diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2605.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2605.section.md
index 3aafcb1b4cec..8e4856ec0cd1 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2605.section.md
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2605.section.md
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@
 
 - `services.tandoor-recipes` now uses a sub-directory for media files by default starting with `26.05`. Existing setups should move media files out of the data directory and adjust `services.tandoor-recipes.extraConfig.MEDIA_ROOT` accordingly. See [Migrating media files for pre 26.05 installations](#module-services-tandoor-recipes-migrating-media).
 
+- `rustic` was upgraded to `0.11.x`, which contains breaking [changes to command-line parameters and configuration file](https://rustic.cli.rs/docs/breaking_changes.html#0110).
+
 - The packages `iw` and `wirelesstools` (`iwconfig`, `iwlist`, etc.) are no longer installed implicitly if wireless networking has been enabled.
 
 - `services.kubernetes.addons.dns.coredns` has been renamed to `services.kubernetes.addons.dns.corednsImage` and now expects a
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ru/rustic/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ru/rustic/package.nix
index e4e306e5589d..f2c76c47c080 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ru/rustic/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ru/rustic/package.nix
@@ -5,23 +5,26 @@
   rustPlatform,
   installShellFiles,
   nix-update-script,
+  tzdata,
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "rustic";
-  version = "0.10.3";
+  version = "0.11.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "rustic-rs";
     repo = "rustic";
     tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
-    hash = "sha256-MYl6tcCpWsyU38YSXpK3uFaDpS351ct89JIXhvpVu+Q=";
+    hash = "sha256-2xSQ+nbP7/GsIWvj9sgG+jgIIIesfEW8T9z5Tijd90E=";
   };
 
-  cargoHash = "sha256-RIkOyx1paYKeytNPAcD402hBQi36gys+6lMnmoR24L8=";
+  cargoHash = "sha256-4yiWIlibYldr3qny0KRRIHBqHCx6R9gDiiheGkJrwEY=";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
 
+  nativeCheckInputs = [ tzdata ];
+
   postInstall = lib.optionalString (stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) ''
     installShellCompletion --cmd rustic \
       --bash <($out/bin/rustic completions bash) \
@@ -29,6 +32,13 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
       --zsh <($out/bin/rustic completions zsh)
   '';
 
+  # We set TZDIR to avoid this warning during unit tests:
+  # > [WARN] could not find zoneinfo, concatenated tzdata or bundled time zone database
+  # This warning causes the check phase to fail.
+  preCheck = ''
+    export TZDIR=${tzdata}/share/zoneinfo
+  '';
+
   passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
 
   meta = {