diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ra/rapid-photo-downloader/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ra/rapid-photo-downloader/package.nix
index 64fbe6d31621..fd4d1d4f2a43 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ra/rapid-photo-downloader/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ra/rapid-photo-downloader/package.nix
@@ -17,60 +17,53 @@
   gdk-pixbuf,
   libmediainfo,
   vmtouch,
-  gitUpdater,
+  versionCheckHook,
+  nix-update-script,
 }:
 
 python3Packages.buildPythonApplication (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "rapid-photo-downloader";
-  version = "0.9.36";
+  version = "0.9.37";
   pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "damonlynch";
     repo = "rapid-photo-downloader";
-    rev = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
-    hash = "sha256-fFmIbqymYkg2Z1/x0mNsCNlDCOyqVg65CM4a67t+kPQ=";
+    tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
+    hash = "sha256-De4qe3LZm8fe5mu3teQzeP74mdgetCPRJrBzq9fad2s=";
   };
 
   build-system = with python3Packages; [
-    setuptools
+    hatchling
+    hatch-argparse-manpage
+    hatch-gettext
   ];
 
   dependencies = with python3Packages; [
     ifuse
     libimobiledevice
     # Python dependencies
-    pyqt5
-    pygobject3
-    gphoto2
-    pyzmq
-    tornado
-    psutil
-    pyxdg
     arrow
-    python-dateutil
-    easygui
     babel
     colour
+    gphoto2
+    packaging
     pillow
+    psutil
+    pygobject3
     pymediainfo
-    sortedcontainers
-    requests
-    colorlog
-    pyprind
-    setuptools
+    pyqt5
+    python-dateutil
+    pyxdg
+    pyzmq
     show-in-file-manager
+    sortedcontainers
     tenacity
+    tornado
+    # Optional dependencies
+    colorlog
   ];
 
-  postPatch = ''
-    # Drop broken version specifier
-    sed -i '/python_requires/d' setup.py
-    # Disable version check
-    substituteInPlace raphodo/constants.py \
-      --replace "disable_version_check = False" "disable_version_check = True"
-  '';
-
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     libsForQt5.wrapQtAppsHook
     file
@@ -78,15 +71,6 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication (finalAttrs: {
     gobject-introspection
   ];
 
-  # Package has no generally usable unit tests.
-  # The included doctests expect specific, hardcoded hardware to be present.
-  # Instead, we just make sure the program runs enough to report its version.
-  checkPhase = ''
-    export XDG_DATA_HOME=$(mktemp -d)
-    export QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen
-    $out/bin/rapid-photo-downloader --detailed-version
-  '';
-
   buildInputs = [
     gdk-pixbuf
     gexiv2
@@ -100,11 +84,23 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication (finalAttrs: {
     udisks
   ];
 
-  # NOTE: Check if strictDeps can be renabled
-  # at the time of writing this the dependency easygui fails to build
-  #       launching fails with:
-  #       "Namespace [Notify / GExiv2 / GUdev] not available"
-  strictDeps = false;
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+
+  versionCheckProgramArg = "--detailed-version";
+  # Keep and setup environment such that the detailed version check
+  # can run successfully without a screen.
+  # Next to that, set the XDG_CACHE_HOME to stop generating errors
+  # about unwritable cache directories.
+  versionCheckKeepEnvironment = [
+    "QT_QPA_PLATFORM"
+    "XDG_CACHE_HOME"
+  ];
+  preVersionCheck = ''
+    export QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen
+    export XDG_CACHE_HOME=$(mktemp -d)
+  '';
+
+  strictDeps = true;
 
   preFixup = ''
     makeWrapperArgs+=(
@@ -122,9 +118,8 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication (finalAttrs: {
     )
   '';
 
-  passthru.updateScript = gitUpdater {
-    rev-prefix = "v";
-    ignoredVersions = "a.*";
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script {
+    extraArgs = [ "--version-regex=^v([0-9.]+)$" ];
   };
 
   meta = {
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/hatch-argparse-manpage/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/hatch-argparse-manpage/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a0efb0bac9f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/hatch-argparse-manpage/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  # Build system
+  hatchling,
+  # Dependencies
+  argparse-manpage,
+  rich,
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
+  pname = "hatch-argparse-manpage";
+  version = "1.0.1";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "damonlynch";
+    repo = "hatch-argparse-manpage";
+    tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
+    hash = "sha256-wkMLbbOkIRO83byUTJRYAS7uTYc2weL/viH1fI8xYh0=";
+  };
+
+  build-system = [
+    hatchling
+  ];
+
+  dependencies = [
+    argparse-manpage
+    rich
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "hatch_argparse_manpage"
+  ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Hatch build hook plugin to automatically generate manual pages";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/damonlynch/hatch-argparse-manpage";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/damonlynch/hatch-argparse-manpage/blob/${finalAttrs.src.tag}/CHANGES.md";
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl3Plus;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ philipdb ];
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/hatch-gettext/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/hatch-gettext/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..743cdbaf3f63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/hatch-gettext/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  # Build system
+  hatchling,
+  # Dependencies
+  rich,
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
+  pname = "hatch-gettext";
+  version = "1.1.1";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "damonlynch";
+    repo = "hatch-gettext";
+    tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
+    hash = "sha256-hdYwDKRzv3iRoKUtPssOL2t4iPPsK+wlSydbMOeFyUs=";
+  };
+
+  build-system = [
+    hatchling
+  ];
+
+  dependencies = [
+    rich
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "hatch_gettext"
+  ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Hatch build hook plugin for GNU gettext";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/damonlynch/hatch-gettext";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/damonlynch/hatch-gettext/blob/${finalAttrs.src.tag}/CHANGES.md";
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl3Plus;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ philipdb ];
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 6cc71fc903cb..46a8625b989f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -6914,6 +6914,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   hatch = callPackage ../development/python-modules/hatch/default.nix { };
 
+  hatch-argparse-manpage = callPackage ../development/python-modules/hatch-argparse-manpage { };
+
   hatch-autorun = callPackage ../development/python-modules/hatch-autorun { };
 
   hatch-babel = callPackage ../development/python-modules/hatch-babel { };
@@ -6928,6 +6930,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   hatch-fancy-pypi-readme = callPackage ../development/python-modules/hatch-fancy-pypi-readme { };
 
+  hatch-gettext = callPackage ../development/python-modules/hatch-gettext { };
+
   hatch-jupyter-builder = callPackage ../development/python-modules/hatch-jupyter-builder { };
 
   hatch-min-requirements = callPackage ../development/python-modules/hatch-min-requirements { };