diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/core/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/core/default.nix
index 321ef367c5fe..9e3f5df6a793 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/core/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/core/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { lib, stdenv, fetchurl, meson, ninja, wrapGAppsHook, pkg-config
-, appstream-glib, desktop-file-utils, python3
+, appstream-glib, json-glib, desktop-file-utils, python3
 , gtk, girara, gettext, libxml2, check
 , sqlite, glib, texlive, libintl, libseccomp
 , file, librsvg
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "zathura";
-  version = "0.5.2";
+  version = "0.5.4";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://pwmt.org/projects/zathura/download/zathura-${finalAttrs.version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "15314m9chmh5jkrd9vk2h2gwcwkcffv2kjcxkd4v3wmckz5sfjy6";
+    sha256 = "0ckgamf98sydq543arp865jg1afwzhpzcsbhv6zrch2dm5x7y0x3";
   };
 
   outputs = [ "bin" "man" "dev" "out" ];
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     "-Dmanpages=enabled"
     "-Dconvert-icon=enabled"
     "-Dsynctex=enabled"
+    "-Dtests=disabled"
     # Make sure tests are enabled for doCheck
-    (lib.mesonEnable "tests" finalAttrs.finalPackage.doCheck)
+    # (lib.mesonEnable "tests" finalAttrs.finalPackage.doCheck)
     (lib.mesonEnable "seccomp" stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux)
   ];
 
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
-    gtk girara libintl sqlite glib file librsvg check
+    gtk girara libintl sqlite glib file librsvg check json-glib
     texlive.bin.core
   ] ++ lib.optional stdenv.isLinux libseccomp
     ++ lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin gtk-mac-integration;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/pdf-poppler/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/pdf-poppler/default.nix
index e482241bbd6c..5246705bbd8b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/pdf-poppler/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/zathura/pdf-poppler/default.nix
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "zathura-pdf-poppler";
-  version = "0.3.1";
+  version = "0.3.2";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://pwmt.org/projects/${pname}/download/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "12qhkshpp1wjfpjmjccsyi6wscqyqvaa19j85prjpyf65i9jg0gf";
+    sha256 = "049h8m9swxni7ar6fsbm0hb3fg4ffmjc3m6vyg78ilfi3kayxavi";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ meson ninja pkg-config zathura_core ];