diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2020-07-20-23-26-26.bpo-40741.C9sc_d.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2020-07-20-23-26-26.bpo-40741.C9sc_d.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..69b7cce43803c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2020-07-20-23-26-26.bpo-40741.C9sc_d.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Update Windows release to include SQLite 3.32.3.
diff --git a/PCbuild/get_externals.bat b/PCbuild/get_externals.bat
index 4171fd740c7083..a48b59cad2ed1c 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-3.31.1.0
+set libraries=%libraries%                                       sqlite-3.32.3.0
 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 bf6f3716ba51bc..5f4926efa25172 100644
--- a/PCbuild/python.props
+++ b/PCbuild/python.props
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     <ExternalsDir>$(EXTERNALS_DIR)</ExternalsDir>
     <ExternalsDir Condition="$(ExternalsDir) == ''">$([System.IO.Path]::GetFullPath(`$(PySourcePath)externals`))</ExternalsDir>
     <ExternalsDir Condition="!HasTrailingSlash($(ExternalsDir))">$(ExternalsDir)\</ExternalsDir>
-    <sqlite3Dir>$(ExternalsDir)sqlite-3.31.1.0\</sqlite3Dir>
+    <sqlite3Dir>$(ExternalsDir)sqlite-3.32.3.0\</sqlite3Dir>
     <bz2Dir>$(ExternalsDir)bzip2-1.0.6\</bz2Dir>
     <lzmaDir>$(ExternalsDir)xz-5.2.2\</lzmaDir>
     <libffiDir>$(ExternalsDir)libffi\</libffiDir>
diff --git a/PCbuild/readme.txt b/PCbuild/readme.txt
index 4d4a706b8e4b96..b8849757e893a7 100644
--- a/PCbuild/readme.txt
+++ b/PCbuild/readme.txt
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ _ssl
     again when building.
 
 _sqlite3
-    Wraps SQLite 3.31.1.0, which is itself built by sqlite3.vcxproj
+    Wraps SQLite 3.32.3.0, which is itself built by sqlite3.vcxproj
     Homepage:
         http://www.sqlite.org/
 _tkinter