diff --git a/system/base/libxml2/actions.py b/system/base/libxml2/actions.py
index d31d8768..83034394 100755
--- a/system/base/libxml2/actions.py
+++ b/system/base/libxml2/actions.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ def setup():
                --includedir=/usr/include \
                --disable-static \
                --with-threads \
+               --with-legacy \
                --with-history \
               "
 
diff --git a/system/base/libxml2/pspec.xml b/system/base/libxml2/pspec.xml
index 2231276b..2cc0fb2b 100644
--- a/system/base/libxml2/pspec.xml
+++ b/system/base/libxml2/pspec.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         <IsA>library</IsA>
         <Summary>Version 2 of the library to manipulate XML files</Summary>
         <Description>Libxml2 is the XML C parser and toolkit developed for the Gnome project (but usable outside of the Gnome platform).</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="0e450a086ce491d64db9fabe8e76a7b49b05c025" type="tarxz">https://download.gnome.org/sources/libxml2/2.11/libxml2-2.11.5.tar.xz</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="55fb8e9a71a81f983531605845c4581931ae5c30" type="tarxz">https://download.gnome.org/sources/libxml2/2.12/libxml2-2.12.0.tar.xz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
             <Dependency>python-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>python3-devel</Dependency>
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
             <Dependency versionFrom="8.0.1">readline-devel</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
         <Patches>
-            <Patch level="1">libxml2-2.11.5-CVE-2023-45322.patch</Patch>
+<!--             <Patch level="1">libxml2-2.11.5-CVE-2023-45322.patch</Patch> -->
 <!--             <Patch level="1">fedora/libxml2-2.9.12-fix-formatting-regression.patch</Patch> -->
 <!--             <Patch level="1">fedora/libxml2-2.9.8-python3-unicode-errors.patch</Patch> -->
 <!--              <Patch level="1">libxml2-2.9.11-disable-fuzz-tests.patch</Patch> --> -->
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@
         <PartOf>system.devel</PartOf>
         <Summary>Development files for libxml2</Summary>
         <RuntimeDependencies>
+            <Dependency>xz-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>zlib-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency release="current">libxml2</Dependency>
         </RuntimeDependencies>
         <Files>
@@ -91,6 +93,13 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+        <Update release="21">
+            <Date>2023-11-16</Date>
+            <Version>2.12.0</Version>
+            <Comment>Version bump.</Comment>
+            <Name>Mustafa Cinasal</Name>
+            <Email>muscnsl@gmail.com</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="20">
             <Date>2023-10-15</Date>
             <Version>2.11.5</Version>