diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libdjinterop/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/libdjinterop/package.nix
index 39a567f33569..13d76010086d 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/libdjinterop/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/libdjinterop/package.nix
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@
   stdenv,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   fetchpatch2,
+  testers,
+  validatePkgConfig,
   boost,
   cmake,
+  howard-hinnant-date,
   ninja,
-  pkg-config,
   sqlite,
   zlib,
 }:
@@ -14,27 +16,34 @@
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "libdjinterop";
 
-  version = "0.26.1";
+  version = "0.27.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "xsco";
     repo = "libdjinterop";
     rev = finalAttrs.version;
-    hash = "sha256-HwNhCemqVR1xNSbcht0AuwTfpRhVi70ZH5ksSTSRFoc=";
+    hash = "sha256-Uiz2VZef0+H9NfPgOPT1XVBKCiTXC/n8VKVveXEy40c=";
   };
 
   patches = [
-    # https://github.com/xsco/libdjinterop/pull/161
+    # https://github.com/xsco/libdjinterop/pull/188
+    # adds options to use system howard-hinnant-date and sqlite_modern_cpp
+    # additionally bumps version in CMakeLists.txt, fixed in postPatch
     (fetchpatch2 {
-      url = "https://github.com/xsco/libdjinterop/commit/94ce315cd5155bd031eeccfec12fbeb8e399dd14.patch";
-      hash = "sha256-WahMsFeetSlHHiIyaC04YxTiXDxD1ooASqoIP2TK9R0=";
+      url = "https://github.com/xsco/libdjinterop/commit/d21f713440633e41d37df14c8e5cc16be7595a7a.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-QPgSU1BYl+RAb3sJn5LkbqovhBgCLYw44+d8pr7Tx3M=";
     })
   ];
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace-fail "VERSION 0.27.2" "VERSION ${finalAttrs.version}"
+  '';
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cmake
     ninja
-    pkg-config
+    validatePkgConfig
   ];
 
   outputs = [
@@ -44,15 +53,39 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   buildInputs = [
     boost
+    howard-hinnant-date
     sqlite
     zlib
   ];
 
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    howard-hinnant-date
+    sqlite
+    zlib
+  ];
+
+  strictDeps = true;
+
+  cmakeFlags = [
+    (lib.cmakeBool "SYSTEM_DATE_H" true)
+  ];
+
+  doCheck = true;
+
+  passthru.tests = {
+    cmake-config = testers.hasCmakeConfigModules {
+      package = finalAttrs.finalPackage;
+      moduleNames = [ "DjInterop" ];
+    };
+    pkg-config = testers.hasPkgConfigModules { package = finalAttrs.finalPackage; };
+  };
+
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://github.com/xsco/libdjinterop";
     description = "C++ library for access to DJ record libraries";
     license = lib.licenses.lgpl3;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ benley ];
     platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
+    pkgConfigModules = [ "djinterop" ];
   };
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/mi/mixxx/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/mi/mixxx/package.nix
index 56fe90569eef..64def560d5c0 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/mi/mixxx/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/mi/mixxx/package.nix
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   # Should be removed when bumping to 2.6.x
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace CMakeLists.txt \
-      --replace-warn "LIBDJINTEROP_VERSION 0.24.3" "LIBDJINTEROP_VERSION 0.26.1"
+      --replace-warn "LIBDJINTEROP_VERSION 0.24.3" "LIBDJINTEROP_VERSION ${libdjinterop.version}"
   '';
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [