diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ep/epsonscan2/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ep/epsonscan2/package.nix
index e606db517226..358012828acc 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ep/epsonscan2/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ep/epsonscan2/package.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   stdenv,
   autoPatchelfHook,
-  boost,
+  boost186,
   cmake,
   copyDesktopItems,
   imagemagick,
@@ -25,13 +25,17 @@
 let
   pname = "epsonscan2";
   description = "Epson Scan 2 scanner driver for many modern Epson scanners and multifunction printers";
-  version = "6.7.70.0";
+  # Epson updates projects without changing their version numbers.
+  # There can be multiple different packages identified by the same
+  #version, so we also tag them with the month and year shown in
+  # the Epson download page.
+  version = "6.7.70.0-01-2025";
 
   system = stdenv.hostPlatform.system;
 
   src = fetchzip {
-    url = "https://download3.ebz.epson.net/dsc/f/03/00/16/14/37/7577ee65efdad48ee2d2f38d9eda75418e490552/epsonscan2-6.7.70.0-1.src.tar.gz";
-    hash = "sha256-y7XGxrOpVou/ZSfUffV3qv+SsFFpTiU7pWvtfsiLZWc=";
+    url = "https://download3.ebz.epson.net/dsc/f/03/00/16/60/70/c7fc14e41ec84255008c6125b63bcac40f55e11c/epsonscan2-6.7.70.0-1.src.tar.gz";
+    hash = "sha256-WvNBy5hAxNJfwgjBR5VGaXuyTCK2YEiD3i7SMDl3U/U=";
   };
   bundle =
     {
@@ -65,10 +69,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   ];
 
   postPatch = ''
-    rm CMakeCache.txt
-
     substituteInPlace src/Controller/Src/Scanner/Engine.cpp \
-      --replace-fail '@KILLALL@' ${killall}/bin/killall
+      --replace-fail '@KILLALL@' ${lib.getExe killall}
 
     substituteInPlace src/Controller/Src/Filter/GetOrientation.cpp \
       --replace-fail '@OCR_ENGINE_GETROTATE@' $out/libexec/epsonscan2-ocr/ocr-engine-getrotate
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   buildInputs =
     [
-      boost
+      boost186 # uses Boost.Optional but epsonscan2 is pre-C++11.
       libjpeg
       libpng
       libtiff
@@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   desktopItems = lib.optionals withGui [
     (makeDesktopItem {
-      name = pname;
+      name = "epsonscan2";
       exec = "epsonscan2";
       icon = "epsonscan2";
       desktopName = "Epson Scan 2";
@@ -152,22 +154,27 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     inherit description;
     mainProgram = "epsonscan2";
     longDescription = ''
-      Epson Scan 2 scanner driver including optional non-free plugins such as OCR and network
-      scanning.
+      The Epson Scan 2 scanner driver, including optional non-free plugins such
+      as OCR and network scanning.
 
       To use the SANE backend:
-      <literal>
-      hardware.sane.extraBackends = [ pkgs.epsonscan2 ];
-      </literal>
+      ```nix
+      {
+        hardware.sane.extraBackends = [ pkgs.epsonscan2 ];
+      }
+      ```
 
-      Overrides can be used to customise this package. For example, to enable non-free plugins and
-      disable the Epson GUI:
-      <literal>
-      pkgs.epsonscan2.override { withNonFreePlugins = true; withGui = false; }
-      </literal>
+      Overrides can be used to customise this package. For example, to enable
+      non-free plugins and disable the Epson GUI:
+      ```nix
+      pkgs.epsonscan2.override {
+        withNonFreePlugins = true;
+        withGui = false;
+      }
+      ```
     '';
     homepage = "https://support.epson.net/linux/en/epsonscan2.php";
-    platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
+    platforms = lib.systems.inspect.patternLogicalAnd lib.systems.inspect.patterns.isLinux lib.systems.inspect.patterns.isx86_64;
     sourceProvenance =
       with lib.sourceTypes;
       [ fromSource ] ++ lib.optionals withNonFreePlugins [ binaryNativeCode ];