diff --git a/cmake/importSDL2.cmake b/cmake/importSDL2.cmake
index 872f9ed625..076a0e22a0 100644
--- a/cmake/importSDL2.cmake
+++ b/cmake/importSDL2.cmake
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ function(download_SDL2)
     endif()
   elseif(OSX)   
     if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} MATCHES "arm64")
-      add_third_party_dependency("SDL2-2.24.1")
+      add_third_party_dependency("SDL2-2.30.6")
     else()
-      add_third_party_dependency("SDL2-2.24.1")    
+      add_third_party_dependency("SDL2-2.30.6")    
     endif()
   else() #LINUX
     If(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} MATCHES "armv7l" OR (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} MATCHES "aarch64"))
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ function(build_SDL2)
   	include(cmake/DownloadProject.cmake)
 	download_project(PROJ   SDL2
         GIT_REPOSITORY      https://github.com/pharo-project/SDL2.git
-        GIT_TAG             "v2.0.12"
+        GIT_TAG             "v2.30.6"
         ${UPDATE_DISCONNECTED_IF_AVAILABLE}
 	)
     add_subdirectory(${SDL2_SOURCE_DIR} ${SDL2_BINARY_DIR} EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)