diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/documentation/gi-docgen/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/documentation/gi-docgen/default.nix
index 05b7aac82c17..85836f435cba 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/documentation/gi-docgen/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/documentation/gi-docgen/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 { lib
 , fetchFromGitLab
-, fetchpatch
 , meson
 , ninja
 , python3
@@ -8,7 +7,7 @@
 
 python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "gi-docgen";
-  version = "2021.8";
+  version = "2022.1";
 
   format = "other";
 
@@ -17,18 +16,9 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
     owner = "GNOME";
     repo = pname;
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "Y1IdCH6bytxbKIj48IAw/3XUQhoqwPshvdj/d1hRS3o=";
+    sha256 = "35pL/2TQRVgPfAcfOGCLlSP1LIh4r95mFC+UoXQEEHo=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    # Fix building docs of some packages (e.g. gnome-builder)
-    # https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gi-docgen/-/issues/111
-    (fetchpatch {
-      url = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gi-docgen/-/commit/72f3c5dbe27aabb5f7a376afda23f3dfc3c2e212.patch";
-      sha256 = "iVXc3idmcjmFVZQdE2QX2V53YZ79lqxZid9nWdxAZ/Q=";
-    })
-  ];
-
   depsBuildBuild = [
     python3
   ];