diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pywlroots/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pywlroots/default.nix
index 68a4753ba06..78f64f1a3e5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pywlroots/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pywlroots/default.nix
@@ -20,19 +20,19 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pywlroots";
-  version = "0.15.24";
+  version = "0.16.5";
   format = "setuptools";
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-TvYhxiAbK+mpcEE9y79WH96dzeDnvI0xPaUxSYQqyHE=";
+    hash = "sha256-W43RCJektumgvO9K3K3mHR1BiyZXsHj4fN2EkGlJChQ=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
   propagatedNativeBuildInputs = [ cffi ];
-  buildInputs = [ libinput libxkbcommon pixman xorg.libxcb udev wayland wlroots ];
+  buildInputs = [ libinput libxkbcommon pixman xorg.libxcb xorg.xcbutilwm udev wayland wlroots ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ cffi pywayland xkbcommon ];
   nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index d7f0589dcaf..17034ff82ec 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -10922,7 +10922,7 @@ self: super: with self; {
   pywizlight = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pywizlight { };
 
   pywlroots = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pywlroots {
-    wlroots = pkgs.wlroots_0_15;
+    wlroots = pkgs.wlroots_0_16;
   };
 
   pyws66i = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pyws66i { };