762..34c2efe4cc4 100644
--- a/PCbuild/readme.txt
+++ b/PCbuild/readme.txt
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ _ssl
     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 3.8.11.0, which is itself built by sqlite3.vcxproj
+    Wraps SQLite 3.14.1.0, which is itself built by sqlite3.vcxproj
     Homepage:
         http://www.sqlite.org/
 _tkinter