diff --git a/ci_config.json b/ci_config.json
index d484797d39..88c3db5589 100644
--- a/ci_config.json
+++ b/ci_config.json
@@ -285,6 +285,16 @@
   "cwalk": {
     "ignore_upstream_meson": "1.2.9"
   },
+  "gd32f4xx-spl": {
+    "_comment": "Embedded ARM Cortex-M4 firmware library, cannot be built on host CI",
+    "build_on": {
+      "alpine": false,
+      "darwin": false,
+      "linux": false,
+      "msys2": false,
+      "windows": false
+    }
+  },
   "dlfcn-win32": {
     "_comment": "- Requires Windows",
     "build_on": {
diff --git a/releases.json b/releases.json
index 27670f15b8..b3e80d8a51 100644
--- a/releases.json
+++ b/releases.json
@@ -1257,6 +1257,14 @@
       "2.9.9-1"
     ]
   },
+  "gd32f4xx-spl": {
+    "dependency_names": [
+      "gd32f4xx_spl"
+    ],
+    "versions": [
+      "3.3.3-3"
+    ]
+  },
   "gdbm": {
     "dependency_names": [
       "gdbm"
diff --git a/subprojects/gd32f4xx-spl.wrap b/subprojects/gd32f4xx-spl.wrap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b35e29ec9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/gd32f4xx-spl.wrap
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[wrap-file]
+directory = GD32F4xx_SPL-3.3.3-4
+source_url = https://github.com/wjjsn/GD32F4xx_SPL/archive/refs/tags/3.3.3-4.tar.gz
+source_filename = GD32F4xx_SPL-3.3.3-4.tar.gz
+source_hash = 81836bc1dbbde2afac886cf92a3e668af59d2fe668058469232a08b5cc259a3b
+
+[provide]
+dependency_names = gd32f4xx_spl