diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ka/kakoune-lsp/Hardcode-perl.patch b/pkgs/by-name/ka/kakoune-lsp/Hardcode-perl.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..14201b96b061d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ka/kakoune-lsp/Hardcode-perl.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+From 14bdb9c39cfd813697a4f5d83ed2b4c4c043a309 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: V <v@anomalous.eu>
+Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2024 06:15:00 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Hardcode perl
+
+---
+ rc/lsp.kak | 13 ++-----------
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/rc/lsp.kak b/rc/lsp.kak
+index 306b405..6662d29 100644
+--- a/rc/lsp.kak
++++ b/rc/lsp.kak
+@@ -280,12 +280,8 @@ define-command -hidden lsp-menu -params 1.. %{
+ }
+ define-command -hidden lsp-menu-impl %{
+     evaluate-commands %sh{
+-        if ! command -v perl > /dev/null; then
+-            echo "lsp-show-error %{'perl' must be installed to use the 'lsp-menu' command}"
+-            exit
+-        fi
+         echo >$kak_command_fifo "echo -to-file $kak_response_fifo -quoting kakoune -- %reg{a}"
+-        perl < $kak_response_fifo -we '
++        @perl@/bin/perl < $kak_response_fifo -we '
+             use strict;
+             my $Q = "'\''";
+             my @args = ();
+@@ -2467,11 +2463,6 @@ define-command -hidden lsp-snippets-insert-completion -params 1 %{ evaluate-comm
+ }}
+ 
+ define-command lsp-snippets-insert -hidden -params 1 %[
+-    evaluate-commands %sh{
+-        if ! command -v perl > /dev/null; then
+-            printf "fail %{'perl' must be installed to use the 'lsp-snippets-insert' command'}"
+-        fi
+-    }
+     evaluate-commands -draft -save-regs '^"' %[
+         set-register '"' %arg{1}
+         execute-keys <a-P>
+@@ -2526,7 +2517,7 @@ define-command lsp-snippets-insert -hidden -params 1 %[
+ define-command -hidden lsp-snippets-insert-perl-impl %[
+     set-register x nop
+     evaluate-commands %sh[ # $kak_quoted_selections
+-        perl -e '
++        @perl@/bin/perl -e '
+ use strict;
+ use warnings;
+ use Text::ParseWords();
+-- 
+2.45.2
+
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ka/kakoune-lsp/Use-full-Perl-path.patch b/pkgs/by-name/ka/kakoune-lsp/Use-full-Perl-path.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 38f0d38cb2156..0000000000000
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ka/kakoune-lsp/Use-full-Perl-path.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-From b93660cfa8a80a5e5bf72e1f06fb7bf95272c7e4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: PoweredByPie <poweredbypie@users.noreply.github.com>
-Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2023 04:39:01 -0800
-Subject: [PATCH] Use full Perl path
-
----
- rc/lsp.kak | 7 +------
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 6 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/rc/lsp.kak b/rc/lsp.kak
-index d695a2e..7c6a436 100644
---- a/rc/lsp.kak
-+++ b/rc/lsp.kak
-@@ -2339,11 +2339,6 @@ define-command -hidden lsp-snippets-insert-completion -params 1 %{ evaluate-comm
- }}
- 
- define-command lsp-snippets-insert -hidden -params 1 %[
--    evaluate-commands %sh{
--        if ! command -v perl > /dev/null 2>&1; then
--            printf "fail '''perl'' must be installed to use the ''snippets-insert'' command'"
--        fi
--    }
-     evaluate-commands -draft -save-regs '^"' %[
-         set-register '"' %arg{1}
-         execute-keys <a-P>
-@@ -2397,7 +2392,7 @@ define-command lsp-snippets-insert -hidden -params 1 %[
- 
- define-command -hidden lsp-snippets-insert-perl-impl %[
-     evaluate-commands %sh[ # $kak_quoted_selections
--        perl -e '
-+        @perlPath@/bin/perl -e '
- use strict;
- use warnings;
- use Text::ParseWords();
--- 
-2.42.0
-
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ka/kakoune-lsp/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ka/kakoune-lsp/package.nix
index 8e8406587f1cd..2a2d7a83a1756 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ka/kakoune-lsp/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ka/kakoune-lsp/package.nix
@@ -1,34 +1,52 @@
-{ stdenv, lib, fetchFromGitHub, rustPlatform, perl, CoreServices, Security, SystemConfiguration }:
+{
+  lib,
+  rustPlatform,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  replaceVars,
+  perl,
+  stdenv,
+  CoreServices,
+  Security,
+  SystemConfiguration,
+}:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   pname = "kakoune-lsp";
-  version = "16.0.0";
+  version = "17.1.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = pname;
-    repo = pname;
+    owner = "kakoune-lsp";
+    repo = "kakoune-lsp";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-d4Tc6iYp20uOKMd+T2LhWgXWZzvzq1E+VWqjhhiIiHE=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-XBH2pMDiHJNXrx90Lt0IcsbMFUM+X7GAHgiHpdlIdR4=";
   };
 
-  cargoHash = "sha256-kV8d0PwIWS6gyfCtv70iv8MrL91ZOZbwYznhc3lUw0U=";
+  patches = [ (replaceVars ./Hardcode-perl.patch { inherit perl; }) ];
 
-  buildInputs = [ perl ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ CoreServices Security SystemConfiguration ];
+  cargoHash = "sha256-Yi+T+9E3Wvce4kDLsRgZ07RAGLrq7dkinKpvvGeLeS0=";
 
-  patches = [
-    ./Use-full-Perl-path.patch
+  buildInputs = lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+    CoreServices
+    Security
+    SystemConfiguration
   ];
 
-  postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace rc/lsp.kak \
-      --subst-var-by perlPath ${lib.getBin perl}
-  '';
-
-  meta = with lib; {
+  meta = {
     description = "Kakoune Language Server Protocol Client";
     homepage = "https://github.com/kakoune-lsp/kakoune-lsp";
-    license = with licenses; [ unlicense /* or */ mit ];
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ philiptaron spacekookie poweredbypie ];
+
+    # See https://github.com/kakoune-lsp/kakoune-lsp/commit/55dfc83409b9b7d3556bacda8ef8b71fc33b58cd
+    license = with lib.licenses; [
+      unlicense
+      mit
+    ];
+
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
+      philiptaron
+      spacekookie
+      poweredbypie
+    ];
+
     mainProgram = "kak-lsp";
   };
 }