diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/dbx/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/dbx/default.nix
index 789f6edc803e..506f26096626 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/dbx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/dbx/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , databricks-cli
 , scipy
-, pathpy
+, path
 , pathspec
 , pydantic
 , protobuf
@@ -18,29 +18,26 @@
 , pytestCheckHook
 , pytest-asyncio
 , pytest-timeout
+, pytest-mock
 , lib
+, git
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "dbx";
-  version = "0.5.0";
+  version = "0.6.8";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "databrickslabs";
     repo = "dbx";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "gd466hhyTfPZwC3B3LlydRrkDtfzjY7SvTKy13HDFG8=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-Ou+VdHFVQzmsxJiyaeDd/+FqHvJZeNGB+OXyoagJwtk=";
   };
 
-  postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace setup.py \
-      --replace "protobuf==4.21.1" "protobuf>=3.19.4"
-  '';
-
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     databricks-cli
     scipy
-    pathpy
+    path
     pathspec
     pydantic
     protobuf
@@ -59,36 +56,15 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     pytestCheckHook
     pytest-asyncio
     pytest-timeout
+    pytest-mock
+    git
   ];
 
+  preCheck = ''
+    export HOME=$TMPDIR
+  '';
+
   disabledTests = [
-    # require a HOME for cookiecutter
-    "test_configure"
-    "test_datafactory_deploy"
-    "test_deploy_incorrect_artifact_location"
-    "test_deploy_listed_jobs"
-    "test_deploy_multitask_json"
-    "test_deploy_multitask_yaml"
-    "test_deploy_non_existent_env"
-    "test_deploy_path_adjustment_json"
-    "test_deploy_path_adjustment_yaml"
-    "test_deploy_with_jobs"
-    "test_deploy_with_requirements_and_branch"
-    "test_deployment_with_bad_env_variable"
-    "test_update_job_negative"
-    "test_update_job_positive"
-    "test_with_permissions"
-    "test_write_specs_to_file"
-    "test_awake_cluster"
-    "test_execute"
-    "test_preprocess_cluster_args"
-    "test_launch"
-    "test_launch_run_submit"
-    "test_launch_with_parameters"
-    "test_no_runs"
-    "test_no_runs_run_submit"
-    "test_payload_keys"
-    "test_trace_runs"
     # fails because of dbfs CLI wrong call
     "test_dbfs_unknown_user"
     "test_dbfs_no_root"