diff --git a/pkgs/development/node-packages/default.nix b/pkgs/development/node-packages/default.nix
index 07ed3d19e4eb..9ecb7c5f3ef4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/node-packages/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/node-packages/default.nix
@@ -352,6 +352,9 @@ let
       meta.mainProgram = "postcss";
     };
 
+    # To update prisma, please first update prisma-engines to the latest
+    # version. Then change the correct hash to this package. The PR should hold
+    # two commits: one for the engines and the other one for the node package.
     prisma = super.prisma.override rec {
       nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgs.makeWrapper ];
 
@@ -359,7 +362,7 @@ let
 
       src = fetchurl {
         url = "https://registry.npmjs.org/prisma/-/prisma-${version}.tgz";
-        sha512 = "sha512-8SdsLPhKR3mOfoo2o73h9mNn3v5kA/RqGA26Sv6qDS78Eh2uepPqt5e8/nwj5EOblYm5HEGuitaXQrOCLb6uTw==";
+        sha512 = "sha512-ltCMZAx1i0i9xuPM692Srj8McC665h6E5RqJom999sjtVSccHSD8Z+HSdBN2183h9PJKvC5dapkn78dd0NWMBg==";
       };
       postInstall = with pkgs; ''
         wrapProgram "$out/bin/prisma" \
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/database/prisma-engines/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/database/prisma-engines/default.nix
index 015b60d9ccf0..73af1bde5ea2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/database/prisma-engines/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/database/prisma-engines/default.nix
@@ -8,21 +8,24 @@
 , stdenv
 }:
 
+# Updating this package will force an update for nodePackages.prisma. The
+# version of prisma-engines and nodePackages.prisma must be the same for them to
+# function correctly.
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   pname = "prisma-engines";
-  version = "3.11.0";
+  version = "3.12.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "prisma";
     repo = "prisma-engines";
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-z7ebwidY+p350XaGeyohoSHWc2DhfzpRxsRDLON1BuA=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-lIHE63XIPutvTS2cid0+tuo+JMSKMGuSUcnFv1mCRrM=";
   };
 
   # Use system openssl.
   OPENSSL_NO_VENDOR = 1;
 
-  cargoSha256 = "sha256-PQdLoNJL9szPzPtFRznWS0lngTvtWK+Ko2rp4JWH9dQ=";
+  cargoSha256 = "sha256-SkI+GLHknC+CGhGo7KiZahBxMp/JCIukTe2C0mMTdjY=";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];