diff --git a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemCocoa.mm b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemCocoa.mm
index 4ea6a513d03..117d72225d6 100644
--- a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemCocoa.mm
+++ b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemCocoa.mm
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ GHOST_IContext *GHOST_SystemCocoa::createOffscreenContext(GHOST_GLSettings glSet
 #ifdef WITH_VULKAN_BACKEND
   if (glSettings.context_type == GHOST_kDrawingContextTypeVulkan) {
     const bool debug_context = (glSettings.flags & GHOST_glDebugContext) != 0;
-    GHOST_Context *context = new GHOST_ContextVK(false, NULL, 1, 0, debug_context);
+    GHOST_Context *context = new GHOST_ContextVK(false, NULL, 1, 2, debug_context);
     if (!context->initializeDrawingContext()) {
       delete context;
       return NULL;
diff --git a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemWayland.cc b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemWayland.cc
index a90bc4e0d68..d290946feeb 100644
--- a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemWayland.cc
+++ b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemWayland.cc
@@ -6298,7 +6298,7 @@ GHOST_IContext *GHOST_SystemWayland::createOffscreenContext(GHOST_GLSettings glS
                                                  wl_surface,
                                                  display_->wl_display,
                                                  1,
-                                                 0,
+                                                 2,
                                                  debug_context);
 
     if (!context->initializeDrawingContext()) {
diff --git a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemWin32.cc b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemWin32.cc
index 7fd33304488..60970cb263d 100644
--- a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemWin32.cc
+++ b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemWin32.cc
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ GHOST_IContext *GHOST_SystemWin32::createOffscreenContext(GHOST_GLSettings glSet
 #ifdef WITH_VULKAN_BACKEND
   /* Vulkan does not need a window. */
   if (glSettings.context_type == GHOST_kDrawingContextTypeVulkan) {
-    context = new GHOST_ContextVK(false, (HWND)0, 1, 0, debug_context);
+    context = new GHOST_ContextVK(false, (HWND)0, 1, 2, debug_context);
 
     if (!context->initializeDrawingContext()) {
       delete context;
diff --git a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemX11.cc b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemX11.cc
index f95ee0fd3d9..d960a049e98 100644
--- a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemX11.cc
+++ b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemX11.cc
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ GHOST_IContext *GHOST_SystemX11::createOffscreenContext(GHOST_GLSettings glSetti
 #ifdef WITH_VULKAN_BACKEND
   if (glSettings.context_type == GHOST_kDrawingContextTypeVulkan) {
     context = new GHOST_ContextVK(
-        false, GHOST_kVulkanPlatformX11, 0, m_display, NULL, NULL, 1, 0, debug_context);
+        false, GHOST_kVulkanPlatformX11, 0, m_display, NULL, NULL, 1, 2, debug_context);
 
     if (!context->initializeDrawingContext()) {
       delete context;
diff --git a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_WindowCocoa.mm b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_WindowCocoa.mm
index 58b82673735..4f90484d240 100644
--- a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_WindowCocoa.mm
+++ b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_WindowCocoa.mm
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ GHOST_Context *GHOST_WindowCocoa::newDrawingContext(GHOST_TDrawingContextType ty
 {
 #ifdef WITH_VULKAN_BACKEND
   if (type == GHOST_kDrawingContextTypeVulkan) {
-    GHOST_Context *context = new GHOST_ContextVK(m_wantStereoVisual, m_metalLayer, 1, 0, true);
+    GHOST_Context *context = new GHOST_ContextVK(m_wantStereoVisual, m_metalLayer, 1, 2, true);
 
     if (!context->initializeDrawingContext()) {
       delete context;
diff --git a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_WindowWayland.cc b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_WindowWayland.cc
index 408f9fbe1a2..d4a113ee979 100644
--- a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_WindowWayland.cc
+++ b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_WindowWayland.cc
@@ -1744,7 +1744,7 @@ GHOST_Context *GHOST_WindowWayland::newDrawingContext(GHOST_TDrawingContextType
                                     window_->wl_surface,
                                     system_->wl_display(),
                                     1,
-                                    0,
+                                    2,
                                     true);
       break;
 #endif
diff --git a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_WindowWin32.cc b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_WindowWin32.cc
index b8b8e14f400..1a17926f2a1 100644
--- a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_WindowWin32.cc
+++ b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_WindowWin32.cc
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ GHOST_Context *GHOST_WindowWin32::newDrawingContext(GHOST_TDrawingContextType ty
 
 #ifdef WITH_VULKAN_BACKEND
   else if (type == GHOST_kDrawingContextTypeVulkan) {
-    GHOST_Context *context = new GHOST_ContextVK(false, m_hWnd, 1, 0, m_debug_context);
+    GHOST_Context *context = new GHOST_ContextVK(false, m_hWnd, 1, 2, m_debug_context);
 
     if (context->initializeDrawingContext()) {
       return context;
diff --git a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_WindowX11.cc b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_WindowX11.cc
index ae91a0c3580..8a539f8a930 100644
--- a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_WindowX11.cc
+++ b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_WindowX11.cc
@@ -1235,7 +1235,7 @@ GHOST_Context *GHOST_WindowX11::newDrawingContext(GHOST_TDrawingContextType type
                                                  NULL,
                                                  NULL,
                                                  1,
-                                                 0,
+                                                 2,
                                                  m_is_debug_context);
 
     if (!context->initializeDrawingContext()) {
diff --git a/source/blender/gpu/vulkan/vk_context.cc b/source/blender/gpu/vulkan/vk_context.cc
index a71910ee71a..e9b23d0fd61 100644
--- a/source/blender/gpu/vulkan/vk_context.cc
+++ b/source/blender/gpu/vulkan/vk_context.cc
@@ -39,10 +39,7 @@ VKContext::VKContext(void *ghost_window, void *ghost_context)
 
   /* Initialize the memory allocator. */
   VmaAllocatorCreateInfo info = {};
-  /* Should use same vulkan version as GHOST (1.2), but set to 1.0 as 1.2 requires
-   * correct extensions and functions to be found by VMA, which isn't working as expected and
-   * requires more research. To continue development we lower the API to version 1.0. */
-  info.vulkanApiVersion = VK_API_VERSION_1_0;
+  info.vulkanApiVersion = VK_API_VERSION_1_2;
   info.physicalDevice = vk_physical_device_;
   info.device = vk_device_;
   info.instance = vk_instance_;