diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/kiwix/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/kiwix/default.nix
index 7f13494f65f5..3263f0f992d1 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/kiwix/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/kiwix/default.nix
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
 
 mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "kiwix";
-  version = "2.2.1";
+  version = "2.3.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = pname;
     repo = "${pname}-desktop";
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-ks2d/guMp5pb2tiwGxNp3htQVm65MsYvZ/6tNjGXNr8=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-ghx4pW6IkWPzZXk0TtMGeQZIzm9HEN3mR4XQFJ1xHDo=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/kiwix/lib.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/kiwix/lib.nix
index 37f8203e047a..4e3ff063aa57 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/kiwix/lib.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/kiwix/lib.nix
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 , python3
 , curl
 , icu
+, libzim
 , pugixml
-, zimlib
 , zlib
 , libmicrohttpd
 , mustache-hpp
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  pname = "kiwix-lib";
-  version = "10.1.1";
+  pname = "libkiwix";
+  version = "12.0.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "kiwix";
     repo = pname;
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-ECvdraN1J5XJQLeZDngxO5I7frwZ8+W8tFpbB7o8UeM=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-4FxLxJxVhqbeNqX4vorHkROUuRURvE6AXlteIZCEBtc=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     curl
     libmicrohttpd
+    libzim
     pugixml
-    zimlib
   ];
 
   checkInputs = [
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libzim/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libzim/default.nix
index 23c3e902608a..1787af0a4014 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libzim/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libzim/default.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 , meson
 , ninja
 , pkg-config
+, python3
+, xapian
 , xz
 , zstd
 }:
@@ -24,19 +26,27 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ninja
     meson
     pkg-config
+    python3
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
     icu
-    xz
     zstd
   ];
 
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    xapian
+    xz
+  ];
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    patchShebangs scripts
+  '';
+
   mesonFlags = [
     # Tests are located at https://github.com/openzim/zim-testing-suite
     # "...some tests need up to 16GB of memory..."
     "-Dtest_data_dir=none"
-    "-Dwith_xapian=false"
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {