diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
index 597c51dce..7ca9b6f46 100644
--- a/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="NUnit" Version="4.3.2" />
     <PackageVersion Include="NUnit3TestAdapter" Version="5.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="SharpZipLib" Version="1.4.2" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="SkiaSharp" Version="2.88.9" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="SkiaSharp.NativeAssets.Linux.NoDependencies" Version="2.88.9" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="SkiaSharp" Version="3.119.2" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="SkiaSharp.NativeAssets.Linux.NoDependencies" Version="3.119.2" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager" Version="8.0.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Formats.Asn1" Version="8.0.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Security.Cryptography.Xml" Version="8.0.2" />
diff --git a/main/HSSF/UserModel/EscherGraphics.cs b/main/HSSF/UserModel/EscherGraphics.cs
index a72eb58b2..c4441e40f 100644
--- a/main/HSSF/UserModel/EscherGraphics.cs
+++ b/main/HSSF/UserModel/EscherGraphics.cs
@@ -301,8 +301,7 @@ public void DrawString(String str, int x, int y)
             string fontName = font.Typeface.FamilyName.Equals("SansSerif", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ? "Arial" : font.Typeface.FamilyName;
             using SKFont excelFont = CreateFont(fontName, (int)(fontSizeInPoints / verticalPixelsPerPoint));
             {
-                using var paint = new SKPaint { Typeface = excelFont.Typeface, TextSize = excelFont.Size };
-                int width = (int)((paint.MeasureText(str) * 8) + 12);
+                int width = (int)((excelFont.MeasureText(str) * 8) + 12);
                 int height = (int)((font.Size / verticalPixelsPerPoint) + 6) * 2;
                 y -= Convert.ToInt32((font.Size / verticalPixelsPerPoint) + 2 * verticalPixelsPerPoint);    // we want to Draw the shape from the top-left
                 HSSFTextbox textbox = escherGroup.CreateTextbox(new HSSFChildAnchor(x, y, x + width, y + height));
diff --git a/main/SS/Util/SheetUtil.cs b/main/SS/Util/SheetUtil.cs
index 076651716..c3f54ad59 100644
--- a/main/SS/Util/SheetUtil.cs
+++ b/main/SS/Util/SheetUtil.cs
@@ -430,8 +430,7 @@ private static double GetRotatedContentHeight(ICell cell, string stringValue, SK
             var angle = cell.CellStyle.Rotation * 2.0 * Math.PI / 360.0;
             try
             {
-                using var paint = new SKPaint { Typeface = windowsFont.Typeface, TextSize = windowsFont.Size };
-                float textWidth = paint.MeasureText(stringValue);
+                float textWidth = windowsFont.MeasureText(stringValue);
                 // Use the em-square height (font size in pixels) for the vertical component,
                 // consistent with GetContentHeight and SixLabors.Fonts MeasureAdvance.
                 float textHeight = windowsFont.Size;
@@ -558,9 +557,8 @@ private static double GetCellWidth(int defaultCharWidth, int colspan,
             double actualWidth;
             try
             {
-                using var paint = new SKPaint { Typeface = windowsFont.Typeface, TextSize = windowsFont.Size };
-                float textWidth = paint.MeasureText(str);
-                paint.GetFontMetrics(out SKFontMetrics metrics);
+                float textWidth = windowsFont.MeasureText(str);
+                windowsFont.GetFontMetrics(out SKFontMetrics metrics);
                 float textHeight = metrics.Descent - metrics.Ascent;
 
                 if (style.Rotation != 0)
@@ -666,8 +664,7 @@ public static int GetDefaultCharWidth(IWorkbook wb)
 
             try
             {
-                using var paint = new SKPaint { Typeface = font.Typeface, TextSize = font.Size };
-                return (int)Math.Ceiling(paint.MeasureText(new string(defaultChar, 1)));
+                return (int)Math.Ceiling(font.MeasureText(new string(defaultChar, 1)));
             }
             catch (Exception)
             {