diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/cairomm/1.16.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/cairomm/1.16.nix
index 10e5286c5010..9da00741c34e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/cairomm/1.16.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/cairomm/1.16.nix
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "cairomm";
-  version = "1.16.2";
+  version = "1.18.0";
 
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://www.cairographics.org/releases/cairomm-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "amO/mKl92isPVeNNG18/uQnvi3D5uNOCyx/zl459wT8=";
+    sha256 = "uBJVOU4+qOiqiHJ20ir6iYX8ja72BpLrJAfSMEnwPPs=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   mesonFlags = [
     "-Dbuild-tests=true"
-    "-Dboost-shared=true"
   ];
 
   # Meson is no longer able to pick up Boost automatically.
@@ -54,18 +53,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   doCheck = !stdenv.isDarwin;
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A 2D graphics library with support for multiple output devices";
-    longDescription = ''
-      Cairo is a 2D graphics library with support for multiple output
-      devices.  Currently supported output targets include the X
-      Window System, Quartz, Win32, image buffers, PostScript, PDF,
-      and SVG file output.  Experimental backends include OpenGL
-      (through glitz), XCB, BeOS, OS/2, and DirectFB.
-
-      Cairo is designed to produce consistent output on all output
-      media while taking advantage of display hardware acceleration
-      when available (e.g., through the X Render Extension).
-    '';
+    description = "C++ bindings for the Cairo vector graphics library";
     homepage = "https://www.cairographics.org/";
     license = with licenses; [ lgpl2Plus mpl10 ];
     maintainers = teams.gnome.members;