diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ev/evolution-data-server/fix-paths.patch b/pkgs/by-name/ev/evolution-data-server/fix-paths.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 334235516591..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ev/evolution-data-server/fix-paths.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- a/src/calendar/libecal/e-cal-system-timezone.c
-+++ b/src/calendar/libecal/e-cal-system-timezone.c
-@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
- #ifdef HAVE_SOLARIS
- #define SYSTEM_ZONEINFODIR "/usr/share/lib/zoneinfo/tab"
- #else
--#define SYSTEM_ZONEINFODIR "/usr/share/zoneinfo"
-+#define SYSTEM_ZONEINFODIR "@tzdata@/share/zoneinfo"
- #endif
- 
- #define ETC_TIMEZONE        "/etc/timezone"
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ev/evolution-data-server/hardcode-gsettings.patch b/pkgs/by-name/ev/evolution-data-server/hardcode-gsettings.patch
index a98612382f1f..5c8a196e4eb7 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ev/evolution-data-server/hardcode-gsettings.patch
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ev/evolution-data-server/hardcode-gsettings.patch
@@ -128,10 +128,10 @@ index e85a56b..59d3fe2 100644
  	g_object_unref (settings);
  
 diff --git a/src/addressbook/libedata-book/e-book-meta-backend.c b/src/addressbook/libedata-book/e-book-meta-backend.c
-index 5b4debf..77c8d9c 100644
+index 3ab8908..6c4b210 100644
 --- a/src/addressbook/libedata-book/e-book-meta-backend.c
 +++ b/src/addressbook/libedata-book/e-book-meta-backend.c
-@@ -144,7 +144,18 @@ ebmb_is_power_saver_enabled (void)
+@@ -146,7 +146,18 @@ ebmb_is_power_saver_enabled (void)
  	GSettings *settings;
  	gboolean enabled = FALSE;
  
@@ -242,10 +242,10 @@ index a83d3d3..dc7acac 100644
  		g_signal_connect_object (
  			watcher->priv->desktop_settings,
 diff --git a/src/calendar/libedata-cal/e-cal-meta-backend.c b/src/calendar/libedata-cal/e-cal-meta-backend.c
-index e0e9169..a44f52c 100644
+index f19ab22..abd3263 100644
 --- a/src/calendar/libedata-cal/e-cal-meta-backend.c
 +++ b/src/calendar/libedata-cal/e-cal-meta-backend.c
-@@ -156,7 +156,18 @@ ecmb_is_power_saver_enabled (void)
+@@ -158,7 +158,18 @@ ecmb_is_power_saver_enabled (void)
  	GSettings *settings;
  	gboolean enabled = FALSE;
  
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ index e0e9169..a44f52c 100644
  
  	if (g_settings_get_boolean (settings, "limit-operations-in-power-saver-mode")) {
  		GPowerProfileMonitor *power_monitor;
-@@ -2627,7 +2638,20 @@ ecmb_receive_object_sync (ECalMetaBackend *meta_backend,
+@@ -2629,7 +2640,20 @@ ecmb_receive_object_sync (ECalMetaBackend *meta_backend,
  			if (is_declined) {
  				GSettings *settings;
  
@@ -312,10 +312,10 @@ index d5a0823..2ae03f8 100644
  	g_clear_object (&settings);
  
 diff --git a/src/camel/camel-gpg-context.c b/src/camel/camel-gpg-context.c
-index cceba4a..d3c4da6 100644
+index b09ded8..5fe1996 100644
 --- a/src/camel/camel-gpg-context.c
 +++ b/src/camel/camel-gpg-context.c
-@@ -747,7 +747,18 @@ gpg_ctx_get_executable_name (void)
+@@ -744,7 +744,18 @@ gpg_ctx_get_executable_name (void)
  		GSettings *settings;
  		gchar *path;
  
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ index e61160c..b6553a4 100644
  		G_CALLBACK (mi_user_headers_settings_changed_cb), NULL);
  	G_UNLOCK (mi_user_headers);
 diff --git a/src/camel/providers/imapx/camel-imapx-server.c b/src/camel/providers/imapx/camel-imapx-server.c
-index 56429a9..a9cc62c 100644
+index 396cf39..e31dc1a 100644
 --- a/src/camel/providers/imapx/camel-imapx-server.c
 +++ b/src/camel/providers/imapx/camel-imapx-server.c
 @@ -5682,7 +5682,18 @@ camel_imapx_server_do_old_flags_update (CamelFolder *folder)
@@ -385,10 +385,10 @@ index 56429a9..a9cc62c 100644
  		if (g_settings_get_boolean (eds_settings, "limit-operations-in-power-saver-mode")) {
  			GPowerProfileMonitor *power_monitor;
 diff --git a/src/camel/providers/smtp/camel-smtp-transport.c b/src/camel/providers/smtp/camel-smtp-transport.c
-index 6556f1e..90f0a5e 100644
+index 38bedb6..f799c29 100644
 --- a/src/camel/providers/smtp/camel-smtp-transport.c
 +++ b/src/camel/providers/smtp/camel-smtp-transport.c
-@@ -1471,7 +1471,18 @@ smtp_helo (CamelSmtpTransport *transport,
+@@ -1472,7 +1472,18 @@ smtp_helo (CamelSmtpTransport *transport,
  		transport->authtypes = NULL;
  	}
  
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ index 188f276..939f89b 100644
  		settings, "network-monitor-gio-name",
  		object, "gio-name",
 diff --git a/src/libedataserver/e-oauth2-service-google.c b/src/libedataserver/e-oauth2-service-google.c
-index 1453410..a3f06b0 100644
+index 9624d86..6baa019 100644
 --- a/src/libedataserver/e-oauth2-service-google.c
 +++ b/src/libedataserver/e-oauth2-service-google.c
 @@ -72,7 +72,18 @@ eos_google_read_settings (EOAuth2Service *service,
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ index 1453410..a3f06b0 100644
  		g_object_unref (settings);
  
 diff --git a/src/libedataserver/e-oauth2-service-outlook.c b/src/libedataserver/e-oauth2-service-outlook.c
-index 734f194..5b05077 100644
+index 7342577..915d8bd 100644
 --- a/src/libedataserver/e-oauth2-service-outlook.c
 +++ b/src/libedataserver/e-oauth2-service-outlook.c
 @@ -75,7 +75,18 @@ eos_outlook_read_settings (EOAuth2Service *service,
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ index 734f194..5b05077 100644
  		g_object_unref (settings);
  
 diff --git a/src/libedataserver/e-oauth2-service-yahoo.c b/src/libedataserver/e-oauth2-service-yahoo.c
-index 3a9ce9c..f96b840 100644
+index 3738359..f9ce2d9 100644
 --- a/src/libedataserver/e-oauth2-service-yahoo.c
 +++ b/src/libedataserver/e-oauth2-service-yahoo.c
 @@ -67,7 +67,18 @@ eos_yahoo_read_settings (EOAuth2Service *service,
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ index 3a9ce9c..f96b840 100644
  		g_object_unref (settings);
  
 diff --git a/src/libedataserver/e-oauth2-service.c b/src/libedataserver/e-oauth2-service.c
-index af59b0b..0c7e75e 100644
+index 29c1dd2..84d42b7 100644
 --- a/src/libedataserver/e-oauth2-service.c
 +++ b/src/libedataserver/e-oauth2-service.c
 @@ -94,7 +94,18 @@ eos_default_guess_can_process (EOAuth2Service *service,
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ev/evolution-data-server/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ev/evolution-data-server/package.nix
index 8dc34e210948..107fe4ba40b7 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ev/evolution-data-server/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ev/evolution-data-server/package.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 { stdenv
 , lib
 , fetchurl
-, substituteAll
 , pkg-config
 , gnome
 , _experimental-update-script-combinators
@@ -13,7 +12,6 @@
 , libsecret
 , icu
 , sqlite
-, tzdata
 , libcanberra-gtk3
 , p11-kit
 , db
@@ -40,6 +38,7 @@
 , withGtk3 ? true
 , withGtk4 ? false
 , libphonenumber
+, libuuid
 , gnome-online-accounts
 , libgweather
 , boost
@@ -50,21 +49,16 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "evolution-data-server";
-  version = "3.52.4";
+  version = "3.53.2";
 
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnome/sources/evolution-data-server/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/evolution-data-server-${version}.tar.xz";
-    hash = "sha256-GzaoOdscjYmAZuGb54uZWTCgovKohvFJ5PZOF1XwZPc=";
+    hash = "sha256-QRhmMD/rQoac1mHXr+ygF/hh/ABHy4Dgmt8QXsqiIbU=";
   };
 
   patches = [
-    (substituteAll {
-      src = ./fix-paths.patch;
-      inherit tzdata;
-    })
-
     # Avoid using wrapper function, which the hardcode gsettings
     # patch generator cannot handle.
     ./drop-tentative-settings-constructor.patch
@@ -104,6 +98,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libcanberra-gtk3
     pcre
     libphonenumber
+    libuuid
     boost
     protobuf
   ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [