diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/base/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/base/default.nix
index 8bd7a4be51de..a6e50190e11a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/base/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/base/default.nix
@@ -44,21 +44,23 @@
 # Checks meson.is_cross_build(), so even canExecute isn't enough.
 , enableDocumentation ? stdenv.hostPlatform == stdenv.buildPlatform
 , hotdoc
+, directoryListingUpdater
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "gst-plugins-base";
-  version = "1.24.10";
+  version = "1.26.0";
 
-  outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];
+  outputs = [
+    "out"
+    "dev"
+  ];
 
   separateDebugInfo = true;
 
-  src = let
-    inherit (finalAttrs) pname version;
-  in fetchurl {
-    url = "https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/src/${pname}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    hash = "sha256-69V7G+kkxuJPMn3VW6udj7quvl4dyPynhBgqsrEtI+s=";
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/src/gst-plugins-base/gst-plugins-base-${finalAttrs.version}.tar.xz";
+    hash = "sha256-4jGJ++0uxIZpA4LRBVwZ7q9arj6V4ldvxMiE2WqQ5p4=";
   };
 
   strictDeps = true;
@@ -160,6 +162,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     # vs what was built) and to make them easier to search for.
     glEnabled = enableGl;
     waylandEnabled = enableWayland;
+
+    updateScript = directoryListingUpdater { };
   };
 
   passthru.tests.pkg-config = testers.testMetaPkgConfig finalAttrs.finalPackage;