diff --git a/srcpkgs/digikam/patches/fix-build-with-exiv2-0.28.1.patch b/srcpkgs/digikam/patches/fix-build-with-exiv2-0.28.1.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2a01b4545e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/digikam/patches/fix-build-with-exiv2-0.28.1.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,422 @@
+From a76a561b20e7300510b29edc97afab01e381c0ec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Maik Qualmann <metzpinguin@gmail.com>
+Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2023 23:13:26 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH 1/5] fix compile with Exiv2-0.28.1 It should still compile
+ even with smaller Exiv2 versions.
+
+---
+ core/CMakeLists.txt                     | 4 ++--
+ core/app/DigikamCoreTarget.cmake        | 2 +-
+ core/cmake/rules/RulesLibExiv2.cmake    | 8 ++++----
+ core/libs/metadataengine/CMakeLists.txt | 4 ++--
+ 4 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/core/CMakeLists.txt b/core/CMakeLists.txt
+index c694c4b176..d5dc2f0dd8 100644
+--- a/core/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/core/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ PRINT_COMPONENT_COMPILE_STATUS("Media Player Support"                       ENAB
+ # ==============================================================================
+ 
+ PRINT_LIBRARY_STATUS("libboostgraph" "https://github.com/boostorg/boost"                 "(version >= 1.43.0)"                Boost_FOUND)
+-PRINT_LIBRARY_STATUS("libexiv2"      "https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2"                    "(version >= ${EXIV2_MIN_VERSION}"   exiv2_FOUND)
++PRINT_LIBRARY_STATUS("libexiv2"      "https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2"                    "(version >= ${EXIV2_MIN_VERSION}"   LibExiv2_FOUND)
+ PRINT_LIBRARY_STATUS("libexpat"      "https://libexpat.github.io"                        "(version >= 2.0.0)"                 EXPAT_FOUND)
+ PRINT_LIBRARY_STATUS("libjpeg"       "https://github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo"    "(version >= 6b)"                    JPEG_FOUND)
+ PRINT_LIBRARY_STATUS("libkde"        "https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/"                "(version >= ${KF5_MIN_VERSION})"    KF5_FOUND)
+@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ endif()
+ # ==============================================================================
+ 
+ if(Boost_FOUND                          AND
+-   exiv2_FOUND                          AND
++   LibExiv2_FOUND                       AND
+    EXPAT_FOUND                          AND
+    JPEG_FOUND                           AND
+    KF5_FOUND                            AND
+diff --git a/core/app/DigikamCoreTarget.cmake b/core/app/DigikamCoreTarget.cmake
+index 83fda1b35f..8221a2d632 100644
+--- a/core/app/DigikamCoreTarget.cmake
++++ b/core/app/DigikamCoreTarget.cmake
+@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ target_link_libraries(digikamcore
+                       ${TIFF_LIBRARIES}
+                       PNG::PNG
+                       ${JPEG_LIBRARIES}
+-                      exiv2lib
++                      ${LibExiv2_LIBRARIES}
+ 
+                       ${OPENMP_LDFLAGS}
+ 
+diff --git a/core/cmake/rules/RulesLibExiv2.cmake b/core/cmake/rules/RulesLibExiv2.cmake
+index c8b37d307c..a8ca259432 100644
+--- a/core/cmake/rules/RulesLibExiv2.cmake
++++ b/core/cmake/rules/RulesLibExiv2.cmake
+@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
+ # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ #
+ 
+-find_package(exiv2 REQUIRED)
++find_package(LibExiv2 REQUIRED)
+ 
+ set_package_properties("exiv2"     PROPERTIES
+                        DESCRIPTION "Required to build digiKam"
+@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ set_package_properties("exiv2"     PROPERTIES
+                        PURPOSE     "Library to manage image metadata"
+ )
+ 
+-if("${exiv2_VERSION}" VERSION_LESS ${EXIV2_MIN_VERSION})
++if("${LibExiv2_VERSION}" VERSION_LESS ${EXIV2_MIN_VERSION})
+ 
+-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Exiv2 version is too old (${exiv2_VERSION})! Minimal version required:${EXIV2_MIN_VERSION}.")
++    message(FATAL_ERROR "Exiv2 version is too old (${LibExiv2_VERSION})! Minimal version required:${EXIV2_MIN_VERSION}.")
+ 
+ endif()
+ 
+-if("${exiv2_VERSION}" VERSION_LESS "0.27.99")
++if("${LibExiv2_VERSION}" VERSION_LESS "0.27.99")
+ 
+     set(EXIV2_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+ 
+diff --git a/core/libs/metadataengine/CMakeLists.txt b/core/libs/metadataengine/CMakeLists.txt
+index 47aa889d5e..bd4dba0bbd 100644
+--- a/core/libs/metadataengine/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/core/libs/metadataengine/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ endif()
+ 
+ # Exiv2 version < 0.28 use auto_ptr instead unique_ptr which is deprecated.
+ 
+-if("${exiv2_VERSION}" VERSION_LESS "0.27.99")
++if("${LibExiv2_VERSION}" VERSION_LESS "0.27.99")
+ 
+     DISABLE_GCC_COMPILER_WARNINGS("5.99.99" "-Wno-deprecated")
+ 
+@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ include_directories(
+     $<TARGET_PROPERTY:KF5::ConfigCore,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
+     $<TARGET_PROPERTY:KF5::I18n,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
+ 
+-    $<TARGET_PROPERTY:exiv2lib,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
++    $<TARGET_PROPERTY:LibExiv2_INCLUDE_DIRS>
+ )
+ 
+ # Used by digikamcore
+-- 
+2.42.0
+
+
+From ee487a753a652c588b88fa18aeb885105c17368d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Maik Qualmann <metzpinguin@gmail.com>
+Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2023 18:49:18 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH 2/5] recognize both Exiv2 CMake variants
+
+---
+ core/CMakeLists.txt                     | 14 ++++++--
+ core/app/DigikamCoreTarget.cmake        | 17 ++++++++-
+ core/cmake/rules/RulesLibExiv2.cmake    | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++----
+ core/libs/metadataengine/CMakeLists.txt | 12 +++++--
+ 4 files changed, 77 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/core/CMakeLists.txt b/core/CMakeLists.txt
+index d5dc2f0dd8..855fdcf185 100644
+--- a/core/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/core/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -255,7 +255,17 @@ PRINT_COMPONENT_COMPILE_STATUS("Media Player Support"                       ENAB
+ # ==============================================================================
+ 
+ PRINT_LIBRARY_STATUS("libboostgraph" "https://github.com/boostorg/boost"                 "(version >= 1.43.0)"                Boost_FOUND)
+-PRINT_LIBRARY_STATUS("libexiv2"      "https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2"                    "(version >= ${EXIV2_MIN_VERSION}"   LibExiv2_FOUND)
++
++if(LibExiv2_FOUND)
++
++    PRINT_LIBRARY_STATUS("libexiv2"  "https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2"                    "(version >= ${EXIV2_MIN_VERSION}"   LibExiv2_FOUND)
++
++else()
++
++    PRINT_LIBRARY_STATUS("libexiv2"  "https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2"                    "(version >= ${EXIV2_MIN_VERSION}"   exiv2_FOUND)
++
++endif()
++
+ PRINT_LIBRARY_STATUS("libexpat"      "https://libexpat.github.io"                        "(version >= 2.0.0)"                 EXPAT_FOUND)
+ PRINT_LIBRARY_STATUS("libjpeg"       "https://github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo"    "(version >= 6b)"                    JPEG_FOUND)
+ PRINT_LIBRARY_STATUS("libkde"        "https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/"                "(version >= ${KF5_MIN_VERSION})"    KF5_FOUND)
+@@ -306,7 +316,7 @@ endif()
+ # ==============================================================================
+ 
+ if(Boost_FOUND                          AND
+-   LibExiv2_FOUND                       AND
++   (LibExiv2_FOUND OR exiv2_FOUND)      AND
+    EXPAT_FOUND                          AND
+    JPEG_FOUND                           AND
+    KF5_FOUND                            AND
+diff --git a/core/app/DigikamCoreTarget.cmake b/core/app/DigikamCoreTarget.cmake
+index 8221a2d632..80bd153caa 100644
+--- a/core/app/DigikamCoreTarget.cmake
++++ b/core/app/DigikamCoreTarget.cmake
+@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ target_link_libraries(digikamcore
+                       ${TIFF_LIBRARIES}
+                       PNG::PNG
+                       ${JPEG_LIBRARIES}
+-                      ${LibExiv2_LIBRARIES}
+ 
+                       ${OPENMP_LDFLAGS}
+ 
+@@ -164,6 +163,22 @@ target_link_libraries(digikamcore
+                       opencv_flann
+ )
+ 
++if(LibExiv2_FOUND)
++
++    target_link_libraries(digikamcore
++                          PRIVATE
++                          ${LibExiv2_LIBRARIES}
++    )
++
++else()
++
++    target_link_libraries(digikamcore
++                          PRIVATE
++                          exiv2lib
++    )
++
++endif()
++
+ if(Qt6_FOUND)
+     target_link_libraries(digikamcore
+                           PRIVATE
+diff --git a/core/cmake/rules/RulesLibExiv2.cmake b/core/cmake/rules/RulesLibExiv2.cmake
+index a8ca259432..e568644ca4 100644
+--- a/core/cmake/rules/RulesLibExiv2.cmake
++++ b/core/cmake/rules/RulesLibExiv2.cmake
+@@ -4,7 +4,17 @@
+ # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ #
+ 
+-find_package(LibExiv2 REQUIRED)
++find_package(LibExiv2 OPTIONAL_COMPONENTS)
++
++if(LibExiv2_FOUND)
++
++    find_package(LibExiv2 REQUIRED)
++
++else()
++
++    find_package(exiv2 REQUIRED)
++
++endif()
+ 
+ set_package_properties("exiv2"     PROPERTIES
+                        DESCRIPTION "Required to build digiKam"
+@@ -13,18 +23,40 @@ set_package_properties("exiv2"     PROPERTIES
+                        PURPOSE     "Library to manage image metadata"
+ )
+ 
+-if("${LibExiv2_VERSION}" VERSION_LESS ${EXIV2_MIN_VERSION})
++if(LibExiv2_FOUND)
+ 
+-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Exiv2 version is too old (${LibExiv2_VERSION})! Minimal version required:${EXIV2_MIN_VERSION}.")
++    if("${LibExiv2_VERSION}" VERSION_LESS ${EXIV2_MIN_VERSION})
+ 
+-endif()
++        message(FATAL_ERROR "Exiv2 version is too old (${LibExiv2_VERSION})! Minimal version required:${EXIV2_MIN_VERSION}.")
++
++    endif()
++
++    if("${LibExiv2_VERSION}" VERSION_LESS "0.27.99")
+ 
+-if("${LibExiv2_VERSION}" VERSION_LESS "0.27.99")
++        set(EXIV2_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+ 
+-    set(EXIV2_CXX_STANDARD 11)
++    else()
++
++        set(EXIV2_CXX_STANDARD 17)
++
++    endif()
+ 
+ else()
+ 
+-    set(EXIV2_CXX_STANDARD 17)
++    if("${exiv2_VERSION}" VERSION_LESS ${EXIV2_MIN_VERSION})
++
++        message(FATAL_ERROR "Exiv2 version is too old (${exiv2_VERSION})! Minimal version required:${EXIV2_MIN_VERSION}.")
++
++    endif()
++
++    if("${exiv2_VERSION}" VERSION_LESS "0.27.99")
++
++        set(EXIV2_CXX_STANDARD 11)
++
++    else()
++
++        set(EXIV2_CXX_STANDARD 17)
++
++    endif()
+ 
+ endif()
+diff --git a/core/libs/metadataengine/CMakeLists.txt b/core/libs/metadataengine/CMakeLists.txt
+index bd4dba0bbd..a4124d17e0 100644
+--- a/core/libs/metadataengine/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/core/libs/metadataengine/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -111,10 +111,18 @@ include_directories(
+ 
+     $<TARGET_PROPERTY:KF5::ConfigCore,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
+     $<TARGET_PROPERTY:KF5::I18n,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
+-
+-    $<TARGET_PROPERTY:LibExiv2_INCLUDE_DIRS>
+ )
+ 
++if(LibExiv2_FOUND)
++
++    include_directories($<TARGET_PROPERTY:LibExiv2_INCLUDE_DIRS>)
++
++else()
++
++    include_directories($<TARGET_PROPERTY:exiv2lib,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>)
++
++endif()
++
+ # Used by digikamcore
+ add_library(core_dmetadata_obj OBJECT ${libdmetadata_SRCS})
+ 
+-- 
+2.42.0
+
+
+From af221dd7700fbf1e6e3b5245184381d2b74ec781 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Maik Qualmann <metzpinguin@gmail.com>
+Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2023 19:12:44 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH 3/5] check version und clear LibExiv2_FOUND
+
+---
+ core/cmake/rules/RulesLibExiv2.cmake | 3 ++-
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/core/cmake/rules/RulesLibExiv2.cmake b/core/cmake/rules/RulesLibExiv2.cmake
+index e568644ca4..de5ea80ec6 100644
+--- a/core/cmake/rules/RulesLibExiv2.cmake
++++ b/core/cmake/rules/RulesLibExiv2.cmake
+@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@
+ 
+ find_package(LibExiv2 OPTIONAL_COMPONENTS)
+ 
+-if(LibExiv2_FOUND)
++if(LibExiv2_FOUND AND ("${LibExiv2_VERSION}" VERSION_GREATER "0.28.0"))
+ 
+     find_package(LibExiv2 REQUIRED)
+ 
+ else()
+ 
++    set (LibExiv2_FOUND FALSE)
+     find_package(exiv2 REQUIRED)
+ 
+ endif()
+-- 
+2.42.0
+
+
+From fda83a6f7e03e4088f3a5903d036c1425d6303b9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Maik Qualmann <metzpinguin@gmail.com>
+Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2023 19:15:41 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH 4/5] adjust Exiv2 version
+
+---
+ core/cmake/rules/RulesLibExiv2.cmake | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/core/cmake/rules/RulesLibExiv2.cmake b/core/cmake/rules/RulesLibExiv2.cmake
+index de5ea80ec6..3db233cad2 100644
+--- a/core/cmake/rules/RulesLibExiv2.cmake
++++ b/core/cmake/rules/RulesLibExiv2.cmake
+@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
+ 
+ find_package(LibExiv2 OPTIONAL_COMPONENTS)
+ 
+-if(LibExiv2_FOUND AND ("${LibExiv2_VERSION}" VERSION_GREATER "0.28.0"))
++if(LibExiv2_FOUND AND ("${LibExiv2_VERSION}" VERSION_GREATER "0.27.99"))
+ 
+     find_package(LibExiv2 REQUIRED)
+ 
+-- 
+2.42.0
+
+
+From 921ee9945f8c438f23b83add58d5737b539cd312 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Maik Qualmann <metzpinguin@gmail.com>
+Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2023 21:35:09 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH 5/5] set correct exiv2 package name and less duplicate CMake
+ code
+
+---
+ core/cmake/rules/RulesLibExiv2.cmake | 34 +++++++++++-----------------
+ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/core/cmake/rules/RulesLibExiv2.cmake b/core/cmake/rules/RulesLibExiv2.cmake
+index 3db233cad2..e3e667d946 100644
+--- a/core/cmake/rules/RulesLibExiv2.cmake
++++ b/core/cmake/rules/RulesLibExiv2.cmake
+@@ -9,19 +9,21 @@ find_package(LibExiv2 OPTIONAL_COMPONENTS)
+ if(LibExiv2_FOUND AND ("${LibExiv2_VERSION}" VERSION_GREATER "0.27.99"))
+ 
+     find_package(LibExiv2 REQUIRED)
++    set(EXIV2_PACKAGE_NAME "LibExiv2")
+ 
+ else()
+ 
+-    set (LibExiv2_FOUND FALSE)
++    set(LibExiv2_FOUND FALSE)
+     find_package(exiv2 REQUIRED)
++    set(EXIV2_PACKAGE_NAME "exiv2")
+ 
+ endif()
+ 
+-set_package_properties("exiv2"     PROPERTIES
+-                       DESCRIPTION "Required to build digiKam"
+-                       URL         "https://www.exiv2.org"
+-                       TYPE        RECOMMENDED
+-                       PURPOSE     "Library to manage image metadata"
++set_package_properties(${EXIV2_PACKAGE_NAME} PROPERTIES
++                       DESCRIPTION           "Required to build digiKam"
++                       URL                   "https://www.exiv2.org"
++                       TYPE                  RECOMMENDED
++                       PURPOSE               "Library to manage image metadata"
+ )
+ 
+ if(LibExiv2_FOUND)
+@@ -32,16 +34,6 @@ if(LibExiv2_FOUND)
+ 
+     endif()
+ 
+-    if("${LibExiv2_VERSION}" VERSION_LESS "0.27.99")
+-
+-        set(EXIV2_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+-
+-    else()
+-
+-        set(EXIV2_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+-
+-    endif()
+-
+ else()
+ 
+     if("${exiv2_VERSION}" VERSION_LESS ${EXIV2_MIN_VERSION})
+@@ -50,14 +42,14 @@ else()
+ 
+     endif()
+ 
+-    if("${exiv2_VERSION}" VERSION_LESS "0.27.99")
++endif()
+ 
+-        set(EXIV2_CXX_STANDARD 11)
++if(("${exiv2_VERSION}" VERSION_GREATER "0.27.99") OR ("${LibExiv2_VERSION}" VERSION_GREATER "0.27.99"))
+ 
+-    else()
++    set(EXIV2_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+ 
+-        set(EXIV2_CXX_STANDARD 17)
++else()
+ 
+-    endif()
++    set(EXIV2_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+ 
+ endif()
+-- 
+2.42.0
+
diff --git a/srcpkgs/digikam/template b/srcpkgs/digikam/template
index 206185f5654..4784bf7d62a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/digikam/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/digikam/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'digikam'
 pkgname=digikam
 version=8.1.0
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF"
 hostmakedepends="extra-cmake-modules gettext pkg-config bison flex qt5-qmake