diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/easyloggingpp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/easyloggingpp/default.nix
index fe14a1b2b77c..80c3f7b100e1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/easyloggingpp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/easyloggingpp/default.nix
@@ -1,18 +1,26 @@
+# To use this package with a CMake and pkg-config build:
+# pkg_check_modules(EASYLOGGINGPP REQUIRED easyloggingpp)
+# add_executable(main src/main.cpp ${EASYLOGGINGPP_PREFIX}/include/easylogging++.cc)
 { stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, gtest }:
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "easyloggingpp-${version}";
-  version = "9.95.0";
+  version = "9.96.0";
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "muflihun";
     repo = "easyloggingpp";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "0gzmznw6ffag9x55lixxffy6x7mvb7691x0md4q9rbh88zkws7kq";
+    sha256 = "134arh13rksfsxa80h6xw104458ihzp1mpblz5sprx5gxkq7yqfv";
   };
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [cmake];
   buildInputs = [gtest];
-  cmakeFlags = [ "-Dtest=ON" "-Dbuild_static_lib=ON"];
+  cmakeFlags = [ "-Dtest=ON" ];
   NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-std=c++11" +
     stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isLinux " -pthread";
+  postInstall = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/include
+    cp ../src/easylogging++.cc $out/include
+  '';
   meta = {
     description = "C++ logging library";
     homepage = https://muflihun.github.io/easyloggingpp/;