diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/crate/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/crate/default.nix
index c4a698c5250a..a7d7dc3ec603 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/crate/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/crate/default.nix
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "crate";
-  version = "0.26.0";
+  version = "0.27.1";
   disabled = !isPy3k;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "6f650c2efe250b89bf35f8fe3211eb37ebc8d76f7a9c09bd73db3076708fa2fc";
+    sha256 = "sha256-YYzn13yaTTVt4mxbE8wbymGrisraMRRHodydawSy/Uc=";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
@@ -30,20 +30,19 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   ];
 
   disabledTests = [
-    "RequestsCaBundleTest"
+    # network access
+    "test_layer_from_uri"
+  ];
+
+  disabledTestPaths = [
+    # imports setuptools.ssl_support, which doesn't exist anymore
+    "src/crate/client/test_http.py"
   ];
-  disabledTestPaths = lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ "src/crate/client/test_http.py" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/crate/crate-python";
     description = "A Python client library for CrateDB";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ doronbehar ];
-    # 2021-07-12 (@layus): Please unbreak when an update fixes compatibility
-    # with the version of SQLAlchemy in nixpkgs
-    # And also re-enable tests in pythonPackages.agate-sql.
-    # The version string below is intentionally split, so nixpkgs-update does
-    # not change it. That would make this warning pretty useless.
-    broken = assert version == "0.2"+"6.0"; true;
   };
 }