diff --git a/packages/graphics/harfbuzz/package.mk b/packages/graphics/harfbuzz/package.mk
index 667ae01e0a..9990895c05 100644
--- a/packages/graphics/harfbuzz/package.mk
+++ b/packages/graphics/harfbuzz/package.mk
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2016-present Team LibreELEC (https://libreelec.tv)
 
 PKG_NAME="harfbuzz"
-PKG_VERSION="4.4.1"
-PKG_SHA256="c5bc33ac099b2e52f01d27cde21cee4281b9d5bfec7684135e268512478bc9ee"
+PKG_VERSION="5.0.1"
+PKG_SHA256="d0094299a36346b9f5540aa159b358425c022b19fcdf72165eaf94046a179166"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/HarfBuzz"
 PKG_URL="https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/releases/download/${PKG_VERSION}/harfbuzz-${PKG_VERSION}.tar.xz"