diff --git a/examples/audio_playback/Cargo.toml b/examples/audio_playback/Cargo.toml
index f2291e6..69ed28e 100644
--- a/examples/audio_playback/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/audio_playback/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ edition = "2021"
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "=1.0.55"
 libretrogd = { path = "../../libretrogd" }
-sdl2 = { version = "0.34.5", features = ["static-link", "bundled", "unsafe_textures" ] }
+sdl2 = { git = "https://github.com/Rust-SDL2/rust-sdl2/", rev = "819ab438ac971a922d6ee1da558822002d343b4e", features = ["static-link", "bundled", "use-pkgconfig", "unsafe_textures"] }
 
diff --git a/examples/balls/Cargo.toml b/examples/balls/Cargo.toml
index b64438c..e56706b 100644
--- a/examples/balls/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/balls/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,5 +6,4 @@ edition = "2021"
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "=1.0.55"
 libretrogd = { path = "../../libretrogd" }
-sdl2 = { version = "0.34.5", features = ["static-link", "bundled", "unsafe_textures" ] }
-
+sdl2 = { git = "https://github.com/Rust-SDL2/rust-sdl2/", rev = "819ab438ac971a922d6ee1da558822002d343b4e", features = ["static-link", "bundled", "use-pkgconfig", "unsafe_textures"] }
diff --git a/examples/balls_v2/Cargo.toml b/examples/balls_v2/Cargo.toml
index 741f35c..3798d43 100644
--- a/examples/balls_v2/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/balls_v2/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ edition = "2021"
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "=1.0.55"
 libretrogd = { path = "../../libretrogd", features = [] }
-sdl2 = { version = "0.34.5", features = ["static-link", "bundled", "unsafe_textures" ] }
+sdl2 = { git = "https://github.com/Rust-SDL2/rust-sdl2/", rev = "819ab438ac971a922d6ee1da558822002d343b4e", features = ["static-link", "bundled", "use-pkgconfig", "unsafe_textures"] }
 
diff --git a/examples/slimed/Cargo.toml b/examples/slimed/Cargo.toml
index 3d98d2a..f1ec34b 100644
--- a/examples/slimed/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/slimed/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "=1.0.55"
 libretrogd = { path = "../../libretrogd", features = [] }
-sdl2 = { version = "0.34.5", features = ["static-link", "bundled", "unsafe_textures" ] }
+sdl2 = { git = "https://github.com/Rust-SDL2/rust-sdl2/", rev = "819ab438ac971a922d6ee1da558822002d343b4e", features = ["static-link", "bundled", "use-pkgconfig", "unsafe_textures"] }
 serde = { version = "1.0.136", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0.79"
 
diff --git a/examples/template_complicated/Cargo.toml b/examples/template_complicated/Cargo.toml
index 06559d8..381fc3b 100644
--- a/examples/template_complicated/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/template_complicated/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ edition = "2021"
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "=1.0.55"
 libretrogd = { path = "../../libretrogd" }
-sdl2 = { version = "0.34.5", features = ["static-link", "bundled", "unsafe_textures" ] }
+sdl2 = { git = "https://github.com/Rust-SDL2/rust-sdl2/", rev = "819ab438ac971a922d6ee1da558822002d343b4e", features = ["static-link", "bundled", "use-pkgconfig", "unsafe_textures"] }
 
diff --git a/examples/template_minimal/Cargo.toml b/examples/template_minimal/Cargo.toml
index 475d126..3610757 100644
--- a/examples/template_minimal/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/template_minimal/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ edition = "2021"
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "=1.0.55"
 libretrogd = { path = "../../libretrogd" }
-sdl2 = { version = "0.34.5", features = ["static-link", "bundled", "unsafe_textures" ] }
+sdl2 = { git = "https://github.com/Rust-SDL2/rust-sdl2/", rev = "819ab438ac971a922d6ee1da558822002d343b4e", features = ["static-link", "bundled", "use-pkgconfig", "unsafe_textures"] }
 
diff --git a/libretrogd/Cargo.toml b/libretrogd/Cargo.toml
index 1579d7c..d3fc34e 100644
--- a/libretrogd/Cargo.toml
+++ b/libretrogd/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ low_res = []
 wide = []
 
 [dependencies]
-sdl2 = { version = "0.34.5", features = ["static-link", "bundled", "unsafe_textures" ] }
+sdl2 = { git = "https://github.com/Rust-SDL2/rust-sdl2/", rev = "819ab438ac971a922d6ee1da558822002d343b4e", features = ["static-link", "bundled", "use-pkgconfig", "unsafe_textures"] }
 byte-slice-cast = "1.2.1"
 byteorder = "1.4.3"
 thiserror = "=1.0.30"