diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/patool/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/patool/default.nix
index 7d22c167a356..9d31fa9e93ee 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/patool/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/patool/default.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 , lzip
 , zpaq
 , gnutar
+, unar  # Free alternative to unrar
 , gnugrep
 , diffutils
 , file
@@ -17,13 +18,11 @@
 , xz
 }:
 
-# unrar is unfree, as well as 7z with unrar support, not including it (patool doesn't support unar)
-# it will still use unrar if present in the path
-
 let
   compression-utilities = [
     p7zip
     gnutar
+    unar
     cabextract
     zip
     lzip
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ let
 in
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "patool";
-  version = "1.12";
+  version = "2.0.0";
   format = "setuptools";
 
   #pypi doesn't have test data
@@ -46,24 +45,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     owner = "wummel";
     repo = pname;
     rev = "upstream/${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-Xv4aCUnLi+b1T29tuKRADTIWwK2dO8iDP/D7UfU5mWw=";
+    hash = "sha256-Hjpifsi5Q1eoe/MFWuQBDyjoXi/aUG4VN84yNMkAZaE=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    # https://github.com/wummel/patool/pull/63
-    (fetchpatch {
-      name = "apk-sometimes-has-mime-jar.patch";
-      url = "https://github.com/wummel/patool/commit/a9f3ee3d639a1065be024001e89c0b153511b16b.patch";
-      hash = "sha256-a4aWqHHc/cBs5T2QKZ08ky1K1tqKZEgqVmTmV11aTVE=";
-    })
-    # https://github.com/wummel/patool/pull/130
-    (fetchpatch {
-      name = "apk-sometimes-has-mime-android-package.patch";
-      url = "https://github.com/wummel/patool/commit/e8a1eea1d273b278a1b6f5029d2e21cb18bc9ffd.patch";
-      hash = "sha256-AVooVdU4FNIixUfwyrn39N2SDFHNs4CUYzS5Eey+DrU=";
-    })
-  ];
-
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace patoolib/util.py \
       --replace "path = None" 'path = os.environ["PATH"] + ":${lib.makeBinPath compression-utilities}"'