diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ka/karere/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ka/karere/package.nix
index 8fbcf36a4e29..2365d3b0fbc2 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ka/karere/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ka/karere/package.nix
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
   lib,
   stdenv,
   fetchFromGitHub,
-  vala,
+  rustPlatform,
   meson,
   ninja,
   pkg-config,
+  cargo,
+  rustc,
   wrapGAppsHook4,
   blueprint-compiler,
   desktop-file-utils,
@@ -13,26 +15,32 @@
   gtk4,
   libadwaita,
   webkitgtk_6_0,
-  json-glib,
-  libgee,
+  glib-networking,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "karere";
-  version = "1.1.0";
+  version = "2.0.9";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "tobagin";
     repo = "karere";
-    rev = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
-    hash = "sha256-4jV2vE7KtdpA9qjKR4xj/w6g1WZD/l8ezRtuFyzJtZ8=";
+    tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
+    hash = "sha256-roxynxGiM43VHl+ngo/EMKEJ56XaYA6qaok/SzppFlY=";
+  };
+
+  cargoDeps = rustPlatform.fetchCargoVendor {
+    inherit (finalAttrs) pname version src;
+    hash = "sha256-BYG1TgCbkaQlquFy/tmjzdfypc8yno7w7SdBsgqOxkU=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
-    vala
     meson
     ninja
     pkg-config
+    cargo
+    rustc
+    rustPlatform.cargoSetupHook
     wrapGAppsHook4
     blueprint-compiler
     desktop-file-utils
@@ -43,8 +51,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     gtk4
     libadwaita
     webkitgtk_6_0
-    json-glib
-    libgee
+    glib-networking
   ];
 
   meta = {
@@ -52,7 +59,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     homepage = "https://github.com/tobagin/karere";
     changelog = "https://github.com/tobagin/karere/blob/${finalAttrs.src.rev}/CHANGELOG.md";
     license = lib.licenses.gpl3Only;
-    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ marcel ];
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
+      marcel
+      aleksana
+    ];
     mainProgram = "karere";
   };
 })