diff --git a/ofl/playwriteza/METADATA.pb b/ofl/playwriteza/METADATA.pb
index f80fd57bdf1..1222e3d656a 100644
--- a/ofl/playwriteza/METADATA.pb
+++ b/ofl/playwriteza/METADATA.pb
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ fonts {
   full_name: "Playwrite ZA Regular"
   copyright: "Copyright 2023 The Playwrite Project Authors (https://github.com/TypeTogether/Playwrite)"
 }
+# We use only the menu subset to avoid the subsetter issues identified with the PW fonts.
 subsets: "menu"
 axes {
   tag: "wght"
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ axes {
 }
 source {
   repository_url: "https://github.com/TypeTogether/Playwrite"
-  commit: "e53bd89e9d46f46f0f8ce089fdef3a869130f670"
+  archive_url: "https://github.com/TypeTogether/Playwrite/releases/download/v1.003/Playwrite-fonts.zip"
   files {
     source_file: "OFL.txt"
     dest_file: "OFL.txt"
@@ -29,22 +30,6 @@ source {
     source_file: "fonts/variable/PlaywriteZA[wght].ttf"
     dest_file: "PlaywriteZA[wght].ttf"
   }
-  files {
-    source_file: "documentation/about/ZA/ARTICLE.en_us.html"
-    dest_file: "article/ARTICLE.en_us.html"
-  }
-  files {
-    source_file: "documentation/about/ZA/Playwrite-South-Africa-1.png"
-    dest_file: "article/Playwrite-South-Africa-1.png"
-  }
-  files {
-    source_file: "documentation/about/ZA/Playwrite-South-Africa-2.png"
-    dest_file: "article/Playwrite-South-Africa-2.png"
-  }
-  files {
-    source_file: "documentation/about/ZA/Playwrite-South-Africa-3.png"
-    dest_file: "article/Playwrite-South-Africa-3.png"
-  }
   branch: "main"
 }
 display_name: "Playwrite South Africa"
diff --git a/ofl/playwriteza/PlaywriteZA[wght].ttf b/ofl/playwriteza/PlaywriteZA[wght].ttf
index a8434cb4375..6b2652bd5a1 100644
Binary files a/ofl/playwriteza/PlaywriteZA[wght].ttf and b/ofl/playwriteza/PlaywriteZA[wght].ttf differ
diff --git a/ofl/playwriteza/article/ARTICLE.en_us.html b/ofl/playwriteza/article/ARTICLE.en_us.html
index 815465bf647..8d818eb6462 100644
--- a/ofl/playwriteza/article/ARTICLE.en_us.html
+++ b/ofl/playwriteza/article/ARTICLE.en_us.html
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
 <p>
 	Playwrite South Africa is a variable font with a weight range from Thin (100)
 	to Regular (400), and supports over 150 Latin-based languages.
+	It has a single-weight sibling with Guides, 
+	<a href="https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Playwrite+ZA+Guides">Playwrite ZA Guides</a>, 
+	designed to harmonize seamlessly with this main font while providing a 
+	visual aid for primary school children.
 </p>
 <p>
 	To contribute, see