diff --git a/externals/skia b/externals/skia
index 30abf4a0dc..eed55d8898 160000
--- a/externals/skia
+++ b/externals/skia
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 30abf4a0dcd3006f3a555e46906151e486f87b6e
+Subproject commit eed55d889844800b87d789420db919c0b8843698
diff --git a/scripts/VERSIONS.txt b/scripts/VERSIONS.txt
index f9ae591203..267424ebd9 100644
--- a/scripts/VERSIONS.txt
+++ b/scripts/VERSIONS.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # dependencies
 mdoc                                            release     5.8.9
-harfbuzz                                        release     8.3.1
+harfbuzz                                        release     8.4.0
 skia                                            release     m119
 xunit                                           release     2.4.2
 xunit.runner.console                            release     2.4.2
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ libSkiaSharp            increment   0
 # <milestone>.<increment>.0
 libSkiaSharp            soname      119.0.0
 # 0.<60000 + major*100 + minor*10 + micro>.0
-HarfBuzz                soname      0.60831.0
+HarfBuzz                soname      0.60840.0
 
 # SkiaSharp.dll
 SkiaSharp               assembly    3.119.0.0
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ SkiaSharp               file        3.119.0.0
 
 # HarfBuzzSharp.dll
 HarfBuzzSharp           assembly    1.0.0.0
-HarfBuzzSharp           file        8.3.1.1
+HarfBuzzSharp           file        8.4.0.0
 
 # nuget versions
 # SkiaSharp
@@ -72,13 +72,13 @@ SkiaSharp.Resources                             nuget       3.119.0
 SkiaSharp.Vulkan.SharpVk                        nuget       3.119.0
 SkiaSharp.Direct3D.Vortice                      nuget       3.119.0
 # HarfBuzzSharp
-HarfBuzzSharp                                   nuget       8.3.1.1
-HarfBuzzSharp.NativeAssets.Android              nuget       8.3.1.1
-HarfBuzzSharp.NativeAssets.iOS                  nuget       8.3.1.1
-HarfBuzzSharp.NativeAssets.Linux                nuget       8.3.1.1
-HarfBuzzSharp.NativeAssets.MacCatalyst          nuget       8.3.1.1
-HarfBuzzSharp.NativeAssets.macOS                nuget       8.3.1.1
-HarfBuzzSharp.NativeAssets.Tizen                nuget       8.3.1.1
-HarfBuzzSharp.NativeAssets.tvOS                 nuget       8.3.1.1
-HarfBuzzSharp.NativeAssets.WebAssembly          nuget       8.3.1.1
-HarfBuzzSharp.NativeAssets.Win32                nuget       8.3.1.1
+HarfBuzzSharp                                   nuget       8.4.0
+HarfBuzzSharp.NativeAssets.Android              nuget       8.4.0
+HarfBuzzSharp.NativeAssets.iOS                  nuget       8.4.0
+HarfBuzzSharp.NativeAssets.Linux                nuget       8.4.0
+HarfBuzzSharp.NativeAssets.MacCatalyst          nuget       8.4.0
+HarfBuzzSharp.NativeAssets.macOS                nuget       8.4.0
+HarfBuzzSharp.NativeAssets.Tizen                nuget       8.4.0
+HarfBuzzSharp.NativeAssets.tvOS                 nuget       8.4.0
+HarfBuzzSharp.NativeAssets.WebAssembly          nuget       8.4.0
+HarfBuzzSharp.NativeAssets.Win32                nuget       8.4.0