diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/markitdown/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/markitdown/default.nix
index 22ed0b7bd6f3..8ed51e46c207 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/markitdown/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/markitdown/default.nix
@@ -8,21 +8,20 @@
   hatchling,
 
   # dependencies
+  azure-ai-documentintelligence,
+  azure-identity,
   beautifulsoup4,
+  charset-normalizer,
   defusedxml,
-  ffmpeg-headless,
   lxml,
   magika,
   mammoth,
   markdownify,
-  numpy,
   olefile,
-  openai,
   openpyxl,
   pandas,
-  pathvalidate,
   pdfminer-six,
-  puremagic,
+  pdfplumber,
   pydub,
   python-pptx,
   requests,
@@ -42,14 +41,14 @@ let
 in
 buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "markitdown";
-  version = "0.1.4";
+  version = "0.1.6";
   pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "microsoft";
     repo = "markitdown";
     tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
-    hash = "sha256-WKA2eY8wY3SM9xZ7Cek5eUcJbO5q6eMDx2aTKfQnFvE=";
+    hash = "sha256-pLL44w2jVj5X5/TmPqSveQe/9WLj0ddDUYPoSQlz+9E=";
   };
 
   sourceRoot = "${finalAttrs.src.name}/packages/markitdown";
@@ -58,23 +57,24 @@ buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
 
   pythonRelaxDeps = [
     "magika"
+    "mammoth"
+    "youtube-transcript-api"
   ];
   dependencies = [
+    azure-ai-documentintelligence
+    azure-identity
     beautifulsoup4
+    charset-normalizer
     defusedxml
-    ffmpeg-headless
     lxml
     magika
     mammoth
     markdownify
-    numpy
     olefile
-    openai
     openpyxl
     pandas
-    pathvalidate
     pdfminer-six
-    puremagic
+    pdfplumber
     pydub
     python-pptx
     requests
@@ -98,9 +98,19 @@ buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
     "test_module_vectors"
     "test_cli_vectors"
     "test_module_misc"
+
+    # Require optional azure-ai-contentunderstanding, unavailable in nixpkgs.
+    # The fallback stubs hit `UserAgentPolicy() takes no arguments`.
+    "test_nonexistent_analyzer_raises_value_error"
+    "test_cu_registered_before_docintel"
   ];
 
-  passthru.updateScript = gitUpdater { };
+  passthru.updateScript = gitUpdater {
+    # Drop the "v" tag prefix before version comparison.
+    rev-prefix = "v";
+    # Skip PEP 440 pre-release tags.
+    ignoredVersions = "(a|b|rc)[0-9]+$";
+  };
 
   meta = {
     description = "Python tool for converting files and office documents to Markdown";