diff --git a/external/sdl/CMakeLists.txt b/external/sdl/CMakeLists.txt
index 45d6e416..6b703901 100644
--- a/external/sdl/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/external/sdl/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ if (NOT TARGET SDL3::SDL3)
 		#GIT_TAG aacafd62336363077470f678b6217214b3b49473 # tip 28-05-2024
 		#GIT_TAG 5fa9432b7d1c1722de93e1ab46e7a9569a47071e # tip 27-05-2024 - before changes made breaking sdl_image
 		#GIT_TAG 9651ca59187c16079846918483c40d6b5c2f454c # tip 09-06-2024
-		GIT_TAG 657c0135b1ff1685afa1bad63b0417d92f4bcb46 # tip 09-06-2024
+		#GIT_TAG 657c0135b1ff1685afa1bad63b0417d92f4bcb46 # tip 09-06-2024
+		GIT_TAG e949f12f63cdfcef4bdf456936ee676e0a3f9de6 # tip 18-07-2024
 
 		FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS # for the future
 	)
diff --git a/external/sdl_image/CMakeLists.txt b/external/sdl_image/CMakeLists.txt
index 8a6c406c..8fd2df4e 100644
--- a/external/sdl_image/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/external/sdl_image/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ if (NOT TARGET SDL3_image::SDL3_image)
 		#GIT_TAG a45d6e5b84ccc0f3faae6ba7d561709ed600eee7 # tip last check
 		#GIT_TAG a34ccf16f961e6d5a480045eb650fc3dddb4bfaa # tip 14-05-2024
 		#GIT_TAG 2fc5310a9a2700fc856663200f94edebeb5e554a # tip 28-05-2024
-		GIT_TAG 8eff782fa33d795c9ea1ac42dbe7e17cc9874c78 # tip 09-06-2024
+		#GIT_TAG 8eff782fa33d795c9ea1ac42dbe7e17cc9874c78 # tip 09-06-2024
+		GIT_TAG 8abc07df88cc035997e797967ac2f479b0e50981 # tip 18-07-2024
 		FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS # for the future
 	)
 	FetchContent_MakeAvailable(SDL3_image)