diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/zo/zotero/build-fixes.patch b/pkgs/by-name/zo/zotero/build-fixes.patch
index 2d4a5334a9dd..73854217084a 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/zo/zotero/build-fixes.patch
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/zo/zotero/build-fixes.patch
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 diff --git a/app/build.sh b/app/build.sh
-index de092bde16..af6008e25c 100755
+index de092bde16..2e58b687e7 100755
 --- a/app/build.sh
 +++ b/app/build.sh
 @@ -644,11 +644,6 @@ if [ $BUILD_MAC == 1 ]; then
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ index de092bde16..af6008e25c 100755
  		cp -RH "$CALLDIR/modules/zotero-libreoffice-integration/install" "$APPDIR/integration/libreoffice"
  		
  		# Copy icons
-+		mkdir "$APPDIR/icons/"
++		mkdir -p "$APPDIR/icons/"
  		cp "$CALLDIR/linux/icons/icon32.png" "$APPDIR/icons/"
  		cp "$CALLDIR/linux/icons/icon64.png" "$APPDIR/icons/"
  		cp "$CALLDIR/linux/icons/icon128.png" "$APPDIR/icons/"
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/zo/zotero/js-build-fixes.patch b/pkgs/by-name/zo/zotero/js-build-fixes.patch
index 56798cb01edc..446a476a0115 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/zo/zotero/js-build-fixes.patch
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/zo/zotero/js-build-fixes.patch
@@ -1,37 +1,40 @@
 diff --git a/js-build/note-editor.js b/js-build/note-editor.js
-index 1435730342..c58af27eae 100644
+index 1435730342..bfd552f863 100644
 --- a/js-build/note-editor.js
 +++ b/js-build/note-editor.js
-@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ async function getZoteroNoteEditor(signatures) {
+@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ async function getZoteroNoteEditor(signatures) {
+ 			await fs.remove(path.join(targetDir, 'zotero'));
  		}
  		catch (e) {
- 			console.error(e);
+-			console.error(e);
 -			await exec('npm ci', { cwd: modulePath });
 -			await exec('npm run build', { cwd: modulePath });
  			await fs.copy(path.join(modulePath, 'build', 'zotero'), targetDir);
  		}
  		signatures['note-editor'] = { hash };
 diff --git a/js-build/pdf-worker.js b/js-build/pdf-worker.js
-index b820304f3a..3053275dde 100644
+index b820304f3a..aafb6b1ef5 100644
 --- a/js-build/pdf-worker.js
 +++ b/js-build/pdf-worker.js
-@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ async function getPDFWorker(signatures) {
+@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ async function getPDFWorker(signatures) {
+ 			);
  		}
  		catch (e) {
- 			console.error(e);
+-			console.error(e);
 -			await exec('npm ci', { cwd: modulePath });
 -			await exec('npm run build', { cwd: modulePath });
  			await fs.copy(path.join(modulePath, 'build', 'worker.js'), path.join(targetDir, 'worker.js'));
  		}
  		signatures['pdf-worker'] = { hash };
 diff --git a/js-build/reader.js b/js-build/reader.js
-index 67a02a3ad2..14834d80a2 100644
+index 67a02a3ad2..5de2f3ada8 100644
 --- a/js-build/reader.js
 +++ b/js-build/reader.js
-@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ async function getReader(signatures) {
+@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ async function getReader(signatures) {
+ 			await fs.remove(path.join(targetDir, 'zotero'));
  		}
  		catch (e) {
- 			console.error(e);
+-			console.error(e);
 -			await exec('npm ci', { cwd: modulePath });
 -			await exec('npm run build', { cwd: modulePath });
  			await fs.copy(path.join(modulePath, 'build', 'zotero'), targetDir);
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/zo/zotero/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/zo/zotero/package.nix
index 193acf1f22e3..ffe8b1f8b2d1 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/zo/zotero/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/zo/zotero/package.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   stdenv,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   buildNpmPackage,
-  nodejs_20,
+  nodejs_22,
   git,
   perl,
   python3,
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
   doCheck ? false,
 }:
 let
-  # note-editor needs nodejs 20. Any newer version fails to build zotero's fork of @benrbray/prosemirror-math during npm install.
-  nodejs = nodejs_20;
+  # note-editor needs nodejs 22. Any newer version fails to build zotero's fork of @benrbray/prosemirror-math during npm install.
+  nodejs = nodejs_22;
 
   pname = "zotero";
   version = "8.0.0";
@@ -40,13 +40,21 @@ let
     src = "${src}/pdf-worker/pdf.js";
     npmDepsHash = "sha256-KeYAY6EWBZVd3QucDEDtI6lwtTahCEFBFf2Ebib9HKg=";
     buildPhase = ''
+      runHook preBuild
+
       npm exec gulp lib-legacy
       npm exec gulp generic-legacy
       npm exec gulp minified-legacy
+
+      runHook postBuild
     '';
     installPhase = ''
+      runHook preInstall
+
       mkdir -p $out
       cp -r . $out
+
+      runHook postInstall
     '';
   };
 
@@ -56,12 +64,20 @@ let
     src = "${src}/reader/epubjs/epub.js";
     npmDepsHash = "sha256-6XY6uczPOpMpRHDQbkQRHKBDDRQ/MXIVepGBx1V+h5Q=";
     buildPhase = ''
+      runHook preBuild
+
       npm run compile
       npm run build
+
+      runHook postBuild
     '';
     installPhase = ''
+      runHook preInstall
+
       mkdir -p $out
       cp -r . $out
+
+      runHook postInstall
     '';
   };
 
@@ -84,8 +100,12 @@ let
       cp -r ${src}/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/* locales/en-US/
     '';
     installPhase = ''
+      runHook preInstall
+
       mkdir -p $out
       cp -r . $out
+
+      runHook postInstall
     '';
   };
 
@@ -102,8 +122,12 @@ let
       cp -r ${pdf-js} pdf.js
     '';
     installPhase = ''
+      runHook preInstall
+
       mkdir -p $out
       cp -r . $out
+
+      runHook postInstall
     '';
   };
 
@@ -119,8 +143,12 @@ let
       cp -r ${src}/chrome/locale/en-US/zotero/* locales/en-US/
     '';
     installPhase = ''
+      runHook preInstall
+
       mkdir -p $out
       cp -r . $out
+
+      runHook postInstall
     '';
   };
 
@@ -206,7 +234,7 @@ buildNpmPackage rec {
 
   inherit doCheck;
   # Build with test support if `doCheck` is enabled.
-  ZOTERO_TEST = doCheck;
+  env.ZOTERO_TEST = doCheck;
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     xvfb-run