diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mpris-server/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mpris-server/default.nix
index e792426491f1..59a668a61e8d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mpris-server/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mpris-server/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
+, pythonRelaxDepsHook
 , fetchPypi
 , emoji
 , pydbus
@@ -9,16 +10,19 @@
 }:
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "mpris-server";
-  version = "0.8.1";
+  version = "0.4.2";
   pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     pname = "mpris_server";
     inherit version;
-    hash = "sha256-dfnFX+u7PhQb4ScHIkRHnGVpCABZhhlw/R+ks63zcec=";
+    hash = "sha256-p3nM80fOMtRmeKvOXuX40Fu9xH8gPgYyneXbUS678fE=";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ setuptools ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    pythonRelaxDepsHook
+    setuptools
+  ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     emoji
@@ -27,6 +31,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     unidecode
   ];
 
+  pythonRelaxDeps = [
+    "emoji"
+  ];
+
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "mpris_server" ];
 
   # upstream has no tests