diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/vc/vcv-rack/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/vc/vcv-rack/package.nix
index da20022db086f..d9ef5134e62bf 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/vc/vcv-rack/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/vc/vcv-rack/package.nix
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ let
   pffft-source = fetchFromBitbucket {
     owner = "jpommier";
     repo = "pffft";
-    rev = "fbc4058602803f40dc554b8a5d2bcc694c005f2f";
-    sha256 = "16biji3115232cr1j975hpxw68lfybajlspnhfjcwg8jz2d8ybrf";
+    rev = "d7a4c0206a29423478776d6b23a37bbb308f21d5";
+    sha256 = "sha256-Ohh0H8O6yhPs6VkuRjbolEVYsGskCrDsnbZm5IuUSPI=";
   };
   fuzzysearchdatabase-source = fetchFromBitbucket {
     owner = "j_norberg";
@@ -55,14 +55,14 @@ let
   nanosvg-source = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "memononen";
     repo = "nanosvg";
-    rev = "9da543e8329fdd81b64eb48742d8ccb09377aed1";
-    sha256 = "1pkzv75kavkhrbdd2kvq755jyr0vamgrfr7lc33dq3ipkzmqvs2l";
+    rev = "ea6a6aca009422bba0dbad4c80df6e6ba0c82183";
+    sha256 = "sha256-QCjfaSm1/hstVGzkJc0gFnYhnU5I3oHSCTkAVG5gTt8=";
   };
   osdialog-source = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "AndrewBelt";
     repo = "osdialog";
-    rev = "d0f64f0798c2e47f61d90a5505910ff2d63ca049";
-    sha256 = "1d3058x6wgzw7b0wai792flk7s6ffw0z4n9sl016v91yjwv7ds3a";
+    rev = "0250d6696277c8c586ba68770b1aac614addc71a";
+    sha256 = "sha256-SXBtgnxy89xh0ylpOwFbAbKQntmUwpdnD7m2pSPmh2o=";
   };
   oui-blendish-source = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "VCVRack";
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ let
   simde-source = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "simd-everywhere";
     repo = "simde";
-    rev = "416091ebdb9e901b29d026633e73167d6353a0b0";
-    sha256 = "064ygc6c737yjx04rydwwhkr4n4s4rbvj27swxwyzvp1h8nka6xf";
+    rev = "51743e7920b6e867678cb50e9c62effe28f70b33";
+    sha256 = "sha256-AR/TiSYQgW2bUJl5v1JfCzau7WjTSbNHWJMZd4m/AN8=";
   };
   tinyexpr-source = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "codeplea";
@@ -85,18 +85,18 @@ let
   fundamental-source = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "VCVRack";
     repo = "Fundamental";
-    rev = "5ed79544161e0fa9a55faa7c0a5f299e828e12ab"; # tip of branch v2
-    sha256 = "0c6qpigyr0ppvra20hcy1fdcmqa212jckb9wkx4f6fgdby7565wv";
+    rev = "d12b22a170f2b4e7940572ac13ad24869f8ea806"; # tip of branch v2
+    sha256 = "sha256-GK7FqdsFnUkNOfYp2RRWeCyiWv95bqm+LOMeXyueBgo=";
   };
   vcv-rtaudio = stdenv.mkDerivation {
     pname = "vcv-rtaudio";
-    version = "unstable-2020-01-30";
+    version = "unstable-2024-12-22";
 
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
       owner = "VCVRack";
       repo = "rtaudio";
-      rev = "ece277bd839603648c80c8a5f145678e13bc23f3"; # tip of master branch
-      sha256 = "11gpl0ak757ilrq4fi0brj0chmlcr1hihc32yd7qza4fxjw2yx2v";
+      rev = "22d64cdcb151e388791caceee8aa0011a6aa46e0"; # tip of master branch
+      sha256 = "sha256-BW5XwbsuwbbFDHXnQrUMM+1p7Zy7zjwdHHQFGo2XMv0=";
     };
 
     nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -118,33 +118,15 @@ let
     ];
   };
 in
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "vcv-rack";
-  version = "2.6.0";
-
-  desktopItems = [
-    (makeDesktopItem {
-      type = "Application";
-      name = pname;
-      desktopName = "VCV Rack";
-      genericName = "Eurorack simulator";
-      comment = "Create music by patching together virtual synthesizer modules";
-      exec = "Rack";
-      icon = "Rack";
-      categories = [
-        "AudioVideo"
-        "AudioVideoEditing"
-        "Audio"
-      ];
-      keywords = [ "music" ];
-    })
-  ];
+  version = "2.6.4";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "VCVRack";
     repo = "Rack";
-    tag = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-leI0wwhYiA8qktJFe6DuZjs6q5tMFQ4WFLD4Ivom5+E=";
+    tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
+    hash = "sha256-WRDOL/nnAv7kR9L6NImZDZqdN3jhz5+bVWjq5ZZzQCc=";
   };
 
   patches = [
@@ -197,6 +179,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     pkg-config
     wrapGAppsHook3
   ];
+
   buildInputs = [
     alsa-lib
     curl
@@ -257,22 +240,41 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
         --add-flags "-s $out/share/vcv-rack"
   '';
 
-  meta = with lib; {
+  desktopItems = [
+    (makeDesktopItem {
+      type = "Application";
+      name = finalAttrs.pname;
+      desktopName = "VCV Rack";
+      genericName = "Eurorack simulator";
+      comment = "Create music by patching together virtual synthesizer modules";
+      exec = "Rack";
+      icon = "Rack";
+      categories = [
+        "AudioVideo"
+        "AudioVideoEditing"
+        "Audio"
+      ];
+      keywords = [ "music" ];
+    })
+  ];
+
+  meta = {
     description = "Open-source virtual modular synthesizer";
     homepage = "https://vcvrack.com/";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/VCVRack/Rack/blob/v${finalAttrs.version}/CHANGELOG.md";
     # The source is GPL3+ licensed, some of the art is CC-BY-NC 4.0 or under a
     # no-derivatives clause
-    license = with licenses; [
+    license = with lib.licenses; [
       gpl3Plus
       cc-by-nc-40
       unfreeRedistributable
     ];
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
       nathyong
       jpotier
       ddelabru
     ];
     mainProgram = "Rack";
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
   };
-}
+})