diff --git a/.github/docker/linux/Dockerfile b/.github/docker/linux/Dockerfile
index b99d470a..f2b43776 100644
--- a/.github/docker/linux/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/docker/linux/Dockerfile
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ RUN yum install ${YUM_OPTIONS} \
     mpfr-devel \
     gmp-devel \
     libmpc-devel \
-    pango-devel \
     gtk-doc \
     gobject-introspection gobject-introspection-devel \
     glib2.x86_64 glib2-devel.x86_64 \
+    fontconfig-devel \
     java-1.8.0-openjdk
 
 RUN ln -s /usr/bin/cmake3 /usr/bin/cmake
diff --git a/.github/docker/windows/Dockerfile b/.github/docker/windows/Dockerfile
index 21675ec9..267dac62 100644
--- a/.github/docker/windows/Dockerfile
+++ b/.github/docker/windows/Dockerfile
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ RUN yum install ${YUM_OPTIONS} \
     mingw64-glib2 \
     mingw64-win-iconv \
     mingw64-expat \
-    mingw64-pango
+    mingw-w64-x86_64
 
 # Link the system version of libmpfr, which is more recent than expected, but works fine.
 RUN ln -s /lib64/libmpfr.so.6 /lib64/libmpfr.so.4
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 609259c9..86271bd6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ For Fedora and CentOS:
 sudo yum install vips
 ```
 
-However, note that `JVips.jar` embeds `libvips.so` and its dependencies (expected pango used for `vips_text`). The `jar` file is self-sufficient for Linux. Look the `--minimal` flag documented below if you don't want this behavior and prefer to rely on system-wide libraries.
+However, note that `JVips.jar` embeds `libvips.so` and its dependencies. The `jar` file is self-sufficient for Linux. Look the `--minimal` flag documented below if you don't want this behavior and prefer to rely on system-wide libraries.
 
 ### 🏁 Windows
 
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ $ docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/app -w /app -u root -it builder bash
 - [ ] Add the missing operations
 - [ ] Adapt the binding design for calling function by operation name (see also: https://libvips.github.io/libvips/API/current/binding.md.html)
 - [ ] Publish artifacts to Maven Central
-- [ ] Build pango and its dependencies from scratch (check how to deal with meson and ninja with cmake `ExternalProject_Add` function)
+- [ ] Build Fontconfig for pango (fc-cache segfault during the installation)
 
 # Contact
 
diff --git a/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index e58d889d..4a0a9dd4 100644
--- a/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ if(NOT CAIRO)
       --disable-static
       --disable-docs
       --disable-gl
-      --disable-xlib
+      --enable-xlib
       --disable-xcb
       --without-x
       --disable-ps
@@ -276,6 +276,23 @@ else()
     add_custom_target(cairo "")
 endif()
 
+find_library(PANGO pango PATHS "${EXT_INSTALL_DIR}/lib" NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
+if(NOT PANGO)
+    ExternalProject_Add(pango
+      URL "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/pango/-/archive/${PANGO_VERSION}/pango-${PANGO_VERSION}.tar.gz"
+      PREFIX "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/pango"
+      CONFIGURE_COMMAND meson ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/pango/buildir
+      ${MESON_VARS}
+      -Dintrospection=disabled
+      BUILD_COMMAND ninja -C ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/pango/buildir
+      INSTALL_COMMAND ninja -C ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/pango/buildir install
+      BUILD_IN_SOURCE 1
+      DEPENDS cairo freetype harfbuzz fribidi
+      )
+else()
+    add_custom_target(pango "")
+endif()
+
 find_library(GIFLIB gif PATHS "${EXT_INSTALL_DIR}/lib" NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
 if (NOT GIFLIB)
     # giflib hasn't a standard build system, don't append CONFIGURE_VARS
@@ -410,7 +427,7 @@ if(NOT VIPS)
       --without-rsvg
       ${LIBSPNG_FLAGS}
       ${LIBHEIF_FLAGS}
-      DEPENDS libjpeg libpng libspng giflib libwebp libimagequant lcms2 libheif tiff
+      DEPENDS libjpeg libpng libspng giflib libwebp libimagequant lcms2 libheif tiff pango
       BUILD_IN_SOURCE 1
       )
 else()
diff --git a/lib/VERSIONS b/lib/VERSIONS
index 16845434..64d9d4df 100644
--- a/lib/VERSIONS
+++ b/lib/VERSIONS
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@ VIPS_VERSION=8.12.2
 FRIBIDI_VERSION=1.0.10
 PIXMAN_VERSION=0.40.0
 CAIRO_VERSION=1.16.0
+PANGO_VERSION=1.48.0
 VIPS_VERSION=8.12.1
 >>>>>>> 📦 Add Fribidi dependency
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/criteo/vips/Vips.java b/src/main/java/com/criteo/vips/Vips.java
index 94d51eb6..cdbbcbdb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/criteo/vips/Vips.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/criteo/vips/Vips.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ public class Vips {
             "png16",
             "spng",
             "cairo",
+            "pango",
             "gif",
             "jpeg",
             "turbojpeg",