diff --git a/contrib/inkscape/patches/cpp20.patch b/contrib/inkscape/patches/cpp20.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ebb1a6a3c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/inkscape/patches/cpp20.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+needed for string starts_with in poppler
+--
+--- a/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
+ # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ # CMake Configuration
+ # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
++set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 20)
+ set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+ # set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF) # enforces -std=c++17 instead of -std=gnu++17
+                                 # TODO: build currently fails with it as we actually depend on GNU compiler extensions...
diff --git a/contrib/inkscape/patches/nodist-2geom.patch b/contrib/inkscape/patches/nodist-2geom.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index eb53998bf6..0000000000
--- a/contrib/inkscape/patches/nodist-2geom.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-we currently use the bundled 2geom instead of a system copy, so don't install
-the actual library dev files
---
---- a/src/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/src/3rdparty/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
- 
- if(WITH_INTERNAL_2GEOM)
-     set(2GEOM_BUILD_SHARED ${BUILD_SHARED_LIBS} CACHE BOOL "")
--    add_subdirectory(2geom)
-+    add_subdirectory(2geom EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
- endif()
- 
- if(WITH_INTERNAL_CAIRO)
diff --git a/contrib/inkscape/patches/poppler-24.05.patch b/contrib/inkscape/patches/poppler-24.05.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9467c796b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/inkscape/patches/poppler-24.05.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+Patch-Source: https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/6403
+--
+From 96ca7a6c215aa14336b52753f56244dc8796ec43 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Heiko Becker <mail@heiko-becker.de>
+Date: Fri, 3 May 2024 14:52:00 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Fix build with poppler >= 24.05.0
+
+GooString::hasUnicodeMarkerLE and GooString::hasUnicodeMarker were
+rename and moved to UTF.h [1][2]
+
+[1] https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/commit/98fabb298b0e8eaef9193bbce68c99c85473a314
+[2] https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/commit/1f06dca08c32ed18c3030530d98a0e30d41dd7a2
+---
+ src/extension/internal/pdfinput/poppler-transition-api.h | 9 +++++++++
+ src/extension/internal/pdfinput/poppler-utils.cpp        | 6 ++++--
+ 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/extension/internal/pdfinput/poppler-transition-api.h b/src/extension/internal/pdfinput/poppler-transition-api.h
+index 58aa1ec921d..481aefadf46 100644
+--- a/src/extension/internal/pdfinput/poppler-transition-api.h
++++ b/src/extension/internal/pdfinput/poppler-transition-api.h
+@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@
+ #define SEEN_POPPLER_TRANSITION_API_H
+ 
+ #include <glib/poppler-features.h>
++#include <poppler/UTF.h>
++
++#if POPPLER_CHECK_VERSION(24, 5, 0)
++#define _POPPLER_HAS_UNICODE_BOM(value) (hasUnicodeByteOrderMark(value->toStr()))
++#define _POPPLER_HAS_UNICODE_BOMLE(value) (hasUnicodeByteOrderMarkLE(value->toStr()))
++#else
++#define _POPPLER_HAS_UNICODE_BOM(value) (value->hasUnicodeMarker())
++#define _POPPLER_HAS_UNICODE_BOMLE(value) (value->hasUnicodeMarkerLE())
++#endif
+ 
+ #if POPPLER_CHECK_VERSION(24, 3, 0)
+ #define _POPPLER_FUNCTION_TYPE_SAMPLED Function::Type::Sampled
+diff --git a/src/extension/internal/pdfinput/poppler-utils.cpp b/src/extension/internal/pdfinput/poppler-utils.cpp
+index 78d90c66c9d..c02815f64b9 100644
+--- a/src/extension/internal/pdfinput/poppler-utils.cpp
++++ b/src/extension/internal/pdfinput/poppler-utils.cpp
+@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
+ 
+ #include "poppler-utils.h"
+ 
++#include <poppler/UTF.h>
++
+ #include "2geom/affine.h"
+ #include "GfxFont.h"
+ #include "GfxState.h"
+@@ -563,10 +565,10 @@ std::string getDictString(Dict *dict, const char *key)
+  */
+ std::string getString(const GooString *value)
+ {
+-    if (value->hasUnicodeMarker()) {
++    if (_POPPLER_HAS_UNICODE_BOM(value)) {
+         return g_convert(value->getCString () + 2, value->getLength () - 2,
+                          "UTF-8", "UTF-16BE", NULL, NULL, NULL);
+-    } else if (value->hasUnicodeMarkerLE()) {
++    } else if (_POPPLER_HAS_UNICODE_BOMLE(value)) {
+         return g_convert(value->getCString () + 2, value->getLength () - 2,
+                          "UTF-8", "UTF-16LE", NULL, NULL, NULL);
+     }
+-- 
+GitLab
+
diff --git a/contrib/inkscape/template.py b/contrib/inkscape/template.py
index bea698f473..07965d6397 100644
--- a/contrib/inkscape/template.py
+++ b/contrib/inkscape/template.py
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 pkgname = "inkscape"
 pkgver = "1.3.2"
-pkgrel = 5
+pkgrel = 6
 build_style = "cmake"
 configure_args = [
-    "-D2GEOM_BUILD_SHARED=OFF",
     "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON",
     "-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF",
+    "-DWITH_INTERNAL_2GEOM=OFF",
+    "-DWITH_INTERNAL_CAIRO=OFF",
 ]
 hostmakedepends = [
     "cmake",
@@ -15,7 +16,6 @@
     "perl",
     "pkgconf",
 ]
-# TODO: package lib2geom separately
 makedepends = [
     "boost-devel",
     "double-conversion-devel",
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     "gtk+3-devel",
     "gtkmm3.0-devel",
     "lcms2-devel",
+    "lib2geom-devel",
     "libcdr-devel",
     "libedit-readline-devel",
     "libjpeg-turbo-devel",