diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/zotero/zotero_7.nix b/pkgs/by-name/zo/zotero-beta/package.nix
similarity index 50%
rename from pkgs/applications/office/zotero/zotero_7.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/zo/zotero-beta/package.nix
index ae8cc9e9fa6f..2aca01589119 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/zotero/zotero_7.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/zo/zotero-beta/package.nix
@@ -2,104 +2,60 @@
 , stdenv
 , fetchurl
 , wrapGAppsHook3
-, autoPatchelfHook
 , makeDesktopItem
+, alsa-lib
 , atk
 , cairo
-, coreutils
-, curl
-, cups
 , dbus-glib
-, dbus
-, dconf
-, fontconfig
-, freetype
 , gdk-pixbuf
 , glib
-, glibc
 , gtk3
-, libX11
-, libXScrnSaver
-, libxcb
-, libXcomposite
-, libXcursor
-, libXdamage
-, libXext
-, libXfixes
-, libXi
-, libXinerama
-, libXrender
-, libXt
-, libnotify
-, gnome
-, libGLU
 , libGL
-, nspr
-, nss
+, xorg
+, mesa
 , pango
-, gsettings-desktop-schemas
-, alsa-lib
-, libXtst
+, pciutils
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "zotero";
-  version = "7.0.0-beta";
+  version = "7.0.0-beta.83+066eda731";
 
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = "https://download.zotero.org/client/beta/${version}.65%2Bb047f3d90/Zotero-${version}.65%2Bb047f3d90_linux-x86_64.tar.bz2";
-    hash = "sha256-e7T/hvb8bFb4hkouihBkgqUu4ugYoUMHNVKxh0r/WUM=";
-  };
+  src =
+    let
+      escapedVersion = lib.replaceStrings ["+"] ["%2B"] version;
+    in
+    fetchurl {
+      url = "https://download.zotero.org/client/beta/${escapedVersion}/Zotero-${escapedVersion}_linux-x86_64.tar.bz2";
+      hash = "sha256-wqew12/Icv4XS+IJRVcf1Rh/ipqBhe8QGkP8ErfS4J0=";
+    };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    wrapGAppsHook3
-    autoPatchelfHook
-  ];
-  buildInputs = [
-    gsettings-desktop-schemas
-    glib
-    gtk3
-    gnome.adwaita-icon-theme
-    dconf
-    libXtst
+  dontPatchELF = true;
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ wrapGAppsHook3 ];
+
+  libPath = lib.makeLibraryPath [
     alsa-lib
-    stdenv.cc.cc
     atk
     cairo
-    curl
-    cups
     dbus-glib
-    dbus
-    fontconfig
-    freetype
     gdk-pixbuf
     glib
-    glibc
     gtk3
-    libX11
-    libXScrnSaver
-    libXcomposite
-    libXcursor
-    libxcb
-    libXdamage
-    libXext
-    libXfixes
-    libXi
-    libXinerama
-    libXrender
-    libXt
-    libnotify
-    libGLU
     libGL
-    nspr
-    nss
+    xorg.libX11
+    xorg.libXcomposite
+    xorg.libXcursor
+    xorg.libXdamage
+    xorg.libXext
+    xorg.libXfixes
+    xorg.libXi
+    xorg.libXrandr
+    xorg.libXtst
+    xorg.libxcb
+    mesa
     pango
-  ];
-
-  dontConfigure = true;
-  dontBuild = true;
-  dontStrip = true;
-
+    pciutils
+  ] + ":" + lib.makeSearchPathOutput "lib" "lib64" [ stdenv.cc.cc ];
 
   desktopItem = makeDesktopItem {
     name = "zotero";
@@ -113,32 +69,41 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     mimeTypes = [ "x-scheme-handler/zotero" "text/plain" ];
   };
 
-
   installPhase = ''
     runHook preInstall
 
+    # Copy package contents to the output directory
     mkdir -p "$prefix/usr/lib/zotero-bin-${version}"
     cp -r * "$prefix/usr/lib/zotero-bin-${version}"
     mkdir -p "$out/bin"
     ln -s "$prefix/usr/lib/zotero-bin-${version}/zotero" "$out/bin/"
 
-    # install desktop file and icons.
+    # Install desktop file and icons
     mkdir -p $out/share/applications
     cp ${desktopItem}/share/applications/* $out/share/applications/
     for size in 32 64 128; do
-      install -Dm444 icons/icon$size.png \
+      install -Dm444 icons/icon''${size}.png \
         $out/share/icons/hicolor/''${size}x''${size}/apps/zotero.png
     done
     install -Dm444 icons/symbolic.svg \
-        $out/share/icons/hicolor/symbolic/apps/zotero-symbolic.svg
+      $out/share/icons/hicolor/symbolic/apps/zotero-symbolic.svg
 
     runHook postInstall
   '';
 
-  preFixup = ''
-    gappsWrapperArgs+=(
-      --prefix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath [ coreutils ]}
-    )
+  postFixup = ''
+    for executable in \
+      zotero-bin plugin-container updater vaapitest \
+      minidump-analyzer glxtest
+    do
+      if [ -e "$out/usr/lib/zotero-bin-${version}/$executable" ]; then
+        patchelf --interpreter "$(cat $NIX_CC/nix-support/dynamic-linker)" \
+          "$out/usr/lib/zotero-bin-${version}/$executable"
+      fi
+    done
+    find . -executable -type f -exec \
+      patchelf --set-rpath "$libPath" \
+        "$out/usr/lib/zotero-bin-${version}/{}" \;
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
@@ -148,6 +113,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sourceProvenance = with sourceTypes; [ binaryNativeCode ];
     license = licenses.agpl3Only;
     platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ atila ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ atila justanotherariel ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index ce162c99e57e..386aa7d25228 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -35935,7 +35935,7 @@ with pkgs;
 
   zotero = callPackage ../applications/office/zotero { };
 
-  zotero_7 = callPackage ../applications/office/zotero/zotero_7.nix { };
+  zotero_7 = pkgs.zotero-beta;
 
   zscroll = callPackage ../applications/misc/zscroll { };