diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ma/maskromtool/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/maskromtool/package.nix
index d3af7bd976d1..66b3e917a201 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ma/maskromtool/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ma/maskromtool/package.nix
@@ -4,37 +4,60 @@
   fetchFromGitHub,
   cmake,
   qt6,
+  yara-x,
+  replxx,
+  readline,
+  pkg-config,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "maskromtool";
-  version = "2024-08-18";
+  version = "2026-07-04";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "travisgoodspeed";
     repo = "maskromtool";
     rev = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
-    hash = "sha256-iuCjAAVEKVwJuAgKITwkXGhKau2DVWhFQLPjp28tjIo=";
+    hash = "sha256-QO2s+nGmf0XTq+PRcIqjEeuc6djzQv8TcJjlYYs/X5c=";
+    fetchSubmodules = true;
   };
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    # remove hardcoded PKG_CONFIG_PATH
+    substituteInPlace CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace-fail \
+        'set(ENV{PKG_CONFIG_PATH} "c:/lib/pkgconfig;/usr/local/lib64")' \
+        ""
+  '';
+
+  cmakeFlags = [
+    (lib.cmakeFeature "FETCHCONTENT_TRY_FIND_PACKAGE_MODE" "ALWAYS")
+  ];
+
   buildInputs = [
     qt6.qtbase
     qt6.qtcharts
     qt6.qttools
+    yara-x
+    replxx
+    readline
   ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cmake
+    pkg-config
     qt6.wrapQtAppsHook
   ];
 
   meta = {
     description = "CAD tool for extracting bits from Mask ROM photographs";
     homepage = "https://github.com/travisgoodspeed/maskromtool";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/travisgoodspeed/maskromtool/releases/tag/v${finalAttrs.version}";
     license = with lib.licenses; [
       beerware
       gpl1Plus
     ];
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ evanrichter ];
+    mainProgram = "maskromtool";
   };
 })