diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index f6ec0be55..ae7183755 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 name: build
 
 on:
-  - push
   - pull_request
 
 jobs:
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install deps
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install autoconf pkgconf libtool ninja-build python3-pip
+          sudo apt-get install autoconf pkgconf libtool ninja-build python3-pip gperf
           sudo pip3 install meson
 
       - name: Download deps
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_release.yml b/.github/workflows/build_release.yml
index 9f823c19d..aaf7512cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_release.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install deps
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install autoconf pkg-config libtool ninja-build python3-pip
+          sudo apt-get install autoconf pkg-config libtool ninja-build python3-pip gperf
           sudo pip3 install meson
 
       - name: Build the release artifacts
diff --git a/buildscripts/Dockerfile b/buildscripts/Dockerfile
index 2ac50aaf6..d3a96c075 100644
--- a/buildscripts/Dockerfile
+++ b/buildscripts/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM ubuntu:24.04
+FROM ubuntu:26.04
 
 # Set up environment variables
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
diff --git a/buildscripts/include/depinfo.sh b/buildscripts/include/depinfo.sh
index f73a3865d..f51c65f7b 100755
--- a/buildscripts/include/depinfo.sh
+++ b/buildscripts/include/depinfo.sh
@@ -15,22 +15,24 @@ v_harfbuzz=13.0.1
 v_fribidi=1.0.16
 v_freetype=2.14.2
 v_mbedtls=3.6.5
-v_libxml2=2.13.5
 v_ffmpeg=n7.1
+v_libxml2=2.15.2
+v_fontconfig=2.17.1
 
 
 ## Dependency tree
 # I would've used a dict but putting arrays in a dict is not a thing
 
 dep_mbedtls=()
-dep_libxml2=()
 dep_dav1d=()
+dep_libxml2=()
 dep_ffmpeg=(mbedtls dav1d libxml2)
 dep_freetype2=()
+dep_fontconfig=(libxml2 freetype2)
 dep_fribidi=()
 dep_harfbuzz=()
 dep_unibreak=()
-dep_libass=(freetype2 fribidi harfbuzz unibreak)
+dep_libass=(freetype2 fontconfig fribidi harfbuzz unibreak)
 dep_lua=()
 dep_libplacebo=()
 dep_mpv=(ffmpeg libass lua libplacebo)
@@ -43,4 +45,4 @@ dep_mpv_android=(mpv)
 v_ci_ffmpeg=n8.0
 
 # filename used to uniquely identify a build prefix
-ci_tarball="prefix-ndk-${v_ndk}-lua-${v_lua}-unibreak-${v_unibreak}-harfbuzz-${v_harfbuzz}-fribidi-${v_fribidi}-freetype-${v_freetype}-mbedtls-${v_mbedtls}-ffmpeg-${v_ci_ffmpeg}.tgz"
+ci_tarball="prefix-ndk-${v_ndk}-lua-${v_lua}-unibreak-${v_unibreak}-harfbuzz-${v_harfbuzz}-fribidi-${v_fribidi}-freetype-${v_freetype}-libxml2-${v_libxml2}-fontconfig-${v_fontconfig}-mbedtls-${v_mbedtls}-ffmpeg-${v_ci_ffmpeg}.tgz"
diff --git a/buildscripts/include/download-deps.sh b/buildscripts/include/download-deps.sh
index a179c563c..969678e70 100755
--- a/buildscripts/include/download-deps.sh
+++ b/buildscripts/include/download-deps.sh
@@ -14,13 +14,6 @@ if [ ! -d mbedtls ]; then
 		tar -xj -C mbedtls --strip-components=1
 fi
 
-# libxml2
-if [ ! -d libxml2 ]; then
-	mkdir libxml2
-	$WGET https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/archive/v$v_libxml2/libxml2-v$v_libxml2.tar.gz -O - | \
-		tar -xz -C libxml2 --strip-components=1
-fi
-
 # dav1d
 [ ! -d dav1d ] && git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/videolan/dav1d
 
@@ -56,6 +49,20 @@ if [ ! -d unibreak ]; then
 		tar -xz -C unibreak --strip-components=1
 fi
 
+# libxml2
+if [ ! -d libxml2 ]; then
+	mkdir libxml2
+	$WGET https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/archive/v${v_libxml2}/libxml2-v${v_libxml2}.tar.gz -O - | \
+		tar -xz -C libxml2 --strip-components=1
+fi
+
+# fontconfig
+if [ ! -d fontconfig ]; then
+	mkdir fontconfig
+	$WGET https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/fontconfig/fontconfig/-/archive/${v_fontconfig}/fontconfig-${v_fontconfig}.tar.gz -O - | \
+		tar -xz -C fontconfig --strip-components=1
+fi
+
 # libass
 [ ! -d libass ] && git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/libass/libass
 
diff --git a/buildscripts/include/download-sdk.sh b/buildscripts/include/download-sdk.sh
index 5689e2837..bdfa6b05a 100755
--- a/buildscripts/include/download-sdk.sh
+++ b/buildscripts/include/download-sdk.sh
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ if [ "$os" == "linux" ]; then
 	if [ $IN_CI -eq 0 ]; then
 		if hash yum &>/dev/null; then
 			sudo yum install autoconf pkgconfig libtool ninja-build \
-				unzip wget meson nasm
+				unzip wget meson nasm gperf
 		elif apt-get -v &>/dev/null; then
 			sudo apt-get install autoconf pkg-config libtool ninja-build \
-				unzip wget meson nasm
+				unzip wget meson nasm gperf
 		else
 			echo "Note: dependencies were not installed, you have to do that manually."
 		fi
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ elif [ "$os" == "mac" ]; then
 		fi
 		brew install \
 			automake autoconf libtool pkg-config \
-			coreutils gnu-sed wget meson ninja
+			coreutils gnu-sed wget meson ninja gperf
 	fi
 	if ! javac -version &>/dev/null; then
 		echo "Error: missing Java Development Kit. Install it manually."
diff --git a/buildscripts/scripts/fontconfig.sh b/buildscripts/scripts/fontconfig.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..bfcaf3cd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildscripts/scripts/fontconfig.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+
+. ../../include/path.sh
+
+build=_build$ndk_suffix
+
+if [ "$1" == "build" ]; then
+	true
+elif [ "$1" == "clean" ]; then
+	rm -rf $build
+	exit 0
+else
+	exit 255
+fi
+
+unset CC CXX # meson wants these unset
+
+meson setup $build --cross-file "$prefix_dir"/crossfile.txt \
+	-D{tests,doc,tools,nls}=disabled \
+	-Dxml-backend=libxml2
+
+ninja -C $build -j$cores
+DESTDIR="$prefix_dir" ninja -C $build install
diff --git a/buildscripts/scripts/libass.sh b/buildscripts/scripts/libass.sh
index 739916dec..e7991f6b4 100755
--- a/buildscripts/scripts/libass.sh
+++ b/buildscripts/scripts/libass.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ cd _build$ndk_suffix
 ../configure \
 	--host=$ndk_triple --with-pic \
 	--enable-static --disable-shared \
-	--enable-libunibreak --disable-require-system-font-provider
+	--enable-libunibreak --enable-fontconfig
 
 make -j$cores
 make DESTDIR="$prefix_dir" install
diff --git a/buildscripts/scripts/libxml2.sh b/buildscripts/scripts/libxml2.sh
index ad2a4e177..7a3e7a5a4 100755
--- a/buildscripts/scripts/libxml2.sh
+++ b/buildscripts/scripts/libxml2.sh
@@ -2,22 +2,22 @@
 
 . ../../include/path.sh
 
-[ -f configure ] || ./autogen.sh --host=$ndk_triple --without-python
+build=_build$ndk_suffix
 
 if [ "$1" == "build" ]; then
 	true
 elif [ "$1" == "clean" ]; then
-	make clean
+	rm -rf $build
 	exit 0
 else
 	exit 255
 fi
 
-$0 clean # separate building not supported, always clean
+unset CC CXX # meson wants these unset
 
-./configure \
-	--host=$ndk_triple \
-	--without-python \
-	--without-iconv
-make -j$cores
-make DESTDIR="$prefix_dir" install
+meson setup $build --cross-file "$prefix_dir"/crossfile.txt \
+	-Dminimum=true -D{push,reader,sax1,iso8859x,pattern}=enabled \
+	--default-library=shared
+
+ninja -C $build -j$cores
+DESTDIR="$prefix_dir" ninja -C $build install
diff --git a/lib/build.gradle.kts b/lib/build.gradle.kts
index baf2fd327..ec8d72a59 100644
--- a/lib/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/lib/build.gradle.kts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ plugins {
 val abiCodes = mapOf("armeabi-v7a" to 1, "arm64-v8a" to 2, "x86" to 3, "x86_64" to 4)
 val universalBase = 8000
 
-version = "0.1.13"
+version = "0.1.14"
 group = "io.github.secozzi"
 
 android {
diff --git a/lib/src/main/assets/subfont.ttf b/lib/src/main/assets/subfont.ttf
deleted file mode 100644
index 9659afc65..000000000
Binary files a/lib/src/main/assets/subfont.ttf and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/lib/src/main/java/is/xyz/mpv/Utils.kt b/lib/src/main/java/is/xyz/mpv/Utils.kt
index 7fa045182..743e74202 100644
--- a/lib/src/main/java/is/xyz/mpv/Utils.kt
+++ b/lib/src/main/java/is/xyz/mpv/Utils.kt
@@ -57,12 +57,15 @@ object Utils {
 
     fun copyAssets(context: Context) {
         val assetManager = context.assets
-        val files = arrayOf("subfont.ttf", "cacert.pem")
+        val files = arrayOf("cacert.pem")
         val configDir = context.filesDir.path
 
         for (name in files) {
             copyAssetFile(assetManager, name, File("$configDir/$name"))
         }
+
+        // we used to ship this, but it's no longer needed
+        File("$configDir/subfont.ttf").delete()
     }
 
     fun findRealPath(fd: Int): String? {