diff --git a/build/HarfBuzzSharp.props b/build/HarfBuzzSharp.props
index 873048ef21..88c4d36282 100644
--- a/build/HarfBuzzSharp.props
+++ b/build/HarfBuzzSharp.props
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="HarfBuzzSharp" Version="2.6.1" />
-    <PackageReference Condition="'$(IncludeLinuxSkia)' == 'true'" Include="HarfBuzzSharp.NativeAssets.Linux" Version="2.6.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="HarfBuzzSharp" Version="2.6.1.5" />
+    <PackageReference Condition="'$(IncludeLinuxSkia)' == 'true'" Include="HarfBuzzSharp.NativeAssets.Linux" Version="2.6.1.5" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/build/SkiaSharp.props b/build/SkiaSharp.props
index 4def44cbd0..a8d9332c57 100644
--- a/build/SkiaSharp.props
+++ b/build/SkiaSharp.props
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="SkiaSharp" Version="1.68.2.1" />
-    <PackageReference Condition="'$(IncludeLinuxSkia)' == 'true'" Include="SkiaSharp.NativeAssets.Linux" Version="1.68.2.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="SkiaSharp" Version="2.80.0" />
+    <PackageReference Condition="'$(IncludeLinuxSkia)' == 'true'" Include="SkiaSharp.NativeAssets.Linux" Version="2.80.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/FormattedTextImpl.cs b/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/FormattedTextImpl.cs
index ade659f5eb..d1f8d6a779 100644
--- a/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/FormattedTextImpl.cs
+++ b/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/FormattedTextImpl.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Skia
                 IsAntialias = true,
                 LcdRenderText = true,
                 SubpixelText = true,
+                IsLinearText = true,
                 Typeface = glyphTypeface.Typeface,
                 TextSize = (float)fontSize,
                 TextAlign = textAlignment.ToSKTextAlign()