diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/yalexs/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/yalexs/default.nix
index e785273c0b2b..b29576d5f691 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/yalexs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/yalexs/default.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@
   pyjwt,
   pytestCheckHook,
   python-dateutil,
+  python-socketio,
   pythonOlder,
+  pytest-asyncio,
+  pytest-cov-stub,
   requests-mock,
   requests,
   typing-extensions,
@@ -20,7 +23,7 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "yalexs";
-  version = "8.4.1";
+  version = "8.6.3";
   pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.9";
@@ -29,16 +32,13 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     owner = "bdraco";
     repo = "yalexs";
     rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-2n/+3VkKtwNlDgxoraIrx/ZUZ9TydybWIkLDTdbMd1w=";
+    hash = "sha256-z01q+sUuj9BvcN56+c3vti8xUnWhYGuV/BTXhvcTl30=";
   };
 
-  postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace pyproject.toml \
-      --replace-fail "-v -Wdefault --cov=yalexs --cov-report=term-missing:skip-covered" ""
-  '';
-
   build-system = [ poetry-core ];
 
+  pythonRelaxDeps = [ "aiohttp" ];
+
   dependencies = [
     aiofiles
     aiohttp
@@ -46,17 +46,17 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     freenub
     pyjwt
     python-dateutil
+    python-socketio
     requests
     typing-extensions
-  ];
-
-  # aiounittest is not supported on 3.12
-  doCheck = pythonOlder "3.12";
+  ] ++ python-socketio.optional-dependencies.asyncio_client;
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     aioresponses
     aiounittest
     pytestCheckHook
+    pytest-asyncio
+    pytest-cov-stub
     requests-mock
   ];
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Python API for Yale Access (formerly August) Smart Lock and Doorbell";
     homepage = "https://github.com/bdraco/yalexs";
-    changelog = "https://github.com/bdraco/yalexs/releases/tag/v${version}";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/bdraco/yalexs/blob/${src.rev}/CHANGELOG.md";
     license = with licenses; [ mit ];
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ fab ];
   };