diff --git a/ports/freetype/0001-Fix-install-command.patch b/ports/freetype/0001-Fix-install-command.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index feee3aefa5..0000000000
--- a/ports/freetype/0001-Fix-install-command.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
-index ad8ded0..32324d6 100644
---- a/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -407,6 +407,7 @@ endif ()
- include(GNUInstallDirs)
- 
- if (NOT SKIP_INSTALL_HEADERS AND NOT SKIP_INSTALL_ALL)
-+  if(UNIX)
-   install(
-     # Note the trailing slash in the argument to `DIRECTORY'!
-     DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/
-@@ -420,6 +421,19 @@ if (NOT SKIP_INSTALL_HEADERS AND NOT SKIP_INSTALL_ALL)
-           ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/include/freetype/config/ftoption.h
-       DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/freetype2/freetype/config
-       COMPONENT headers)
-+  else()
-+  install(
-+    # Note the trailing slash in the argument to `DIRECTORY'!
-+    DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/
-+      DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/freetype2
-+      COMPONENT headers
-+      PATTERN "internal" EXCLUDE
-+      PATTERN "ftoption.h" EXCLUDE)
-+  install(
-+    FILES ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/include/freetype/config/ftoption.h
-+      DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR}/freetype2/freetype/config
-+      COMPONENT headers)
-+  endif()
- endif ()
- 
- if (NOT SKIP_INSTALL_LIBRARIES AND NOT SKIP_INSTALL_ALL)
diff --git a/ports/freetype/CONTROL b/ports/freetype/CONTROL
deleted file mode 100644
index efb570b7b8..0000000000
--- a/ports/freetype/CONTROL
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-Source: freetype
-Version: 2.10.4
-Homepage: https://www.freetype.org/
-Description: A library to render fonts.
-Default-Features: zlib, bzip2, png, brotli
-
-Feature: zlib
-Build-Depends: zlib
-Description: Use zlib instead of internal library for DEFLATE
-
-Feature: bzip2
-Build-Depends: bzip2
-Description: Support bzip2 compressed fonts.
-
-Feature: png
-Build-Depends: libpng
-Description: Support PNG compressed OpenType embedded bitmaps.
-
-Feature: brotli
-Build-Depends: brotli
-Description: Support decompression of WOFF2 streams
diff --git a/ports/freetype/brotli-static.patch b/ports/freetype/brotli-static.patch
index 1635311ade..8ef7fd5e3b 100644
--- a/ports/freetype/brotli-static.patch
+++ b/ports/freetype/brotli-static.patch
@@ -1,29 +1,24 @@
-diff --git a/builds/cmake/FindBrotliDec.cmake b/builds/cmake/FindBrotliDec.cmake
-index 7c484c7df..0bd49b825 100644
---- a/builds/cmake/FindBrotliDec.cmake
-+++ b/builds/cmake/FindBrotliDec.cmake
-@@ -34,14 +34,22 @@ find_path(BROTLIDEC_INCLUDE_DIRS
-   PATH_SUFFIXES brotli)
- 
- find_library(BROTLIDEC_LIBRARIES
--  NAMES brotlidec
-+  NAMES brotlidec brotlidec-static
-   HINTS ${PC_BROTLIDEC_LIBDIR}
-         ${PC_BROTLIDEC_LIBRARY_DIRS})
- 
-+find_library(BROTLICOMMON_LIBRARIES
-+  NAMES brotlicommon-static
-+  HINTS ${PC_BROTLIDEC_LIBDIR}
-+        ${PC_BROTLIDEC_LIBRARY_DIRS})
-+
-+if(BROTLICOMMON_LIBRARIES)
-+  set(BROTLIDEC_LIBRARIES ${BROTLIDEC_LIBRARIES} ${BROTLICOMMON_LIBRARIES})
-+endif()
- 
- include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
- find_package_handle_standard_args(
--  brotlidec
-+  BrotliDec
-   REQUIRED_VARS BROTLIDEC_INCLUDE_DIRS BROTLIDEC_LIBRARIES
-   FOUND_VAR BROTLIDEC_FOUND
-   VERSION_VAR BROTLIDEC_VERSION)
+diff --git a/builds/cmake/FindBrotliDec.cmake b/builds/cmake/FindBrotliDec.cmake
+index 46356b1fd..ed4cc2409 100644
+--- a/builds/cmake/FindBrotliDec.cmake
++++ b/builds/cmake/FindBrotliDec.cmake
+@@ -35,10 +35,18 @@ find_path(BROTLIDEC_INCLUDE_DIRS
+   PATH_SUFFIXES brotli)
+ 
+ find_library(BROTLIDEC_LIBRARIES
+-  NAMES brotlidec
++  NAMES brotlidec brotlidec-static
+   HINTS ${PC_BROTLIDEC_LIBDIR}
+         ${PC_BROTLIDEC_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+ 
++find_library(BROTLICOMMON_LIBRARIES
++  NAMES brotlicommon-static
++  HINTS ${PC_BROTLIDEC_LIBDIR}
++        ${PC_BROTLIDEC_LIBRARY_DIRS})
++
++if(BROTLICOMMON_LIBRARIES)
++  set(BROTLIDEC_LIBRARIES ${BROTLIDEC_LIBRARIES} ${BROTLICOMMON_LIBRARIES})
++endif()
+ 
+ include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
+ find_package_handle_standard_args(
diff --git a/ports/freetype/fix-bzip2-pc.patch b/ports/freetype/fix-bzip2-pc.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dac43924c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ports/freetype/fix-bzip2-pc.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
+index cb1b9a0f2..53d0bfc68 100644
+--- a/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ endif ()
+ if (BZIP2_FOUND)
+   target_link_libraries(freetype PRIVATE ${BZIP2_LIBRARIES})
+   target_include_directories(freetype PRIVATE ${BZIP2_INCLUDE_DIR}) # not BZIP2_INCLUDE_DIRS
+-  list(APPEND PKG_CONFIG_LIBS_PRIVATE "-lbz2")
++  list(APPEND PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRED_PRIVATE "bzip2")
+ endif ()
+ if (PNG_FOUND)
+   target_link_libraries(freetype PRIVATE ${PNG_LIBRARIES})
diff --git a/ports/freetype/fix-exports.patch b/ports/freetype/fix-exports.patch
index 3574588274..44dea78010 100644
--- a/ports/freetype/fix-exports.patch
+++ b/ports/freetype/fix-exports.patch
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
-index 2314c79..994c602 100644
+index cb1b9a0f2..edca5d579 100644
 --- a/CMakeLists.txt
 +++ b/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ endif ()
- set(PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRED_PRIVATE "")
+@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ set(PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRED_PRIVATE "")
+ set(PKG_CONFIG_LIBS_PRIVATE "")
  
  if (ZLIB_FOUND)
 -  target_link_libraries(freetype PRIVATE ${ZLIB_LIBRARIES})
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ index 2314c79..994c602 100644
    target_include_directories(freetype PRIVATE ${ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIRS})
    list(APPEND PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRED_PRIVATE "zlib")
  endif ()
-@@ -560,12 +560,26 @@ if (NOT SKIP_INSTALL_LIBRARIES AND NOT SKIP_INSTALL_ALL)
+@@ -596,12 +596,25 @@ if (NOT SKIP_INSTALL_LIBRARIES AND NOT SKIP_INSTALL_ALL)
    install(
      EXPORT freetype-targets
        DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/cmake/freetype
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ index 2314c79..994c602 100644
      DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/cmake/freetype
      COMPONENT headers)
 +
-+
 +  if(ZLIB_FOUND)
 +    file(WRITE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/freetype-config.cmake"
 +[[include(CMakeFindDependencyMacro)
diff --git a/ports/freetype/pkgconfig.patch b/ports/freetype/pkgconfig.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index cf8da2c3f7..0000000000
--- a/ports/freetype/pkgconfig.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
-index 61b174e..2314c79 100644
---- a/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -509,7 +509,6 @@ endif ()
- 
- if (NOT SKIP_INSTALL_LIBRARIES AND NOT SKIP_INSTALL_ALL)
-   # Generate the pkg-config file
--  if (UNIX)
-     file(READ "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/builds/unix/freetype2.in" FREETYPE2_PC_IN)
- 
-     string(REPLACE ";" ", " PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRED_PRIVATE "${PKG_CONFIG_REQUIRED_PRIVATE}")
-@@ -543,7 +542,6 @@ if (NOT SKIP_INSTALL_LIBRARIES AND NOT SKIP_INSTALL_ALL)
-       FILES ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/freetype2.pc
-       DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/pkgconfig
-       COMPONENT pkgconfig)
--  endif ()
- 
-   include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
-   write_basic_package_version_file(
diff --git a/ports/freetype/portfile.cmake b/ports/freetype/portfile.cmake
index 76e5d891ec..bac143343e 100644
--- a/ports/freetype/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/freetype/portfile.cmake
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
-set(FT_VERSION 2.10.4)
+set(FT_VERSION 2.11.0)
 
 vcpkg_from_sourceforge(
     OUT_SOURCE_PATH SOURCE_PATH
     REPO freetype/freetype2
     REF ${FT_VERSION}
     FILENAME freetype-${FT_VERSION}.tar.xz
-    SHA512 827cda734aa6b537a8bcb247549b72bc1e082a5b32ab8d3cccb7cc26d5f6ee087c19ce34544fa388a1eb4ecaf97600dbabc3e10e950f2ba692617fee7081518f
+    SHA512 bf1991f3c382832586be1d21ae73c20840ee8546807ba60d0eb0215134545656c0c8de488f27357d4a4f6497d7cb540998cda98ec59061a3e640036fb209147d
     PATCHES
-        0001-Fix-install-command.patch
         0003-Fix-UWP.patch
-        pkgconfig.patch
+        fix-bzip2-pc.patch  # we have a bzip2 file that we can use - https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype/-/commit/b2aeca5fda870751f3c9d645e0dca4c80fa1ae5a
         brotli-static.patch
         fix-exports.patch
 )
@@ -27,17 +26,16 @@ vcpkg_check_features(OUT_FEATURE_OPTIONS FEATURE_OPTIONS
         brotli      CMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_BrotliDec
 )
 
-vcpkg_configure_cmake(
-    SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}
-    PREFER_NINJA
+vcpkg_cmake_configure(
+    SOURCE_PATH "${SOURCE_PATH}"
     OPTIONS
         -DCMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_HarfBuzz=ON
         ${FEATURE_OPTIONS}
 )
 
-vcpkg_install_cmake()
+vcpkg_cmake_install()
 vcpkg_copy_pdbs()
-vcpkg_fixup_cmake_targets(CONFIG_PATH lib/cmake/freetype)
+vcpkg_cmake_config_fixup(CONFIG_PATH lib/cmake/freetype)
 
 # Rename for easy usage (VS integration; CMake and autotools will not care)
 file(RENAME ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/include/freetype2/freetype ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/include/freetype)
@@ -100,4 +98,4 @@ file(COPY
     ${SOURCE_PATH}/docs/GPLv2.TXT
     DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${PORT}
 )
-file(INSTALL ${SOURCE_PATH}/docs/LICENSE.TXT DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${PORT} RENAME copyright)
+file(INSTALL "${SOURCE_PATH}/LICENSE.TXT" DESTINATION "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${PORT}" RENAME copyright)
diff --git a/ports/freetype/vcpkg.json b/ports/freetype/vcpkg.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..137163537a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ports/freetype/vcpkg.json
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+{
+  "name": "freetype",
+  "version-semver": "2.11.0",
+  "description": "A library to render fonts.",
+  "homepage": "https://www.freetype.org/",
+  "dependencies": [
+    {
+      "name": "vcpkg-cmake",
+      "host": true
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "vcpkg-cmake-config",
+      "host": true
+    }
+  ],
+  "default-features": [
+    "brotli",
+    "bzip2",
+    "png",
+    "zlib"
+  ],
+  "features": {
+    "brotli": {
+      "description": "Support decompression of WOFF2 streams",
+      "dependencies": [
+        "brotli"
+      ]
+    },
+    "bzip2": {
+      "description": "Support bzip2 compressed fonts.",
+      "dependencies": [
+        "bzip2"
+      ]
+    },
+    "png": {
+      "description": "Support PNG compressed OpenType embedded bitmaps.",
+      "dependencies": [
+        "libpng"
+      ]
+    },
+    "zlib": {
+      "description": "Use zlib instead of internal library for DEFLATE",
+      "dependencies": [
+        "zlib"
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/versions/baseline.json b/versions/baseline.json
index 7651a4fcd3..6dd9af2166 100644
--- a/versions/baseline.json
+++ b/versions/baseline.json
@@ -2149,7 +2149,7 @@
       "port-version": 1
     },
     "freetype": {
-      "baseline": "2.10.4",
+      "baseline": "2.11.0",
       "port-version": 0
     },
     "freetype-gl": {
diff --git a/versions/f-/freetype.json b/versions/f-/freetype.json
index 4462655c85..b3b5e8c730 100644
--- a/versions/f-/freetype.json
+++ b/versions/f-/freetype.json
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 {
   "versions": [
+    {
+      "git-tree": "6814e10440bcdc58c4bd29a0373d2f902783ba54",
+      "version-semver": "2.11.0",
+      "port-version": 0
+    },
     {
       "git-tree": "dabcba1d5153c796480c50c459ef045b5db8d2a4",
       "version-string": "2.10.4",