diff --git a/srcpkgs/SuiteSparse/patches/skip-demo-on-build.patch b/srcpkgs/SuiteSparse/patches/skip-demo-on-build.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9ec775229ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/SuiteSparse/patches/skip-demo-on-build.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+This is to avoid running demos on `make install`, which break cross compile
+
+--- a/Makefile
++++ b/Makefile
+@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ endif
+ # just compile GraphBLAS
+ gb:
+ 	echo $(CMAKE_OPTIONS)
+-	( cd GraphBLAS && $(MAKE) JOBS=$(JOBS) CMAKE_OPTIONS='$(CMAKE_OPTIONS)' )
++	( cd GraphBLAS && $(MAKE) JOBS=$(JOBS) CMAKE_OPTIONS='$(CMAKE_OPTIONS)' library )
+ 
+ # compile and install GraphBLAS libgraphblas_renamed, for MATLAB
+ gbrenamed:
+@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ gbrenamed:
+ 
+ # just compile Mongoose
+ mon:
+-	( cd Mongoose && $(MAKE) CMAKE_OPTIONS='$(CMAKE_OPTIONS)' )
++	( cd Mongoose && $(MAKE) CMAKE_OPTIONS='$(CMAKE_OPTIONS)' library )
+ 
+ # compile and install Mongoose
+ moninstall: mon
diff --git a/srcpkgs/SuiteSparse/template b/srcpkgs/SuiteSparse/template
index ab5c829e3ab..b304dfc8f78 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/SuiteSparse/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/SuiteSparse/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'SuiteSparse'
 pkgname=SuiteSparse
-version=5.10.1
-revision=2
+version=5.12.0
+revision=1
 # XXX: re-enable TBB=-ltbb -DSPQR_CONFIG=-DHAVE_TBB when updating, if possible
 make_build_args="BLAS=-lblas LAPACK=-llapack"
 hostmakedepends="cmake chrpath"
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ short_desc="Suite of sparse matrix software"
 maintainer="Gonzalo Tornaría <tornaria@cmat.edu.uy>"
 license="custom:multiple"
 homepage="https://people.engr.tamu.edu/davis/suitesparse.html"
+changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DrTimothyAldenDavis/SuiteSparse/master/ChangeLog"
 distfiles="https://github.com/DrTimothyAldenDavis/SuiteSparse/archive/refs/tags/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=acb4d1045f48a237e70294b950153e48dce5b5f9ca8190e86c2b8c54ce00a7ee
+checksum=5fb0064a3398111976f30c5908a8c0b40df44c6dd8f0cc4bfa7b9e45d8c647de
 
 do_build() {
 	make config library $make_build_args JOBS=$XBPS_MAKEJOBS