diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/iroh/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/iroh/default.nix
index fdb4f8196b53..86d3af8ead0e 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/iroh/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/iroh/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   lib,
+  lld,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   rustPlatform,
 }:
@@ -11,16 +12,16 @@ let
     }:
     rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
       pname = name;
-      version = "0.95.1";
+      version = "0.96.0";
 
       src = fetchFromGitHub {
         owner = "n0-computer";
         repo = "iroh";
         rev = "v${version}";
-        hash = "sha256-YxifH/mH6x6b8J5xyG+/f18o9ngmiLVKvRaDgIv3ok8=";
+        hash = "sha256-J7FiKIBFUnTUJJwzwzfyk7+CK0UKlAPNFjVDDGlHMqM=";
       };
 
-      cargoHash = "sha256-MdJpGCLf90fTjbJKHCrLLZbLyb4gmQn4SsF5iCqNVVI=";
+      cargoHash = "sha256-W8PVysQffGuxBIDpcZ77ujOQ5KBED6svwEXPeZpQmTc=";
 
       buildFeatures = cargoFeatures;
       cargoBuildFlags = [
@@ -28,6 +29,10 @@ let
         name
       ];
 
+      nativeBuildInputs = [
+        lld
+      ];
+
       # Some tests require network access which is not available in nix build sandbox.
       doCheck = false;