diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/plex-mpv-shim/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/plex-mpv-shim/default.nix
index fc5d1b0ffbac..71d3750bc574 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/plex-mpv-shim/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/plex-mpv-shim/default.nix
@@ -16,24 +16,16 @@
 
 buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "plex-mpv-shim";
-  version = "1.11.0";
+  version = "1.11.0-unstable-2025-03-17";
   format = "setuptools";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "iwalton3";
     repo = pname;
-    tag = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-hUGKOJEDZMK5uhHoevFt1ay6QQEcoN4F8cPxln5uMRo=";
+    rev = "fb1f1f3325285e33f9ce3425e9361f5f99277d9a"; # Fetch from this commit to include fixes for python library issues. Should be reverted to release 1.12.0
+    hash = "sha256-tk+bIS93Y726sbrRXEyS7+4ku+g40Z7Aj0++wItjW2s=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    # pull in upstream commit to fix python-mpv dependency name -- remove when version > 1.11.0
-    (fetchpatch {
-      url = "https://github.com/iwalton3/plex-mpv-shim/commit/d8643123a8ec79216e02850b08f63b06e4e0a2ea.diff";
-      hash = "sha256-nc+vwYnAtMjVzL2fIQeTAqhf3HBseL+2pFEtv8zNUXo=";
-    })
-  ];
-
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     wrapGAppsHook3
     gobject-introspection