diff --git a/NEWS.markdown b/NEWS.markdown
index 8a20e4ac0104..12cc0e8f9df3 100644
--- a/NEWS.markdown
+++ b/NEWS.markdown
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ Windows users, please make sure to install [Microsoft .NET Desktop Runtime versi
   - AMF 1.4.33 (AMD VCN video encoding)
   - FFmpeg 7.0 (decoding and filters)
   - HarfBuzz 8.4.0 (subtitles)
+  - libass 0.17.2 (subtitles)
   - libdav1d 1.4.1 (AV1 video decoding)
   - libdovi 3.3.0 (Dolby Vision dynamic metadata)
   - libopus 1.5.2 (Opus audio encoding)
diff --git a/contrib/libass/A01-font-info-leaks-fix.patch b/contrib/libass/A01-font-info-leaks-fix.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index ad973b198103..000000000000
--- a/contrib/libass/A01-font-info-leaks-fix.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-From 91422bdb9497e8484b3248f5ae7eb50d41e2555d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Oleg Oshmyan <chortos@inbox.lv>
-Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2023 00:59:59 +0300
-Subject: [PATCH] Plug a memory leak when adding a font on some platforms
-
-On macOS (with Core Text) and some versions of Windows (with DirectWrite)
-(specifically, Windows 10+ Win32 as well as all versions of WinRT/UWP),
-we read font metadata on our own via FreeType, filling implicit_meta in
-ass_font_provider_add_font. However, we forgot to free it upon successful
-font registration, leaking the memory allocated for the font name strings.
-
-The list of affected platforms would likely have expanded in the future,
-as we eventually intend to read font names on our own across the board.
-
-Leak introduced in commit 887e6cc50bfbe8fc354993682edc03c51203e2fc.
-
-As a quick fix, add the corresponding frees on the successful path.
-Ideally, we should refactor this function to avoid copying any freshly
-allocated memory to begin with (and thus to avoid the need to free it).
-
-Fixes: https://github.com/libass/libass/issues/699
----
- libass/ass_fontselect.c | 4 ++++
- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
-
-diff --git a/libass/ass_fontselect.c b/libass/ass_fontselect.c
-index df073366c..6d588ce0b 100644
---- a/libass/ass_fontselect.c
-+++ b/libass/ass_fontselect.c
-@@ -534,6 +534,10 @@ ass_font_provider_add_font(ASS_FontProvider *provider,
-     info->provider = provider;
- 
-     selector->n_font++;
-+
-+    free_font_info(&implicit_meta);
-+    free(implicit_meta.postscript_name);
-+
-     return true;
- 
- error:
diff --git a/contrib/libass/module.defs b/contrib/libass/module.defs
index ac57f3d75861..bc0fbaf62559 100644
--- a/contrib/libass/module.defs
+++ b/contrib/libass/module.defs
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ endif
 $(eval $(call import.MODULE.defs,LIBASS,libass,$(__deps__)))
 $(eval $(call import.CONTRIB.defs,LIBASS))
 
-LIBASS.FETCH.url     = https://github.com/HandBrake/HandBrake-contribs/releases/download/contribs/libass-0.17.1.tar.gz
-LIBASS.FETCH.url    += https://github.com/libass/libass/releases/download/0.17.1/libass-0.17.1.tar.gz
-LIBASS.FETCH.sha256  = d653be97198a0543c69111122173c41a99e0b91426f9e17f06a858982c2fb03d
+LIBASS.FETCH.url     = https://github.com/HandBrake/HandBrake-contribs/releases/download/contribs2/libass-0.17.2.tar.gz
+LIBASS.FETCH.url    += https://github.com/libass/libass/releases/download/0.17.2/libass-0.17.2.tar.gz
+LIBASS.FETCH.sha256  = a9afb52bf76a2569263fe2038896774c991b35c0968342a03be708e56ea60c3b
 
 LIBASS.GCC.args.c_std =