diff --git a/srcpkgs/librsvg/template b/srcpkgs/librsvg/template
index a70f0061afa..95d3161f78f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/librsvg/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/librsvg/template
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 # Template file for 'librsvg'
 pkgname=librsvg
-version=2.56.1
+version=2.56.3
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 build_helper="gir rust"
 configure_args="--disable-static --enable-introspection --enable-vala"
 hostmakedepends="cargo pkg-config glib-devel gdk-pixbuf-devel
- gi-docgen python3-docutils"
+ gi-docgen python3-docutils vala"
 makedepends="cairo-devel freetype-devel gdk-pixbuf-devel libcroco-devel
- libglib-devel libxml2-devel pango-devel vala-devel"
+ libglib-devel libxml2-devel pango-devel vala-devel rust-std"
 short_desc="SVG library for GNOME"
 maintainer="Érico Nogueira <ericonr@disroot.org>"
 license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"
@@ -16,17 +16,12 @@ homepage="https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/LibRsvg"
 # update changelog when release series changes
 changelog="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/librsvg/-/raw/librsvg-2.55/NEWS"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/librsvg/${version%.*}/librsvg-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=1685aeacae9a441dcb12c0c3ec63706172a2f52705dafbefb8e7311d4d5e430b
+checksum=5a328048a02d014645cd27f61140f4e0b11280fb2c7f2a21864fe0c59ac1ce88
 
 # reference files are for specific pango and harfbuzz versions
 # the test suite isn't designed to be run by distros
 make_check=no
 
-if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-	hostmakedepends+=" vala"
-	makedepends+=" rust-std"
-fi
-
 librsvg-devel_package() {
 	depends="gdk-pixbuf-devel cairo-devel libcroco-devel ${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"