diff --git a/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/foot/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/foot/default.nix
index 41154cc1034f..abcea5f69a06 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/foot/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/foot/default.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 }:
 
 let
-  version = "1.11.0";
+  version = "1.12.1";
 
   # build stimuli file for PGO build and the script to generate it
   # independently of the foot's build, so we can cache the result
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     owner = "dnkl";
     repo = pname;
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "1d9bk8lhmw5lc8k0mw80g0vbwgxyh3gw5c7ppy3sir07s9y0y0fn";
+    sha256 = "14jqs4sarxbrgi5pxz0afqa9jxq90cb5ayqd21qj2n65whqa5bpk";
   };
 
   depsBuildBuild = [
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   mesonBuildType = "release";
 
   # See https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/src/tag/1.9.2/INSTALL.md#options
+  # TODO(@sternenseemann): install systemd user units
   mesonFlags = [
     # Use lto
     "-Db_lto=true"