diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 2e83ecd706..e1493eb434 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -713,15 +713,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "subtle",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "dirs"
-version = "4.0.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ca3aa72a6f96ea37bbc5aa912f6788242832f75369bdfdadcb0e38423f100059"
-dependencies = [
- "dirs-sys",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "dirs-next"
 version = "2.0.0"
@@ -732,17 +723,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "dirs-sys-next",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "dirs-sys"
-version = "0.3.7"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1b1d1d91c932ef41c0f2663aa8b0ca0342d444d842c06914aa0a7e352d0bada6"
-dependencies = [
- "libc",
- "redox_users",
- "winapi",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "dirs-sys-next"
 version = "0.1.2"
@@ -834,6 +814,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "str-buf",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "etcetera"
+version = "0.8.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "136d1b5283a1ab77bd9257427ffd09d8667ced0570b6f938942bc7568ed5b943"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "home",
+ "windows-sys 0.48.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "event-listener"
 version = "2.5.2"
@@ -1129,6 +1120,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "digest",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "home"
+version = "0.5.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5444c27eef6923071f7ebcc33e3444508466a76f7a2b93da00ed6e19f30c1ddb"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-sys 0.48.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "humantime"
 version = "2.1.0"
@@ -2442,7 +2442,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "crc",
  "digest",
- "dirs",
  "dotenvy",
  "either",
  "futures-channel",
@@ -2487,8 +2486,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "byteorder",
  "chrono",
  "crc",
- "dirs",
  "dotenvy",
+ "etcetera",
  "futures-channel",
  "futures-core",
  "futures-io",
@@ -2496,6 +2495,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "hkdf",
  "hmac",
+ "home",
  "ipnetwork",
  "itoa",
  "log",
@@ -3081,21 +3081,51 @@ version = "0.42.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "5a3e1820f08b8513f676f7ab6c1f99ff312fb97b553d30ff4dd86f9f15728aa7"
 dependencies = [
- "windows_aarch64_gnullvm",
+ "windows_aarch64_gnullvm 0.42.1",
  "windows_aarch64_msvc 0.42.1",
  "windows_i686_gnu 0.42.1",
  "windows_i686_msvc 0.42.1",
  "windows_x86_64_gnu 0.42.1",
- "windows_x86_64_gnullvm",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnullvm 0.42.1",
  "windows_x86_64_msvc 0.42.1",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-sys"
+version = "0.48.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "677d2418bec65e3338edb076e806bc1ec15693c5d0104683f2efe857f61056a9"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-targets",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-targets"
+version = "0.48.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7b1eb6f0cd7c80c79759c929114ef071b87354ce476d9d94271031c0497adfd5"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows_aarch64_gnullvm 0.48.0",
+ "windows_aarch64_msvc 0.48.0",
+ "windows_i686_gnu 0.48.0",
+ "windows_i686_msvc 0.48.0",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnu 0.48.0",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnullvm 0.48.0",
+ "windows_x86_64_msvc 0.48.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_aarch64_gnullvm"
 version = "0.42.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8c9864e83243fdec7fc9c5444389dcbbfd258f745e7853198f365e3c4968a608"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_aarch64_gnullvm"
+version = "0.48.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "91ae572e1b79dba883e0d315474df7305d12f569b400fcf90581b06062f7e1bc"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_aarch64_msvc"
 version = "0.36.1"
@@ -3108,6 +3138,12 @@ version = "0.42.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "4c8b1b673ffc16c47a9ff48570a9d85e25d265735c503681332589af6253c6c7"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_aarch64_msvc"
+version = "0.48.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b2ef27e0d7bdfcfc7b868b317c1d32c641a6fe4629c171b8928c7b08d98d7cf3"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_i686_gnu"
 version = "0.36.1"
@@ -3120,6 +3156,12 @@ version = "0.42.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "de3887528ad530ba7bdbb1faa8275ec7a1155a45ffa57c37993960277145d640"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_i686_gnu"
+version = "0.48.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "622a1962a7db830d6fd0a69683c80a18fda201879f0f447f065a3b7467daa241"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_i686_msvc"
 version = "0.36.1"
@@ -3132,6 +3174,12 @@ version = "0.42.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "bf4d1122317eddd6ff351aa852118a2418ad4214e6613a50e0191f7004372605"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_i686_msvc"
+version = "0.48.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4542c6e364ce21bf45d69fdd2a8e455fa38d316158cfd43b3ac1c5b1b19f8e00"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_gnu"
 version = "0.36.1"
@@ -3144,12 +3192,24 @@ version = "0.42.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c1040f221285e17ebccbc2591ffdc2d44ee1f9186324dd3e84e99ac68d699c45"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_gnu"
+version = "0.48.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ca2b8a661f7628cbd23440e50b05d705db3686f894fc9580820623656af974b1"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_gnullvm"
 version = "0.42.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "628bfdf232daa22b0d64fdb62b09fcc36bb01f05a3939e20ab73aaf9470d0463"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_gnullvm"
+version = "0.48.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7896dbc1f41e08872e9d5e8f8baa8fdd2677f29468c4e156210174edc7f7b953"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
 version = "0.36.1"
@@ -3162,6 +3222,12 @@ version = "0.42.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "447660ad36a13288b1db4d4248e857b510e8c3a225c822ba4fb748c0aafecffd"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
+version = "0.48.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1a515f5799fe4961cb532f983ce2b23082366b898e52ffbce459c86f67c8378a"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "zeroize"
 version = "1.5.6"
diff --git a/sqlx-mysql/Cargo.toml b/sqlx-mysql/Cargo.toml
index 6909bf9447..8d9542f2ca 100644
--- a/sqlx-mysql/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sqlx-mysql/Cargo.toml
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ bitflags = { version = "1.3.2", default-features = false }
 byteorder = { version = "1.4.3", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
 bytes = "1.1.0"
 dotenvy = "0.15.5"
-dirs = "4.0.0"
 either = "1.6.1"
 generic-array = { version = "0.14.4", default-features = false }
 hex = "0.4.3"
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/Cargo.toml b/sqlx-postgres/Cargo.toml
index 91fc84389e..976c7eecff 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/Cargo.toml
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ atoi = "2.0"
 base64 = { version = "0.21.0", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
 bitflags = { version = "1.3.2", default-features = false }
 byteorder = { version = "1.4.3", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
-dirs = "4.0.0"
 dotenvy = { workspace = true }
 hex = "0.4.3"
+home = "0.5.5"
 itoa = "1.0.1"
 log = "0.4.17"
 memchr = { version = "2.4.1", default-features = false }
@@ -71,3 +71,6 @@ serde_json = { version = "1.0.85", features = ["raw_value"] }
 workspace = true
 # We use JSON in the driver implementation itself so there's no reason not to enable it here.
 features = ["json"]
+
+[target.'cfg(target_os = "windows")'.dependencies]
+etcetera = "0.8.0"
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/options/pgpass.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/options/pgpass.rs
index 6b0a4092d9..8ddb781e56 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/options/pgpass.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/options/pgpass.rs
@@ -21,9 +21,15 @@ pub fn load_password(
     }
 
     #[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
-    let default_file = dirs::home_dir().map(|path| path.join(".pgpass"));
+    let default_file = home::home_dir().map(|path| path.join(".pgpass"));
     #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
-    let default_file = dirs::data_dir().map(|path| path.join("postgres").join("pgpass.conf"));
+    let default_file = {
+        use etcetera::BaseStrategy;
+
+        etcetera::base_strategy::Windows::new()
+            .ok()
+            .map(|basedirs| basedirs.data_dir().join("postgres").join("pgpass.conf"))
+    };
     load_password_from_file(default_file?, host, port, username, database)
 }