diff --git a/package/mupdf/mupdf.mk b/package/mupdf/mupdf.mk
index 1c63059954..9eecb84232 100644
--- a/package/mupdf/mupdf.mk
+++ b/package/mupdf/mupdf.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-# python-pymupdf's version must match mupdf's version
+# python-pymupdf's version be compatible with mupdf's version
 MUPDF_VERSION = 1.23.9
 MUPDF_SOURCE = mupdf-$(MUPDF_VERSION)-source.tar.lz
 MUPDF_SITE = https://mupdf.com/downloads/archive
diff --git a/package/python-pymupdf/0001-pipcl.py-allow-providing-python-config-externally.patch b/package/python-pymupdf/0001-pipcl.py-allow-providing-python-config-externally.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..95aa3f7a21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/python-pymupdf/0001-pipcl.py-allow-providing-python-config-externally.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+From ca3417b8d605ccdb2e6c516c5e0c79180381627c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: =?UTF-8?q?Rapha=C3=ABl=20M=C3=A9lotte?= <raphael.melotte@mind.be>
+Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2024 16:13:45 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] pipcl.py: allow providing python-config externally
+MIME-Version: 1.0
+Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
+Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
+
+When cross-compiling (e.g. using Buildroot), the python-config
+executable that resides next to the host python executable provides
+incorrect includes (the ones for the host).
+
+Since the correct path to python-config cannot be guessed, add an
+additional environment variable to allow setting the path to the
+correct python-config executable externally.
+
+Signed-off-by: Raphaël Mélotte <raphael.melotte@mind.be>
+Upstream: https://github.com/pymupdf/PyMuPDF/commit/3a214b0c144d86fd1329b26030f6b9f2a6b27020
+---
+ pipcl.py | 72 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------------
+ setup.py |  3 +++
+ 2 files changed, 40 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/pipcl.py b/pipcl.py
+index 209f660..c154774 100644
+--- a/pipcl.py
++++ b/pipcl.py
+@@ -1789,43 +1789,45 @@ class PythonFlags:
+             self.ldflags = f'-L {_lib_dir}'
+ 
+         else:
+-            # We use python-config which appears to work better than pkg-config
+-            # because it copes with multiple installed python's, e.g.
+-            # manylinux_2014's /opt/python/cp*-cp*/bin/python*.
+-            #
+-            # But... on non-macos it seems that we should not attempt to specify
+-            # libpython on the link command. The manylinux docker containers
+-            # don't actually contain libpython.so, and it seems that this
+-            # deliberate. And the link command runs ok.
+-            #
+-            python_exe = os.path.realpath( sys.executable)
+-            if darwin():
+-                # Basic install of dev tools with `xcode-select --install` doesn't
+-                # seem to provide a `python3-config` or similar, but there is a
+-                # `python-config.py` accessible via sysconfig.
++            python_config = os.environ.get("PYMUPDF_PYTHON_CONFIG")
++            if not python_config:
++                # We use python-config which appears to work better than pkg-config
++                # because it copes with multiple installed python's, e.g.
++                # manylinux_2014's /opt/python/cp*-cp*/bin/python*.
+                 #
+-                # We try different possibilities and use the last one that
+-                # works.
++                # But... on non-macos it seems that we should not attempt to specify
++                # libpython on the link command. The manylinux docker containers
++                # don't actually contain libpython.so, and it seems that this
++                # deliberate. And the link command runs ok.
+                 #
+-                python_config = None
+-                for pc in (
+-                        f'python3-config',
+-                        f'{sys.executable} {sysconfig.get_config_var("srcdir")}/python-config.py',
+-                        f'{python_exe}-config',
+-                        ):
+-                    e = subprocess.run(
+-                            f'{pc} --includes',
+-                            shell=1,
+-                            stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+-                            stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+-                            check=0,
+-                            ).returncode
+-                    log1(f'{e=} from {pc!r}.')
+-                    if e == 0:
+-                        python_config = pc
+-                assert python_config, f'Cannot find python-config'
+-            else:
+-                python_config = f'{python_exe}-config'
++                python_exe = os.path.realpath( sys.executable)
++                if darwin():
++                    # Basic install of dev tools with `xcode-select --install` doesn't
++                    # seem to provide a `python3-config` or similar, but there is a
++                    # `python-config.py` accessible via sysconfig.
++                    #
++                    # We try different possibilities and use the last one that
++                    # works.
++                    #
++                    python_config = None
++                    for pc in (
++                            f'python3-config',
++                            f'{sys.executable} {sysconfig.get_config_var("srcdir")}/python-config.py',
++                            f'{python_exe}-config',
++                            ):
++                        e = subprocess.run(
++                                f'{pc} --includes',
++                                shell=1,
++                                stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
++                                stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
++                                check=0,
++                                ).returncode
++                        log1(f'{e=} from {pc!r}.')
++                        if e == 0:
++                            python_config = pc
++                    assert python_config, f'Cannot find python-config'
++                else:
++                    python_config = f'{python_exe}-config'
+             log1(f'Using {python_config=}.')
+             try:
+                 self.includes = run( f'{python_config} --includes', capture=1).strip()
+diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
+index 23a5c78..4b3b5c7 100755
+--- a/setup.py
++++ b/setup.py
+@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ Environmental variables:
+         PYMUPDF_MUPDF_LIB
+             Directory containing MuPDF libraries, (libmupdf.so,
+             libmupdfcpp.so).
++
++        PYMUPDF_PYTHON_CONFIG
++            Optional path to python-config.
+     
+     PYMUPDF_SETUP_IMPLEMENTATIONS
+         Must be one of 'a', 'b', 'ab'. If unset we use 'ab'.
+-- 
+2.41.0
+
diff --git a/package/python-pymupdf/Config.in b/package/python-pymupdf/Config.in
index 7e961689b6..e6e7c38c9e 100644
--- a/package/python-pymupdf/Config.in
+++ b/package/python-pymupdf/Config.in
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PYMUPDF
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP # mupdf -> harfbuzz
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SYNC_4 # mupdf -> harfbuzz
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9 # mupdf -> harfbuzz
+	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # runtime failure
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_SWIG
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_FREETYPE
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_MUPDF
@@ -12,7 +13,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PYMUPDF
 
 	  https://github.com/pymupdf/PyMuPDF
 
-comment "python-pymupdf needs a toolchain w/ C++, gcc >= 4.9"
+comment "python-pymupdf needs a toolchain w/ C++, gcc >= 4.9, dynamic library"
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_SYNC_4
 	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP || \
-		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9
+		!BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9 || \
+		BR2_STATIC_LIBS
diff --git a/package/python-pymupdf/python-pymupdf.hash b/package/python-pymupdf/python-pymupdf.hash
index 9fd8150088..341366d46f 100644
--- a/package/python-pymupdf/python-pymupdf.hash
+++ b/package/python-pymupdf/python-pymupdf.hash
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # md5, sha256 from https://pypi.org/pypi/pymupdf/json
-md5  468fe56375a1fca99e83fe0aa0b9f8bd  PyMuPDF-1.22.0.tar.gz
-sha256  6e1694e5c0cd8b92d503a506ee8e4ba1bed768528de586889d3ec90e9dc4a7d3  PyMuPDF-1.22.0.tar.gz
+md5  5c219a0c4cb3d57b60e39cc901ebd220  PyMuPDF-1.23.22.tar.gz
+sha256  c41cd91d83696cea67a4b6c65cc1951c2019ac0a561c5a3f543318ede30d3cd0  PyMuPDF-1.23.22.tar.gz
 # Locally computed sha256 checksums
 sha256  57c8ff33c9c0cfc3ef00e650a1cc910d7ee479a8bc509f6c9209a7c2a11399d6  COPYING
diff --git a/package/python-pymupdf/python-pymupdf.mk b/package/python-pymupdf/python-pymupdf.mk
index 8547d4f3fb..1d6ad78bce 100644
--- a/package/python-pymupdf/python-pymupdf.mk
+++ b/package/python-pymupdf/python-pymupdf.mk
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-# python-pymupdf's version must match mupdf's version
-PYTHON_PYMUPDF_VERSION = 1.22.0
+# python-pymupdf's version must be compatible with mupdf's version
+PYTHON_PYMUPDF_VERSION = 1.23.22
 PYTHON_PYMUPDF_SOURCE = PyMuPDF-$(PYTHON_PYMUPDF_VERSION).tar.gz
-PYTHON_PYMUPDF_SITE = https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/28/ba/d6bb6fd678e8396d7b944870286fb25fd6f499b8cb599b5436c8f725adbf
+PYTHON_PYMUPDF_SITE = https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/05/20/a0d1221d8f379afcc12b4d1687a8f4adb69eef659e835d781c3fa331ff46
 PYTHON_PYMUPDF_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
 PYTHON_PYMUPDF_LICENSE = AGPL-3.0+
 PYTHON_PYMUPDF_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
@@ -15,16 +15,11 @@ PYTHON_PYMUPDF_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 PYTHON_PYMUPDF_DEPENDENCIES = freetype host-swig mupdf
 PYTHON_PYMUPDF_BUILD_OPTS = --skip-dependency-check
 
-PYTHON_PYMUPDF_ENV = CFLAGS="-I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/mupdf -I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/freetype2"
-
-# We need to remove the original paths as we provide them in the CFLAGS:
-define PYTHON_PYMUPDF_REMOVE_PATHS
-	sed -i "/\/usr\/include\/mupdf/d" $(@D)/setup.py
-	sed -i "/\/usr\/include\/freetype2/d" $(@D)/setup.py
-	sed -i "/\/usr\/local\/include\/mupdf/d" $(@D)/setup.py
-	sed -i "/mupdf\/thirdparty\/freetype\/include/d" $(@D)/setup.py
-endef
-
-PYTHON_PYMUPDF_POST_PATCH_HOOKS = PYTHON_PYMUPDF_REMOVE_PATHS
+PYTHON_PYMUPDF_ENV = \
+	PYMUPDF_INCLUDES="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/freetype2:$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include" \
+	PYMUPDF_MUPDF_LIB="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib" \
+	PYMUPDF_PYTHON_CONFIG="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/python3-config" \
+	PYMUPDF_SETUP_IMPLEMENTATIONS=a \
+	PYMUPDF_SETUP_MUPDF_BUILD=
 
 $(eval $(python-package))
diff --git a/support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_pymupdf.py b/support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_pymupdf.py
index 574bd27965..ffcbfa1140 100644
--- a/support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_pymupdf.py
+++ b/support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_pymupdf.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import fitz
+import fitz_old as fitz
 
 # Write a test PDF file
 outfile = "python-pymupdf.pdf"