diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygame-ce/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygame-ce/default.nix
index fecd65e34991..19c422109768 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygame-ce/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygame-ce/default.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pygame-ce";
-  version = "2.5.0";
+  version = "2.5.1";
   pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     owner = "pygame-community";
     repo = "pygame-ce";
     rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-LVwOAp7ss8TPxJhfqGwOfH9EXNoNBGFpU+4tv4ozpvo=";
+    hash = "sha256-bt/6ukXZU79CWFqov9JON9ktQ/c4NKLxhX4Jif3Enxs=";
     # Unicode file cause different checksums on HFS+ vs. other filesystems
     postFetch = "rm -rf $out/docs/reST";
   };
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   postPatch =
     ''
       substituteInPlace pyproject.toml \
-        --replace-fail ', "sphinx<=7.2.6"' ""
+        --replace-fail '"meson<=1.5.0",' '"meson",' \
+        --replace-fail '"sphinx<=7.2.6",' "" \
+        --replace-fail '"ninja<=1.11.1.1",' ""
       substituteInPlace buildconfig/config_{unix,darwin}.py \
         --replace-fail 'from distutils' 'from setuptools._distutils'
       substituteInPlace src_py/sysfont.py \
@@ -76,6 +78,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     + lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
       # flaky
       rm test/system_test.py
+      substituteInPlace test/meson.build \
+        --replace-fail "'system_test.py'," ""
     '';
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -104,7 +108,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
 
   preConfigure = ''
-    ${python.pythonOnBuildForHost.interpreter} buildconfig/config.py
+    ${python.pythonOnBuildForHost.interpreter} -m buildconfig.config
   '';
 
   env =
@@ -148,6 +152,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Pygame Community Edition (CE) - library for multimedia application built on SDL";
     homepage = "https://pyga.me/";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/pygame-community/pygame-ce/releases/tag/${version}";
     license = licenses.lgpl21Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ pbsds ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;