diff --git a/depends/packages/expat.mk b/depends/packages/expat.mk
index 8d06882c..5db7a270 100644
--- a/depends/packages/expat.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/expat.mk
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package=expat
-$(package)_version=2.2.6
-$(package)_download_path=https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/releases/download/R_2_2_6/
+$(package)_version=2.8.0
+$(package)_download_path=https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/releases/download/R_2_8_0/
 $(package)_file_name=$(package)-$($(package)_version).tar.bz2
-$(package)_sha256_hash=17b43c2716d521369f82fc2dc70f359860e90fa440bea65b3b85f0b246ea81f2
+$(package)_sha256_hash=586494499ac3ad46d87f3beda7b1f770c1c8026a9b60e151593f8b29089a52ca
 
 define $(package)_set_vars
 $(package)_config_opts=--disable-static --without-docbook
diff --git a/depends/packages/freetype.mk b/depends/packages/freetype.mk
index a98e82ed..524596c3 100644
--- a/depends/packages/freetype.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/freetype.mk
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package=freetype
-$(package)_version=2.7.1
+$(package)_version=2.13.3
 $(package)_download_path=https://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/$(package)
-$(package)_file_name=$(package)-$($(package)_version).tar.bz2
-$(package)_sha256_hash=3a3bb2c4e15ffb433f2032f50a5b5a92558206822e22bfe8cbe339af4aa82f88
+$(package)_file_name=$(package)-$($(package)_version).tar.xz
+$(package)_sha256_hash=0550350666d427c74daeb85d5ac7bb353acba5f76956395995311a9c6f063289
 
 define $(package)_set_vars
   $(package)_config_opts=--without-zlib --without-png --without-harfbuzz --without-bzip2 --disable-static
diff --git a/depends/packages/packages.mk b/depends/packages/packages.mk
index 40465a2a..82f5c568 100644
--- a/depends/packages/packages.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/packages.mk
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ USE_UPNP    ?= 1
 qt_native_packages := native_protobuf
 qt_packages := qrencode protobuf zlib
 
-qt_linux_packages := qt
+qt_linux_packages := expat freetype fontconfig qt
 qt_darwin_packages := qt
 qt_mingw32_packages := qt
 
diff --git a/doc/dependencies.md b/doc/dependencies.md
index bc4010a7..3824385d 100644
--- a/doc/dependencies.md
+++ b/doc/dependencies.md
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ branch. You can find instructions for installing or building them in the
 | Boost | [1.91.0](https://www.boost.org/users/download/) | [1.47.0](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/8920) | No |  |  |
 | Clang |  | C++17 support |  |  |  |
 | D-Bus | [1.10.18](https://cgit.freedesktop.org/dbus/dbus/tree/NEWS?h=dbus-1.10) |  | No | Yes |  |
-| Expat | [2.2.6](https://libexpat.github.io/) |  | No | Yes |  |
+| Expat | [2.8.0](https://libexpat.github.io/) |  | Security fixes | Yes |  |
 | fontconfig | [2.12.1](https://www.freedesktop.org/software/fontconfig/release/) |  | No | Yes |  |
-| FreeType | [2.7.1](https://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freetype) |  | No |  |  |
+| FreeType | [2.13.3](https://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freetype) |  | Qt 6 static font support |  |  |
 | GCC |  | C++17 support |  |  |  |
 | HarfBuzz-NG |  |  |  |  |  |
 | libevent | [2.1.8-stable](https://github.com/libevent/libevent/releases) | 2.0.22 | No |  |  |