diff --git a/LIBVIPS_VERSION b/LIBVIPS_VERSION
index d2c1cf91..42a2ffc1 100644
--- a/LIBVIPS_VERSION
+++ b/LIBVIPS_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.15.3
+8.15.5-rc1
diff --git a/build/lin.sh b/build/lin.sh
index 8b3a724a..f412d10b 100755
--- a/build/lin.sh
+++ b/build/lin.sh
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -O3" meson setup _build --default-library=static --buildtype=r
 meson install -C _build --tag devel
 
 mkdir ${DEPS}/vips
-$CURL https://github.com/libvips/libvips/releases/download/v${VERSION_VIPS}/vips-$(without_prerelease $VERSION_VIPS).tar.xz | tar xJC ${DEPS}/vips --strip-components=1
+$CURL https://github.com/libvips/libvips/releases/download/v${VERSION_VIPS}/vips-${VERSION_VIPS}.tar.xz | tar xJC ${DEPS}/vips --strip-components=1
 cd ${DEPS}/vips
 # Disable HBR support in heifsave
 $CURL https://github.com/libvips/build-win64-mxe/raw/v${VERSION_VIPS}/build/patches/vips-8-heifsave-disable-hbr-support.patch | patch -p1