diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/binaryen/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/binaryen/default.nix
index d0e224b7c9b..6de4e0fb304 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/binaryen/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/binaryen/default.nix
@@ -1,16 +1,24 @@
-{ stdenv, cmake, python3, fetchFromGitHub }:
+{ stdenv, cmake, python3, fetchFromGitHub, fetchpatch, emscripten }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "binaryen";
-  version = "95";
+  version = "96";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "WebAssembly";
     repo = "binaryen";
     rev = "version_${version}";
-    sha256 = "1w4js9bm5qv5aws8bzz4f0n3ni2l7h4fidkq9v5bldf0zxncy8m3";
+    sha256 = "1mqpb6yy87aifpbcy0lczi3bp6kddrwi6d0g6lrhjrdxx2kvbdag";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # Adds --minimize-wasm-changes option required by emscripten 2.0.1
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://patch-diff.githubusercontent.com/raw/WebAssembly/binaryen/pull/3044.patch";
+      sha256 = "1hdbc9h9zhh2d3bl4sqv6v9psfmny715612bwpjdln0ibdvc129s";
+    })
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake python3 ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
@@ -20,4 +28,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ asppsa ];
     license = licenses.asl20;
   };
+
+  passthru.tests = {
+    inherit emscripten;
+  };
 }