diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/base.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/base.nix
index 3d83e905103b..7f11f483a9d0 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/base.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/base.nix
@@ -55,17 +55,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   src = kicadSrc;
 
-  # quick fix for #72248
-  # should be removed if a a more permanent fix is published
-  patches = [
-    (
-      fetchpatch {
-        url = "https://github.com/johnbeard/kicad/commit/dfb1318a3989e3d6f9f2ac33c924ca5030ea273b.patch";
-        sha256 = "00ifd3fas8lid8svzh1w67xc8kyx89qidp7gm633r014j3kjkgcd";
-      }
-    )
-  ];
-
   # tagged releases don't have "unknown"
   # kicad nightlies use git describe --dirty
   # nix removes .git, so its approximated here
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/versions.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/versions.nix
index 0ba69e5a502e..beadd1724e10 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/versions.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/versions.nix
@@ -27,17 +27,17 @@
   };
   "kicad-unstable" = {
     kicadVersion = {
-      version =			"2020-10-09";
+      version =			"2020-11-07";
       src = {
-        rev =			"560428a70f0196fb4ade620042c5ddefc1685ebe";
-        sha256 =		"0rzn83bpl06v1d49lcvwfg93nirn684bqqq536zxhmjm0ayx29ka";
+        rev =			"9454f9df9245aea037d1ad5baf050c2d9101159c";
+        sha256 =		"03bd0dk234ihqnwrv4n40gi856xcjqgxplfwjzlwcq521gwykv30";
       };
     };
     libVersion = {
-      version =			"2020-10-09";
+      version =			"2020-11-07";
       libSources = {
-        i18n.rev =		"d24af2da8cab4ce1081c401909a4a880514e5549";
-        i18n.sha256 =		"0r0sv52k84sw4jxf10lrmzwmn58d2fv5h57fdrspnmvnh10q63xf";
+        i18n.rev =		"e89d9a89bec59199c1ade56ee2556591412ab7b0";
+        i18n.sha256 =		"04zaqyhj3qr4ymyd3k5vjpcna64j8klpsygcgjcv29s3rdi8glfl";
         symbols.rev =		"9c50f4333bafc5a1abf7786436db5ffb6a66758d";
         symbols.sha256 =	"06ic59svz0256isy93863i5ay4k8wshvp1kspnqrc776wmq03l3k";
         templates.rev =		"41eae4ccd3ac02fdb969e3aa272c07ab51dcf5af";