diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 674f901..8b0d2d8 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
       in
       {
         packages.slick = pkgs.callPackage "${self}/pkgs/slick.nix" { };
-        packages.imhex = pkgs.callPackage "${self}/pkgs/imhex.nix" { };
+        packages.imhex = pkgs.libsForQt5.callPackage "${self}/pkgs/imhex.nix" { };
       })
     //
     {
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
         inherit (self.packages.${prev.system})
           slick;
       };
+
       nixosConfigurations = {
         toaster = nixpkgs-unstable.lib.nixosSystem {
           system = "x86_64-linux";
diff --git a/pkgs/imhex.nix b/pkgs/imhex.nix
index 164649d..9f096fe 100644
--- a/pkgs/imhex.nix
+++ b/pkgs/imhex.nix
@@ -1,16 +1,75 @@
-{ stdenv, lib, cmake, openssl, pkgconfig, wrapQtAppsHook, fetchFromGithub }:
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+{ gcc12Stdenv
+, lib
+, cmake
+, ccache
+, glfw
+, glm
+, magic-vlsi
+, mbedtls
+, freetype
+, dbus
+, capstone
+, openssl
+, pkg-config
+, lld
+, libGL
+, wrapQtAppsHook
+, fetchFromGitHub
+}:
+gcc12Stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "imhex";
-  version = "1.24.3";
+  version = "1.26.2";
 
-  src = fetchFromGithub {
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "WerWolv";
     repo = "ImHex";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = lib.fakeSha256;
+    fetchSubmodules = true;
+    sha256 = "sha256-H2bnRByCUAltngmVWgPW4vW8k5AWecOAzwtBKsjbpTw=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cmake
+    pkg-config
+    lld
+  ];
+
+  cmakeFlags = [
+    "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release"
+    # "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/usr""
+    "-DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache"
+    "-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache"
+    "-DCMAKE_C_FLAGS=-fuse-ld=lld"
+    "-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=-fuse-ld=lld"
+    "-DCMAKE_OBJC_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache"
+    "-DCMAKE_OBJCXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache"
+
+    # looks like the cmake here tries to be "helpful"...
+    "-DFREETYPE_LIBRARY=${freetype.dev}"
+    "-DFREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIRS=${freetype.dev}"
+    "-DOPENGL_opengl_LIBRARY=${libGL.dev}"
+    "-DOPENGL_glx_LIBRARY=${libGL.dev}"
+    "-DOPENGL_INCLUDE_DIR=${libGL.dev}"
+    "-DMBEDTLS_LIBRARY=${mbedtls}"
+    "-DMBEDTLS_INCLUDE_DIRS=${mbedtls}"
+    "-DMBEDX509_LIBRARY=${mbedtls}"
+    "-DMBEDCRYPTO_LIBRARY=${mbedtls}"
+
+    "-DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${glfw}"
+    "-DCMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH=${magic-vlsi}"
+    "-DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${dbus.dev}"
+  ];
+
+  BuildInputs = [
+    ccache
+    glfw
+    glm
+    magic-vlsi
+    mbedtls
+    freetype
+    dbus
+    openssl
+    capstone
+    libGL
   ];
 }