diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lunatic/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lunatic/default.nix
index 39e8323e194c..c7c8a928ea8d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/lunatic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/lunatic/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ cmake, fetchFromGitHub, lib, rustPlatform }:
+{ lib, rustPlatform, fetchFromGitHub, fetchpatch, cmake }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   pname = "lunatic";
@@ -11,7 +11,17 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     sha256 = "1dz8v19jw9v55p3mz4932v6z24ihp6wk238n4d4lx9xj91mf3g6r";
   };
 
-  cargoSha256 = "1rkxl27l6ydmcq3flc6qbnd7zmpkfmyc86b8q4pi7dwhqnd5g70g";
+  cargoPatches = [
+    # NOTE: remove on next update
+    # update dependencies to resolve incompatibility with rust 1.56
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "update-wasmtime.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/lunatic-solutions/lunatic/commit/cd8db51732712c19a8114db290882d1bb6b928c0.patch";
+      sha256 = "sha256-eyoIOTqGSU/XNfF55FG+WrQPSMvt9L/S/KBsUQB5z1k=";
+    })
+  ];
+
+  cargoSha256 = "sha256-yoG4gCk+nHE8pBqV6ND9NCegx4bxbdGEU5hY5JauloM=";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];