diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-benedict/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-benedict/default.nix
index e26493239612..cbac12927c1c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-benedict/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-benedict/default.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "python-benedict";
-  version = "0.30.0";
+  version = "0.30.1";
   format = "setuptools";
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     owner = "fabiocaccamo";
     repo = pname;
     rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-/LERLQw0Jb/Yuf2CfEKIZ658LtSkHjMvMxGcB00IgKs=";
+    hash = "sha256-7X8a9033r6MJT1KgPH7FiXL0EZqwi4wnKVw5AYAaVR8=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-slugify/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-slugify/default.nix
index ce10278fb45c..cb525a5922be 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-slugify/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-slugify/default.nix
@@ -9,23 +9,28 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "python-slugify";
-  version = "6.1.2";
+  version = "8.0.1";
   format = "setuptools";
 
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "un33k";
     repo = pname;
-    rev = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-JGjUNBEMuICsaClQGDSGX4qFRjecVKzmpPNRUTvfwho=";
+    rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-MJac63XjgWdUQdyyEm8O7gAGVszmHxZzRF4frJtR0BU=";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     text-unidecode
-    unidecode
   ];
 
+  passthru.optional-dependencies = {
+    unidecode = [
+      unidecode
+    ];
+  };
+
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     pytestCheckHook
   ];
@@ -41,6 +46,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Python Slugify application that handles Unicode";
     homepage = "https://github.com/un33k/python-slugify";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/un33k/python-slugify/blob/v${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ vrthra ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/audio/spotdl/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/audio/spotdl/default.nix
index afa22491bf0f..43e3b009da3e 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/audio/spotdl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/audio/spotdl/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ let
   };
 in python.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "spotdl";
-  version = "4.1.8";
+  version = "4.1.10";
 
   format = "pyproject";
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ in python.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
     owner = "spotDL";
     repo = "spotify-downloader";
     rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-iE5d9enSbONqVxKW7H7N+1TmBp6nVGtiQvxJxV7R/1o=";
+    hash = "sha256-SmyUoMOlBJZTJH19NwTKbz/vo7Oh4tGHCQrW5DVZQWQ=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = with python.pkgs; [
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ in python.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
     syncedlyrics
     typing-extensions
     setuptools # for pkg_resources
-  ];
+  ] ++ python-slugify.optional-dependencies.unidecode;
 
   nativeCheckInputs = with python.pkgs; [
     pytestCheckHook