diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/bi/bitwarden-desktop/dont-use-platform-triple.patch b/pkgs/by-name/bi/bitwarden-desktop/dont-use-platform-triple.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index f2f9259ebc00..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/by-name/bi/bitwarden-desktop/dont-use-platform-triple.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/napi/index.js b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/napi/index.js
-index acfd0df..31a0c6a 100644
---- a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/napi/index.js
-+++ b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/napi/index.js
-@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ function loadFirstAvailable(localFiles, nodeModule) {
-   require(nodeModule);
- }
- 
-+/*
- switch (platform) {
-   case "android":
-     switch (arch) {
-@@ -121,6 +122,8 @@ switch (platform) {
-   default:
-     throw new Error(`Unsupported OS: ${platform}, architecture: ${arch}`);
- }
-+*/
-+nativeBinding = require('./desktop_napi.node')
- 
- if (!nativeBinding) {
-   if (loadError) {
-diff --git a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/napi/package.json b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/napi/package.json
-index d557ccf..2e47c79 100644
---- a/apps/desktop/desktop_native/napi/package.json
-+++ b/apps/desktop/desktop_native/napi/package.json
-@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
-   "version": "0.1.0",
-   "description": "",
-   "scripts": {
--    "build": "napi build --platform --js false",
-+    "build": "napi build --js false",
-     "test": "cargo test"
-   },
-   "author": "",
-diff --git a/apps/desktop/electron-builder.json b/apps/desktop/electron-builder.json
-index 2922035..6497a38 100644
---- a/apps/desktop/electron-builder.json
-+++ b/apps/desktop/electron-builder.json
-@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
-     "**/*",
-     "!**/node_modules/@bitwarden/desktop-napi/**/*",
-     "**/node_modules/@bitwarden/desktop-napi/index.js",
--    "**/node_modules/@bitwarden/desktop-napi/desktop_napi.${platform}-${arch}*.node"
-+    "**/node_modules/@bitwarden/desktop-napi/desktop_napi.node"
-   ],
-   "electronVersion": "34.0.0",
-   "generateUpdatesFilesForAllChannels": true,
-@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@
-       "CFBundleDevelopmentRegion": "en"
-     },
-     "provisioningProfile": "bitwarden_desktop_developer_id.provisionprofile",
--    "singleArchFiles": "node_modules/@bitwarden/desktop-napi/desktop_napi.darwin-*.node",
-     "extraFiles": [
-       {
-         "from": "desktop_native/dist/desktop_proxy.${platform}-${arch}",
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/bi/bitwarden-desktop/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/bi/bitwarden-desktop/package.nix
index b6c4f148fcf8..026db2c1c5a9 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/bi/bitwarden-desktop/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/bi/bitwarden-desktop/package.nix
@@ -5,14 +5,13 @@
   copyDesktopItems,
   dart-sass,
   darwin,
-  electron_37,
+  electron_39,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   gnome-keyring,
   jq,
   llvmPackages_18,
   makeDesktopItem,
   makeWrapper,
-  napi-rs-cli,
   nix-update-script,
   nodejs_22,
   pkg-config,
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@
 let
   description = "Secure and free password manager for all of your devices";
   icon = "bitwarden";
-  electron = electron_37;
+  electron = electron_39;
 
   # argon2 npm dependency is using `std::basic_string<uint8_t>`, which is no longer allowed in LLVM 19
   buildNpmPackage' = buildNpmPackage.override {
@@ -34,13 +33,13 @@ let
 in
 buildNpmPackage' rec {
   pname = "bitwarden-desktop";
-  version = "2025.12.0";
+  version = "2025.12.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "bitwarden";
     repo = "clients";
     rev = "desktop-v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-i+hLslZ2i94r04vaOzx9e55AR8aXa9sSK8el+Dcp05A=";
+    hash = "sha256-yER9LDFwTQkOdjB84UhEiWUDE+5Qa2vlRzq1/Qc/soY=";
   };
 
   patches = [
@@ -53,8 +52,6 @@ buildNpmPackage' rec {
     ./set-desktop-proxy-path.patch
     # on linux: don't flip fuses, don't create wrapper script, on darwin: don't try copying safari extensions, don't try re-signing app
     ./skip-afterpack-and-aftersign.patch
-    # since out arch doesn't match upstream, we'll generate and use desktop_napi.node instead of desktop_napi.${platform}-${arch}.node
-    ./dont-use-platform-triple.patch
   ];
 
   postPatch = ''
@@ -87,7 +84,7 @@ buildNpmPackage' rec {
     "--ignore-scripts"
   ];
   npmWorkspace = "apps/desktop";
-  npmDepsHash = "sha256-OT9Ll+F4e/yOJVpay/zwfEHcBqRvSFOM2mtlrJ8E6fs=";
+  npmDepsHash = "sha256-hczwOG30ad5oaTU7APPrW+a7LmjPch+P4dZSb7B+2eU=";
 
   cargoDeps = rustPlatform.fetchCargoVendor {
     inherit
@@ -97,7 +94,7 @@ buildNpmPackage' rec {
       cargoRoot
       patches
       ;
-    hash = "sha256-rA9zY9TAF6DnsTT3MzU18VeQDm6m25gjZ0rcmnbZb8E=";
+    hash = "sha256-NaomkYqkRW5ir6DI5t0JqoewN8QZtSibGKW93MwsqPQ=";
   };
   cargoRoot = "apps/desktop/desktop_native";
 
@@ -111,7 +108,6 @@ buildNpmPackage' rec {
     dart-sass
     jq
     makeWrapper
-    napi-rs-cli
     pkg-config
     rustc
     rustPlatform.cargoCheckHook
@@ -134,6 +130,9 @@ buildNpmPackage' rec {
     # force our dart-sass executable
     echo "export const compilerCommand = ['dart-sass'];" > node_modules/sass-embedded/dist/lib/src/compiler-path.js
 
+    # needed so that the napi executable actually is usable
+    patchShebangs apps/desktop/node_modules
+
     pushd apps/desktop/desktop_native/napi
     npm run build
     popd