diff --git a/python/build/libs.py b/python/build/libs.py
index 412ca5b92..d98335335 100644
--- a/python/build/libs.py
+++ b/python/build/libs.py
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ flac = AutotoolsProject(
 )
 
 zlib = ZlibProject(
-    'http://zlib.net/zlib-1.2.11.tar.xz',
-    '4ff941449631ace0d4d203e3483be9dbc9da454084111f97ea0a2114e19bf066',
+    'http://zlib.net/zlib-1.2.12.tar.xz',
+    '7db46b8d7726232a621befaab4a1c870f00a90805511c0e0090441dac57def18',
     'lib/libz.a',
 )