diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/su/superTuxKart/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/su/superTuxKart/package.nix
index 5b4cf6f8f577..35a74463adff 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/su/superTuxKart/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/su/superTuxKart/package.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   stdenv,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   fetchsvn,
-  fetchpatch,
   cmake,
   pkg-config,
   makeWrapper,
@@ -29,8 +28,8 @@
 let
   assets = fetchsvn {
     url = "https://svn.code.sf.net/p/supertuxkart/code/stk-assets";
-    rev = "18464";
-    sha256 = "1a84j3psl4cxzkn5ynakpjill7i2f9ki2p729bpmbrvg8fki95aa";
+    rev = "18621";
+    sha256 = "sha256-iqQSezGu0tecA53qhrtYA77SLj28WUUCcL4ZCJbK5C8=";
     name = "stk-assets";
   };
 
@@ -68,29 +67,15 @@ in
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   pname = "supertuxkart";
-  version = "1.4";
+  version = "1.5";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "supertuxkart";
     repo = "stk-code";
-    rev = version;
-    hash = "sha256-gqdaVvgNfCN40ZO/9y8+vTeIJPSq6udKxYZ/MAi4ZMM=";
+    tag = version;
+    hash = "sha256-/fp5iqTHVrVcxRqbTy/3r+dp19oUj9MI2JauvtPWTWA=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    # upstreamed patches required to build against cmake 4.0; remove with next release update.
-    (fetchpatch {
-      name = "Require-Cmake-3.6-or-higher";
-      url = "https://github.com/supertuxkart/stk-code/commit/7d4e8433c124c08c62f5335e2a884aeea71cf184.patch?full_index=1";
-      hash = "sha256-5q/Gf1I/maFPQ83NDIa7Sn6gtLfErwxP16fup4SZ+gc=";
-    })
-    (fetchpatch {
-      name = "Fixed-cmake-4.0-warnings";
-      url = "https://github.com/supertuxkart/stk-code/commit/184c80138faf5232c33ff99ffe7706e821be70c2.patch?full_index=1";
-      hash = "sha256-5zoDmKBRBC2rAUjgpmyc0ZCObGofjuImqk07Tr5K7Og=";
-    })
-  ];
-
   postPatch = ''
     # Deletes all bundled libs in stk-code/lib except those
     # That couldn't be replaced with system packages
@@ -162,17 +147,18 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Free 3D kart racing game";
+    description = "3D open-source arcade racer";
     mainProgram = "supertuxkart";
     longDescription = ''
-      SuperTuxKart is a Free 3D kart racing game, with many tracks,
-      characters and items for you to try, similar in spirit to Mario
-      Kart.
+      Karts. Nitro. Action! SuperTuxKart is a 3D open-source arcade racer
+      with a variety of characters, tracks, and modes to play.
+      It aims to be more fun than realistic, and provides an enjoyable experience for all ages.
     '';
     homepage = "https://supertuxkart.net/";
-    license = lib.licenses.gpl2Plus;
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl3Plus;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
       peterhoeg
+      SchweGELBin
     ];
     platforms = with lib.platforms; unix;
     changelog = "https://github.com/supertuxkart/stk-code/blob/${version}/CHANGELOG.md";