diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gdk-pixbuf/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gdk-pixbuf/default.nix
index 9b2fd0b778bf..2d6fae915f8c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gdk-pixbuf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gdk-pixbuf/default.nix
@@ -20,31 +20,23 @@
 , gobject-introspection
 , doCheck ? false
 , makeWrapper
-, fetchpatch
 , lib
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "gdk-pixbuf";
-  version = "2.40.0";
+  version = "2.42.0";
 
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" "man" "devdoc" "installedTests" ];
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnome/sources/${pname}/${stdenv.lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "1rnlx9yfw970maxi2x6niaxmih5la11q1ilr7gzshz2kk585k0hm";
+    sha256 = "1ixfmmamgv67is7snzighfr7c9y2maq3q4a075xdq0d9s4w16i3k";
   };
 
   patches = [
     # Move installed tests to a separate output
     ./installed-tests-path.patch
-
-    # Temporary until the fix is released.
-    (fetchpatch {
-      name = "tests-circular-table.patch";
-      url = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gdk-pixbuf/merge_requests/59.diff";
-      sha256 = "0kaflac3mrh6031hwxk7j9fhli775hc503818h8zfl6b28zyn93f";
-    })
   ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -71,9 +63,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   mesonFlags = [
-    "-Ddocs=true"
-    "-Dx11=false" # use gdk-pixbuf-xlib
-    "-Dgir=${lib.boolToString (gobject-introspection != null)}"
+    "-Dgtk_doc=true"
+    "-Dintrospection=${if gobject-introspection != null then "enabled" else "disabled"}"
     "-Dgio_sniffing=false"
   ];
 
@@ -135,7 +126,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     description = "A library for image loading and manipulation";
     homepage = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gdk-pixbuf";
     maintainers = [ maintainers.eelco ] ++ teams.gnome.members;
-    license = licenses.lgpl21;
+    license = licenses.lgpl21Plus;
     platforms = platforms.unix;
   };
 }