diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ka/kanata/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ka/kanata/package.nix
index 2cc8f653c30a..ce66da16921d 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ka/kanata/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ka/kanata/package.nix
@@ -16,16 +16,16 @@
 }:
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "kanata";
-  version = "1.11.0";
+  version = "1.12.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "jtroo";
     repo = "kanata";
     rev = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
-    hash = "sha256-7rGV0nfI/ntvByz3NQs/2Sa2q/Ml8O3XRD14Mbt5fIU=";
+    hash = "sha256-WjdmjgEMoo3QNqT4yWxaKOkfuRLdNg4Im+V1Hy5vWgY=";
   };
 
-  cargoHash = "sha256-Qxa90fMZ3c1+jlyxbIkC94DtSQSKFNr2V8GiLII6PNc=";
+  cargoHash = "sha256-4UBN4I35ZPPPL68LxxPna9Fs9sATCiwoTbWgHYwqOjs=";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
     (writeShellScriptBin "sw_vers" ''
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
     install -Dm 444 assets/kanata-icon.svg $out/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/kanata.svg
   '';
 
+  checkFlags = [
+    # these try to access /dev/uinput and won't work in the build sandbox
+    "--skip=kanata::tcp_layer_change_tests"
+  ];
+
   doInstallCheck = true;
   nativeInstallCheckInputs = [
     versionCheckHook