diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/ges/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/ges/default.nix
index eec5fe60ec48..d62af71d3aea 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/ges/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/ges/default.nix
@@ -1,39 +1,66 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, meson, ninja
-, pkgconfig, python, gst-plugins-base, libxml2
-, flex, perl, gettext, gobject-introspection
+{ stdenv
+, fetchurl
+, fetchpatch
+, meson
+, ninja
+, pkgconfig
+, python
+, gst-plugins-base
+, libxml2
+, flex
+, perl
+, gettext
+, gobject-introspection
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "gstreamer-editing-services";
-  version = "1.16.0";
-
-  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "Library for creation of audio/video non-linear editors";
-    homepage    = "https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org";
-    license     = licenses.lgpl2Plus;
-    platforms   = platforms.unix;
-  };
-
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = "${meta.homepage}/src/${pname}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "1las94jkx83sxmzi5w6b0xm89dqqwzpdsb6h9w9ixndhnbpzm8w2";
-  };
+  version = "1.16.1";
 
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ meson ninja pkgconfig gettext gobject-introspection python flex perl ];
-
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ gst-plugins-base libxml2 ];
-
-  mesonFlags = [
-    "-Dgtk_doc=disabled"
-  ];
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "${meta.homepage}/src/${pname}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
+    sha256 = "10375z5mc3bwfs07mhmfx943sbp55z8m8ihp9xpcknkdks7qg168";
+  };
 
   patches = [
     ./fix_pkgconfig_includedir.patch
   ];
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    meson
+    ninja
+    pkgconfig
+    gettext
+    gobject-introspection
+    python
+    flex
+    perl
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    libxml2
+  ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    gst-plugins-base
+  ];
+
+  mesonFlags = [
+    "-Dgtk_doc=disabled"
+  ];
+
   postPatch = ''
+    # for some reason, gst-plugins-bad cannot be found
+    # fortunately, they are only used by tests, which we do not run
     sed -i -r -e 's/p(bad|good) = .*/p\1 = pbase/' tests/check/meson.build
   '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Library for creation of audio/video non-linear editors";
+    homepage = "https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org";
+    license = licenses.lgpl2Plus;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+  };
 }