diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libplacebo/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libplacebo/default.nix
index cee6d3f1845b..e57f27988395 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libplacebo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libplacebo/default.nix
@@ -2,32 +2,33 @@
 , fetchFromGitLab
 , meson
 , ninja
-, pkgconfig
+, pkg-config
+, python3Packages
 , vulkan-headers
 , vulkan-loader
 , shaderc
 , glslang
 , lcms2
+, epoxy
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "libplacebo";
-  version = "1.29.1";
+  version = "2.72.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitLab {
     domain = "code.videolan.org";
     owner = "videolan";
     repo = pname;
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "1ly5bwy0pwgvqigpaak8hnig5hksjwf0pzvj3mdv3j2f6f7ya2zz";
+    sha256 = "1yhf9xyxdawbihsx89dpjlac800wrmpwx63rphad2nj225y9q40f";
   };
 
-  postPatch = "substituteInPlace meson.build --replace 1.29.0 1.29.1";
-
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     meson
     ninja
-    pkgconfig
+    pkg-config
+    python3Packages.Mako
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
@@ -36,13 +37,25 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     shaderc
     glslang
     lcms2
+    epoxy
+  ];
+
+  mesonFlags = [
+    "-Dvulkan-registry=${vulkan-headers}/share/vulkan/registry/vk.xml"
   ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Reusable library for GPU-accelerated video/image rendering primitives";
+    longDescription = ''
+      Reusable library for GPU-accelerated image/view processing primitives and
+      shaders, as well a batteries-included, extensible, high-quality rendering
+      pipeline (similar to mpv's vo_gpu). Supports Vulkan, OpenGL and Metal (via
+      MoltenVK).
+    '';
     homepage = "https://code.videolan.org/videolan/libplacebo";
+    changelog = "https://code.videolan.org/videolan/libplacebo/-/tags/v${version}";
     license = licenses.lgpl21Plus;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ tadeokondrak ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ primeos tadeokondrak ];
     platforms = platforms.all;
   };
 }