diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/deltachat2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/deltachat2/default.nix
index 806195e0bb71..6e274de00476 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/deltachat2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/deltachat2/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   buildPythonPackage,
+  dacite,
   deltachat-rpc-server,
   setuptools-scm,
   replaceVars,
@@ -9,14 +10,14 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "deltachat2";
-  version = "0.10.0";
+  version = "1.0.3";
   pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "adbenitez";
     repo = "deltachat2";
     tag = version;
-    hash = "sha256-04MXh1p2xRRnvyu5GrPqMuaraP08WQbFzXYhkXRznA4=";
+    hash = "sha256-L2T1dUv7OCkAg6R5W1ukT/jEcSIkoLUVZmBhYxuPDCE=";
   };
 
   patches = [
@@ -29,6 +30,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     setuptools-scm
   ];
 
+  dependencies = [
+    dacite
+  ];
+
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "deltachat2" ];
 
   meta = {
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/deltachat2/paths.patch b/pkgs/development/python-modules/deltachat2/paths.patch
index 98c236ae4fc8..ace43ecf9776 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/deltachat2/paths.patch
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/deltachat2/paths.patch
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 diff --git a/deltachat2/transport.py b/deltachat2/transport.py
-index c48827e..bfbc390 100644
+index c8b4a9c..a89994c 100644
 --- a/deltachat2/transport.py
 +++ b/deltachat2/transport.py
-@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class IOTransport:
-             # `process_group` is not supported before Python 3.11.
-             kwargs = {"preexec_fn": os.setpgrp, **self._kwargs}  # noqa: PLW1509
-         self.process = subprocess.Popen(  # pylint:disable=consider-using-with
--            "deltachat-rpc-server",
-+            "@deltachatrpcserver@",
-             stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
-             stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-             **kwargs,
+@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class IOTransport:
+     def __init__(
+         self,
+         accounts_dir: Optional[str] = None,
+-        rpc_executable: str = "deltachat-rpc-server",
++        rpc_executable: str = "@deltachatrpcserver@",
+         **kwargs,
+     ):
+         """The given arguments will be passed to subprocess.Popen()"""