diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/blspy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/blspy/default.nix
index 72ba6c38f847..1c491cb5de0f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/blspy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/blspy/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
 , fetchFromGitHub
-, fetchpatch
 , setuptools-scm
 , substituteAll
 , cmake
@@ -14,12 +13,12 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "blspy";
-  version = "1.0.6";
+  version = "1.0.8";
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-sULXnecEs8VI687pR9EK9jjYWlrB4tV4dt7Kzekaxb4=";
+    hash = "sha256-yKLirwWWeUTs5BFXZfqfuNJUXtQW40EiNPxuP+FeHso=";
   };
 
   patches = [
@@ -40,12 +39,12 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
         sha256 = "sha256-lGz7o6DQVAuEc7yTp8bYS2kwjzHwGaNjugDi1ruRJOA=";
         fetchSubmodules = true;
       };
-    })
-
-    # avoid dynamic linking error at import time
-    (fetchpatch {
-      url = "https://github.com/Chia-Network/bls-signatures/pull/287/commits/797241e9dae1c164c862cbdb38c865d4b124a601.patch";
-      sha256 = "sha256-tlc4aA75gUxt5OaSNZqIlO//PXjmddVgVLYuVEFNmkE=";
+      catch2_src = fetchFromGitHub {
+        owner = "catchorg";
+        repo = "Catch2";
+        rev = "v2.13.7"; # pinned by blspy
+        sha256 = "NhZ8Hh7dka7KggEKKZyEbIZahuuTYeCT7cYYSUvkPzI=";
+      };
     })
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/blspy/dont_fetch_dependencies.patch b/pkgs/development/python-modules/blspy/dont_fetch_dependencies.patch
index a480c6d37083..337c8df3c4e5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/blspy/dont_fetch_dependencies.patch
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/blspy/dont_fetch_dependencies.patch
@@ -48,3 +48,17 @@ index 5a8c381..d9aa940 100644
  )
  FetchContent_MakeAvailable(pybind11 relic)
  
+diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
+index 449164a..15a955e 100644
+--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ install(FILES $<TARGET_FILE:bls> DESTINATION lib)
+ if(BUILD_BLS_TESTS)
+   FetchContent_Declare(
+     Catch2
+-    GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/catchorg/Catch2.git
+-    GIT_TAG        v2.13.7
++    URL @catch2_src@
+   )
+   FetchContent_MakeAvailable(Catch2)
+   add_executable(runtest test.cpp)