diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pillow/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pillow/default.nix
index 153192fb6dbf..a2cfc6de6be0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pillow/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pillow/default.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   # build-system
   setuptools,
   pkg-config,
+  pybind11,
 
   # native dependencies
   freetype,
@@ -43,17 +44,20 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pillow";
-  version = "11.3.0";
+  version = "12.0.0";
   pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "python-pillow";
     repo = "pillow";
     tag = version;
-    hash = "sha256-VOOIxzTyERI85CvA2oIutybiivU14kIko8ysXpmwUN8=";
+    hash = "sha256-58mjwHErEZPkkGBVZznkkMQN5Zo4ZBBiXnhqVp1F81g=";
   };
 
-  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+  build-system = [
+    setuptools
+    pybind11
+  ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];