diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI_build.yml b/.github/workflows/CI_build.yml
index 6ca20eb..a1f6663 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI_build.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
         build_configuration: [Release, Debug]
         build_platform: [x64, arm64, x86]
         build_vsver: [17]
-        PCRE2_VERSION: [10.44]
+        PCRE2_VERSION: [10.46]
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3b1d60c..16125ef 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Clone the [EditorConfig plugin for Notepad++][] sources or download and extract
 To download [EditorConfig C core][] and [PRCE2][pcre] use the `init.ps1` script.
 
 ```powershell
-~> ./init.ps1 [-prce 10.32] [-edc 0.12.3]
+~> ./init.ps1 [-prce 10.46] [-edc 0.12.3]
 ```
 
 Arguments:
diff --git a/init.ps1 b/init.ps1
index 87be035..02f5558 100644
--- a/init.ps1
+++ b/init.ps1
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 param(
-    $pcre="10.44",
+    $pcre="10.46",
     $edc="0.12.9"
 )