diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index d81a3740155..fe847b466fb 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ Library
locale encoding, and fix get_begidx() and get_endidx() to return code point
indexes.
+- Issue #26930: Update Windows builds to use OpenSSL 1.0.2h.
What's New in Python 3.5.2 final?
=================================
diff --git a/PCbuild/get_externals.bat b/PCbuild/get_externals.bat
index 63ba282d8ba..9b2a084bc2f 100644
--- a/PCbuild/get_externals.bat
+++ b/PCbuild/get_externals.bat
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ echo.Fetching external libraries...
set libraries=
set libraries=%libraries% bzip2-1.0.6
if NOT "%IncludeSSL%"=="false" set libraries=%libraries% nasm-2.11.06
-if NOT "%IncludeSSL%"=="false" set libraries=%libraries% openssl-1.0.2g
+if NOT "%IncludeSSL%"=="false" set libraries=%libraries% openssl-1.0.2h
set libraries=%libraries% sqlite-3.8.11.0
if NOT "%IncludeTkinter%"=="false" set libraries=%libraries% tcl-core-8.6.4.2
if NOT "%IncludeTkinter%"=="false" set libraries=%libraries% tk-8.6.4.2
diff --git a/PCbuild/python.props b/PCbuild/python.props
index 07acfaba7b2..843771d3f00 100644
--- a/PCbuild/python.props
+++ b/PCbuild/python.props
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
$(ExternalsDir)sqlite-3.8.11.0\
$(ExternalsDir)bzip2-1.0.6\
$(ExternalsDir)xz-5.0.5\
- $(ExternalsDir)openssl-1.0.2g\
+ $(ExternalsDir)openssl-1.0.2h\
$(opensslDir)include32
$(opensslDir)include64
$(ExternalsDir)\nasm-2.11.06\
diff --git a/PCbuild/readme.txt b/PCbuild/readme.txt
index e68cc5c859b..d45eb271f82 100644
--- a/PCbuild/readme.txt
+++ b/PCbuild/readme.txt
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ _lzma
Homepage:
http://tukaani.org/xz/
_ssl
- Python wrapper for version 1.0.2g of the OpenSSL secure sockets
+ Python wrapper for version 1.0.2h of the OpenSSL secure sockets
library, which is built by ssl.vcxproj
Homepage:
http://www.openssl.org/