diff --git a/dev-python/pygobject-base/Manifest b/dev-python/pygobject-base/Manifest
index 319f64927..1ca98d70a 100644
--- a/dev-python/pygobject-base/Manifest
+++ b/dev-python/pygobject-base/Manifest
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 DIST pygobject-3.10.2.tar.xz 672092 SHA256 75608f2c4052f0277508fc79debef026d9e84cb9261de2b922387c093d32c326 SHA512 d404916fd9b59c035be093de7ebcc04dbeacb339d1d9284aca7ee569cecee34202a1e0f4e87f301bc0161c7a3a7820987a6a69ff1428c6fda2e99933a32dc96a WHIRLPOOL ece501defc3ffd2af79b1fff7c7d289c4dbb6bd17a577c0369399876957ad3f83455197c1c7c991725a588498fe37c56262c68a1fe2c985a9dea8b799d321138
-DIST pygobject-3.8.3.tar.xz 657196 SHA256 384b3e1b8d1e7c8796d7eb955380d62946dd0ed9c54ecf0817af2d6b254e082c SHA512 e037aaf2ce78cffb09676282fe50d5188a5f4e832cd4cbb215e44fa515ded4c3591fa9df3b9a2a4f31f1e5c2951967fd429c1373739b23b73db46d36dfb14144 WHIRLPOOL fc4612df384c955a0b927ea473f76112bddb707a170815f8fcc53e1fe255e9a2cc2ac408d68ac84991fbe3e6bc7726e47af10ccf1082925a811b80fc4f4e79ed
+DIST pygobject-3.12.1.tar.xz 701872 SHA256 da5fe04759e862d347b26b53a6aea0affa7cbe858b7004475fa8c7929496da35 SHA512 095754d06507bb5c5d802603d8fd97fabcc3057172f1fe6f34138e9553281cc7b474a0dd9f235678718eccc4f7adee38b10ec1365d5fd8c4c61a47e4a24fd5a1 WHIRLPOOL 3cc3c96f7f644c17ef9c9704107af3ff0577da3a54258de208b048eee1cf8e329ed572b4d8cea6e336a9757d6f60a969ce9c84fdd9987abf114b3e79a4ee3c18
diff --git a/dev-python/pygobject-base/pygobject-base-3.8.3.ebuild b/dev-python/pygobject-base/pygobject-base-3.12.1.ebuild
similarity index 83%
rename from dev-python/pygobject-base/pygobject-base-3.8.3.ebuild
rename to dev-python/pygobject-base/pygobject-base-3.12.1.ebuild
index 66e300729..f2259a38f 100644
--- a/dev-python/pygobject-base/pygobject-base-3.8.3.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/pygobject-base/pygobject-base-3.12.1.ebuild
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 EAPI="5"
 GCONF_DEBUG="no"
 GNOME2_LA_PUNT="yes"
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python{2_6,2_7,3_1,3_2,3_3} )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python{2_7,3_2,3_3} )
 
 REAL_PN="${PN/-base}"
 GNOME_ORG_MODULE="${REAL_PN}"
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ IUSE="+cairo examples test +threads"
 REQUIRED_USE="${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE}"
 
 COMMON_DEPEND="
-	>=dev-libs/glib-2.34.2:2
-	>=dev-libs/gobject-introspection-1.34.2
+	>=dev-libs/glib-2.38:2
+	>=dev-libs/gobject-introspection-1.38
 	virtual/libffi:=
 	${PYTHON_DEPS}
 "
@@ -38,11 +38,8 @@ DEPEND="${COMMON_DEPEND}
 		x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf:2[introspection]
 		x11-libs/gtk+:3[introspection]
 		x11-libs/pango[introspection] )
-	gnome-base/gnome-common
 "
 
-# gnome-base/gnome-common required by eautoreconf
-
 # We now disable introspection support in slot 2 per upstream recommendation
 # (see https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=642048#c9); however,
 # older versions of slot 2 installed their own site-packages/gi, and
@@ -52,24 +49,14 @@ RDEPEND="${COMMON_DEPEND}
 	!<dev-python/pygobject-2.28.6-r50:2[introspection]"
 
 src_prepare() {
-	DOCS="AUTHORS ChangeLog* NEWS README"
-
-	# Do not build tests if unneeded, bug #226345, upstream bug #698444
-	epatch "${FILESDIR}/${REAL_PN}-3.7.90-make_check.patch"
-
-	eautoreconf
 	gnome2_src_prepare
-
 	python_copy_sources
 }
 
 src_configure() {
-	# Hard-enable libffi support since both gobject-introspection and
-	# glib-2.29.x rdepend on it anyway
 	# docs disabled by upstream default since they are very out of date
 	python_foreach_impl run_in_build_dir \
 		gnome2_src_configure \
-			--with-ffi \
 			--disable-cairo \
 			$(use_enable threads thread)
 }
@@ -81,6 +68,7 @@ src_compile() {
 src_test() {
 	unset DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS
 	export GIO_USE_VFS="local" # prevents odd issues with deleting ${T}/.gvfs
+	export GIO_USE_VOLUME_MONITOR="unix" # prevent udisks-related failures in chroots, bug #449484
 
 	testing() {
 		export XDG_CACHE_HOME="${T}/${EPYTHON}"
@@ -92,6 +80,8 @@ src_test() {
 }
 
 src_install() {
+	DOCS="AUTHORS ChangeLog* NEWS README"
+
 	python_foreach_impl run_in_build_dir gnome2_src_install
 
 	if use examples; then
diff --git a/dev-python/pygobject-cairo/Manifest b/dev-python/pygobject-cairo/Manifest
index 319f64927..1ca98d70a 100644
--- a/dev-python/pygobject-cairo/Manifest
+++ b/dev-python/pygobject-cairo/Manifest
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 DIST pygobject-3.10.2.tar.xz 672092 SHA256 75608f2c4052f0277508fc79debef026d9e84cb9261de2b922387c093d32c326 SHA512 d404916fd9b59c035be093de7ebcc04dbeacb339d1d9284aca7ee569cecee34202a1e0f4e87f301bc0161c7a3a7820987a6a69ff1428c6fda2e99933a32dc96a WHIRLPOOL ece501defc3ffd2af79b1fff7c7d289c4dbb6bd17a577c0369399876957ad3f83455197c1c7c991725a588498fe37c56262c68a1fe2c985a9dea8b799d321138
-DIST pygobject-3.8.3.tar.xz 657196 SHA256 384b3e1b8d1e7c8796d7eb955380d62946dd0ed9c54ecf0817af2d6b254e082c SHA512 e037aaf2ce78cffb09676282fe50d5188a5f4e832cd4cbb215e44fa515ded4c3591fa9df3b9a2a4f31f1e5c2951967fd429c1373739b23b73db46d36dfb14144 WHIRLPOOL fc4612df384c955a0b927ea473f76112bddb707a170815f8fcc53e1fe255e9a2cc2ac408d68ac84991fbe3e6bc7726e47af10ccf1082925a811b80fc4f4e79ed
+DIST pygobject-3.12.1.tar.xz 701872 SHA256 da5fe04759e862d347b26b53a6aea0affa7cbe858b7004475fa8c7929496da35 SHA512 095754d06507bb5c5d802603d8fd97fabcc3057172f1fe6f34138e9553281cc7b474a0dd9f235678718eccc4f7adee38b10ec1365d5fd8c4c61a47e4a24fd5a1 WHIRLPOOL 3cc3c96f7f644c17ef9c9704107af3ff0577da3a54258de208b048eee1cf8e329ed572b4d8cea6e336a9757d6f60a969ce9c84fdd9987abf114b3e79a4ee3c18
diff --git a/dev-python/pygobject-cairo/pygobject-cairo-3.8.3.ebuild b/dev-python/pygobject-cairo/pygobject-cairo-3.12.1.ebuild
similarity index 88%
rename from dev-python/pygobject-cairo/pygobject-cairo-3.8.3.ebuild
rename to dev-python/pygobject-cairo/pygobject-cairo-3.12.1.ebuild
index d8f572fda..e0e553ced 100644
--- a/dev-python/pygobject-cairo/pygobject-cairo-3.8.3.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/pygobject-cairo/pygobject-cairo-3.12.1.ebuild
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2013 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2014 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Header: $
 
 EAPI="5"
 GCONF_DEBUG="no"
 GNOME2_LA_PUNT="yes"
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python{2_6,2_7,3_1,3_2,3_3} )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python{2_7,3_2,3_3} )
 
 REAL_PN="${PN/-cairo}"
 GNOME_ORG_MODULE="${REAL_PN}"
@@ -36,14 +36,7 @@ RDEPEND="${COMMON_DEPEND}
 # gnome-base/gnome-common required by eautoreconf
 
 src_prepare() {
-	DOCS="AUTHORS ChangeLog* NEWS README"
-
-	# Do not build tests if unneeded, bug #226345, upstream bug #698444
-	epatch "${FILESDIR}/${REAL_PN}-3.7.90-make_check.patch"
-
-	eautoreconf
 	gnome2_src_prepare
-
 	python_copy_sources
 }
 
@@ -53,7 +46,6 @@ src_configure() {
 	# docs disabled by upstream default since they are very out of date
 	python_foreach_impl run_in_build_dir \
 		gnome2_src_configure \
-			--with-ffi \
 			--enable-cairo \
 			$(use_enable threads thread)
 }
@@ -63,6 +55,8 @@ src_compile() {
 }
 
 src_install() {
+	DOCS="AUTHORS ChangeLog* NEWS README"
+
 	python_foreach_impl run_in_build_dir gnome2_src_install
 	# just keep /usr/$(get_libdir)/*/site-packages/gi/_gi_cairo.so
 	# discard the rest
diff --git a/dev-python/pygobject/pygobject-3.8.3.ebuild b/dev-python/pygobject/pygobject-3.12.1.ebuild
similarity index 84%
rename from dev-python/pygobject/pygobject-3.8.3.ebuild
rename to dev-python/pygobject/pygobject-3.12.1.ebuild
index d9e0d4105..0182d1d83 100644
--- a/dev-python/pygobject/pygobject-3.8.3.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/pygobject/pygobject-3.12.1.ebuild
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2013 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2014 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Header: $
 
 EAPI="5"
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python{2_6,2_7,3_1,3_2,3_3} )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python{2_7,3_2,3_3} )
 
 inherit python-r1
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ HOMEPAGE="http://www.pygtk.org/"
 LICENSE="LGPL-2.1+"
 SLOT="3"
 KEYWORDS="~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~hppa ~ia64 ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~s390 ~sh ~sparc ~x86 ~amd64-fbsd ~x86-fbsd ~x86-interix ~amd64-linux ~x86-linux ~ppc-macos ~x64-macos ~x86-macos ~sparc-solaris ~x64-solaris ~x86-solaris"
-IUSE="+cairo examples test +threads" # doc
+IUSE="+cairo examples test +threads"
 
 REQUIRED_USE="${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE}"