diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index 2a5907d..fd6de57 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@ jobs:
         git clone -q https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/kcodecs.git dependencies_src/kcodecs
         cmake .\dependencies_src\kcodecs -Bbuild_dependencies/kcodecs -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="dependencies_bin" -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF || goto :error
         cmake --build build_dependencies/kcodecs --config Release --target=install || goto :error
-        :: ===== pkg-config =====
-        choco install pkgconfiglite
-        set PKG_CONFIG_PATH=%PWD%/dependencies_bin/lib/pkgconfig
         :: ===== taglib =====
         git clone --recurse-submodules -q https://github.com/taglib/taglib.git dependencies_src/taglib
         cmake .\dependencies_src\taglib -Bbuild_dependencies/taglib -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="dependencies_bin" || goto :error
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7e1bcd9..79ed581 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,17 +17,13 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 option(USE_QTEXTCODEC "Use QTextCodec instead of QStringConverter, in case Qt is not built with ICU" OFF)
 
 find_package(Qt6 6.6 COMPONENTS Widgets Multimedia Network LinguistTools REQUIRED)
+find_package(TagLib 2.0.0)
 find_package(KF6Codecs 6.1.0)
-find_package(PkgConfig)
 
 if (USE_QTEXTCODEC)
     find_package(Qt6 6.6 COMPONENTS Core5Compat REQUIRED)
 endif()
 
-if (PKG_CONFIG_FOUND)
-pkg_check_modules(TagLib taglib IMPORTED_TARGET)
-endif ()
-
 set (PMUSIC_CPP_FILES
     main.cpp
     mainwindow.cpp
@@ -76,7 +72,7 @@ endif ()
 if (NOT TagLib_FOUND)
     target_compile_definitions(${EXE_NAME} PRIVATE NO_TAGLIB=1)
 else ()
-    target_link_libraries(${EXE_NAME} PRIVATE PkgConfig::TagLib)
+    target_link_libraries(${EXE_NAME} PRIVATE TagLib::tag)
 endif ()
 
 if (TARGET KF6::Codecs)
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index cf94d9d..e51bf20 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ image:
 environment:
   CMAKE_INSTALL_ROOT: C:\projects\cmake
   PACKAGE_INSTALL_ROOT: C:\projects\pir
-  PKG_CONFIG_PATH: C:\projects\pir\lib\pkgconfig
   matrix:
     - build_name: mingw1120_64_qt6_7
       QTPATH: C:\Qt\6.7\mingw_64
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ build_script:
   - mkdir 3rdparty
   - choco install ninja
   - choco install gperf
-  - choco install pkgconfiglite
   - cd 3rdparty
 # install ECM
   - git clone -q https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/extra-cmake-modules.git