diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/versioningit/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/versioningit/default.nix
index c578f96e1883..68729dc107ba 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/versioningit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/versioningit/default.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   build,
   hatchling,
   pydantic,
+  pytest-cov-stub,
   pytest-mock,
   setuptools,
   git,
@@ -28,12 +29,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-sLpYblrwi4fb4zVAgpEKHQUCw2IC1JbhrmDvO0HuKcE=";
   };
 
-  postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace tox.ini \
-      --replace "--cov=versioningit" "" \
-      --replace "--cov-config=tox.ini" "" \
-      --replace "--no-cov-on-fail" ""
-  '';
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ hatchling ];
 
@@ -47,6 +42,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     build
     hatchling
     pydantic
+    pytest-cov-stub
     pytest-mock
     setuptools
     git