diff --git a/doc/release-notes/rl-2605.section.md b/doc/release-notes/rl-2605.section.md
index 9e1eea6eeab8..75cadf6dfb35 100644
--- a/doc/release-notes/rl-2605.section.md
+++ b/doc/release-notes/rl-2605.section.md
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 
 - `spoof` has been removed, as there are many issues upstream with it working on modern OS versions, and it appears to be unmaintained.
 
+- `kanata` now requires `karabiner-dk` version 6.0+ or later.
+  The package has been updated to use the new `karabiner-dk` package and the `darwinDriver` output stays at the version defined in the package.
+
 - All Log4Shell vulnerability scanners were removed, as they were all unmaintained upstream and are no longer relevant given that the vulnerability has been fixed upstream for several years.
 
 - `python3packages.pillow-avif-plugin` has been removed as the functionality is included in `python3packages.pillow` directly since version 11.3.
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ka/kanata/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ka/kanata/package.nix
index 6ffb65922076..ce313daaddf3 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ka/kanata/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ka/kanata/package.nix
@@ -16,16 +16,16 @@
 }:
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "kanata";
-  version = "1.9.0";
+  version = "1.10.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "jtroo";
     repo = "kanata";
     rev = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-xxAIwiwCQugDXpWga9bQ9ZGfem46rwDlmf64dX/tw7g=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-IicVuJZBHzBv9SNGQuWIIaLq2qpWfn/jMFh9KPvAThs=";
   };
 
-  cargoHash = "sha256-LfjuQHR3vVUr2e0efVymnfCnyYkFRx7ZiNdSIjBZc5s=";
+  cargoHash = "sha256-2DTL1u17jUFiRoVe7973L5/352GtKte/vakk01SSRwY=";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
     (writeShellScriptBin "sw_vers" ''
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
   ];
 
   passthru = {
-    darwinDriverVersion = "5.0.0"; # needs to be updated if karabiner-driverkit changes
+    darwinDriverVersion = "6.2.0"; # needs to be updated if karabiner-driverkit changes
     updateScript = lib.getExe (writeShellApplication {
       name = "update-script-kanata";
       runtimeInputs = [