diff --git a/lfs/shairport-sync b/lfs/shairport-sync
index a58a5268c..fc120ada4 100644
--- a/lfs/shairport-sync
+++ b/lfs/shairport-sync
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ###############################################################################
 #                                                                             #
 # IPFire.org - A linux based firewall                                         #
-# Copyright (C) 2007-2025  IPFire Team  <info@ipfire.org>                     #
+# Copyright (C) 2007-2026  IPFire Team  <info@ipfire.org>                     #
 #                                                                             #
 # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify        #
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by        #
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ include Config
 
 SUMMARY    = An AirPlay audio player
 
-VER        = 4.3.7
+VER        = 5.5.1
 
 THISAPP    = shairport-sync-$(VER)
 DL_FILE    = $(THISAPP).tar.gz
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ DL_FROM    = $(URL_IPFIRE)
 DIR_APP    = $(DIR_SRC)/$(THISAPP)
 TARGET     = $(DIR_INFO)/$(THISAPP)
 PROG       = shairport-sync
-PAK_VER    = 17
+PAK_VER    = 18
 
-DEPS       = alac alsa avahi ffmpeg libdaemon libplist nqptp soxr
+DEPS       = alsa avahi ffmpeg libdaemon libplist nqptp soxr
 
 SERVICES   = shairport-sync
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ objects = $(DL_FILE)
 
 $(DL_FILE) = $(DL_FROM)/$(DL_FILE)
 
-$(DL_FILE)_BLAKE2 = 9c4013fce4c7e5c45126fc685cc2db408fd51f570d696e01ff8463756778e075a6e1728c03ac3bcaa9db7953c473965c3ac6853a2f3625bd843a02dd60c97281
+$(DL_FILE)_BLAKE2 = 7e683abeb75660d8b396eb560e092d3318c6dec892725f7e6e308cb63a0eb7b5e6d4cf482ab0cb83e47b6a051ad571c4057492c46bcea7da1e719fa5e00f095f
 
 install : $(TARGET)
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ $(TARGET) : $(patsubst %,$(DIR_DL)/%,$(objects))
 				--sysconfdir=/etc \
 				--with-airplay-2 \
 				--with-alsa \
-				--with-apple-alac \
+				--with-ffmpeg \
 				--with-avahi \
 				--with-libdaemon \
 				--with-ssl=openssl \