diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/etcher/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/etcher/default.nix
index 24d0c5c43dfd..af9d5d6470d2 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/etcher/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/etcher/default.nix
@@ -1,58 +1,48 @@
-{ lib, stdenv
+{ lib
+, stdenv
 , fetchurl
-, gcc-unwrapped
-, dpkg
-, util-linux
 , bash
+, util-linux
+, autoPatchelfHook
+, dpkg
 , makeWrapper
+, udev
 , electron
 }:
 
-let
-  inherit (stdenv.hostPlatform) system;
-
-  throwSystem = throw "Unsupported system: ${stdenv.hostPlatform.system}";
-
-  sha256 = {
-    "x86_64-linux" = "1rcidar97nnpjb163x9snnnhw1z1ld4asgbd5dxpzdh8hikh66ll";
-    "i686-linux" = "1jll4i0j9kh78kl10s596xxs60gy7cnlafgpk89861yihj0i73a5";
-  }."${system}" or throwSystem;
-
-  arch = {
-    "x86_64-linux" = "amd64";
-    "i686-linux" = "i386";
-  }."${system}" or throwSystem;
-
-in
-
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "etcher";
-  version = "1.7.9";
+  version = "1.18.12";
 
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = "https://github.com/balena-io/etcher/releases/download/v${version}/balena-etcher-electron_${version}_${arch}.deb";
-    inherit sha256;
+    url = "https://github.com/balena-io/etcher/releases/download/v${version}/balena-etcher_${version}_amd64.deb";
+    hash = "sha256-Ucs187xTpbRJ7P32hCl8cHPxO3HCs44ZneAas043FXk=";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
-
-  dontConfigure = true;
-  dontBuild = true;
-
-  unpackPhase = ''
-    ${dpkg}/bin/dpkg-deb -x $src .
-  '';
-
   # sudo-prompt has hardcoded binary paths on Linux and we patch them here
   # along with some other paths
   postPatch = ''
-    # use Nix(OS) paths
     substituteInPlace opt/balenaEtcher/resources/app/generated/gui.js \
       --replace '/usr/bin/pkexec' '/usr/bin/pkexec", "/run/wrappers/bin/pkexec' \
       --replace '/bin/bash' '${bash}/bin/bash' \
       --replace '"lsblk"' '"${util-linux}/bin/lsblk"'
   '';
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    autoPatchelfHook
+    dpkg
+    makeWrapper
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    stdenv.cc.cc.lib
+    udev
+  ];
+
+  dontConfigure = true;
+
+  dontBuild = true;
+
   installPhase = ''
     runHook preInstall
 
@@ -61,24 +51,22 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     cp -a usr/share/* $out/share
     cp -a opt/balenaEtcher/{locales,resources} $out/share/${pname}
 
-    substituteInPlace $out/share/applications/balena-etcher-electron.desktop \
-      --replace /opt/balenaEtcher/balena-etcher-electron ${pname}
+    makeWrapper ${electron}/bin/electron $out/bin/${pname} \
+      --add-flags $out/share/${pname}/resources/app
+
+    substituteInPlace $out/share/applications/balena-etcher.desktop \
+      --replace /opt/balenaEtcher/balena-etcher ${pname}
 
     runHook postInstall
   '';
 
-  postFixup = ''
-    makeWrapper ${electron}/bin/electron $out/bin/${pname} \
-      --add-flags $out/share/${pname}/resources/app \
-      --prefix LD_LIBRARY_PATH : "${lib.makeLibraryPath [ gcc-unwrapped.lib ]}"
-  '';
-
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Flash OS images to SD cards and USB drives, safely and easily";
     homepage = "https://etcher.io/";
     license = licenses.asl20;
-    maintainers = [ maintainers.shou ];
-    platforms = [ "i686-linux" "x86_64-linux" ];
+    mainProgram = pname;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ wegank ];
+    platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
     sourceProvenance = with sourceTypes; [ binaryNativeCode ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 7e08ae8d19e2..57e94596b541 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -7978,7 +7978,7 @@ with pkgs;
   esshader = callPackage ../tools/graphics/esshader { };
 
   etcher = callPackage ../tools/misc/etcher {
-    electron = electron_12;
+    electron = electron_19;
   };
 
   ethercalc = callPackage ../servers/web-apps/ethercalc { };