diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2021-04-06-12-27-33.bpo-43745.rdKNda.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2021-04-06-12-27-33.bpo-43745.rdKNda.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..8ec498d11ea938
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2021-04-06-12-27-33.bpo-43745.rdKNda.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Actually updates Windows release to OpenSSL 1.1.1k. Earlier releases were
+mislabelled and actually included 1.1.1i again.
diff --git a/PCbuild/get_externals.bat b/PCbuild/get_externals.bat
index 42afe2c841f9c7..a8bb06f8199878 100644
--- a/PCbuild/get_externals.bat
+++ b/PCbuild/get_externals.bat
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ echo.Fetching external binaries...
 
 set binaries=
 if NOT "%IncludeLibffi%"=="false"  set binaries=%binaries% libffi
-if NOT "%IncludeSSL%"=="false"     set binaries=%binaries% openssl-bin-1.1.1k
+if NOT "%IncludeSSL%"=="false"     set binaries=%binaries% openssl-bin-1.1.1k-1
 if NOT "%IncludeTkinter%"=="false" set binaries=%binaries% tcltk-8.6.10.0
 if NOT "%IncludeSSLSrc%"=="false"  set binaries=%binaries% nasm-2.11.06
 
diff --git a/PCbuild/python.props b/PCbuild/python.props
index 5822ba13950f44..e056482c13f28f 100644
--- a/PCbuild/python.props
+++ b/PCbuild/python.props
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     <libffiOutDir>$(ExternalsDir)libffi\$(ArchName)\</libffiOutDir>
     <libffiIncludeDir>$(libffiOutDir)include</libffiIncludeDir>
     <opensslDir>$(ExternalsDir)openssl-1.1.1k\</opensslDir>
-    <opensslOutDir>$(ExternalsDir)openssl-bin-1.1.1k\$(ArchName)\</opensslOutDir>
+    <opensslOutDir>$(ExternalsDir)openssl-bin-1.1.1k-1\$(ArchName)\</opensslOutDir>
     <opensslIncludeDir>$(opensslOutDir)include</opensslIncludeDir>
     <nasmDir>$(ExternalsDir)\nasm-2.11.06\</nasmDir>
     <zlibDir>$(ExternalsDir)\zlib-1.2.11\</zlibDir>