diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/reflex-hosting-cli/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/reflex-hosting-cli/default.nix
index cd279c31760f..afce4f09f3e9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/reflex-hosting-cli/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/reflex-hosting-cli/default.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-kp2S3xnclMktEi6aqMBahQVZQeLriSigq77mRu+7A9I=";
   };
 
-  pythonRelaxDeps = [ "pipdeptree" ];
+  pythonRelaxDeps = [
+    "rich"
+    "pipdeptree"
+  ];
 
   build-system = [ poetry-core ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/reflex/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/reflex/default.nix
index d3919d9b742d..165d18dc770f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/reflex/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/reflex/default.nix
@@ -51,26 +51,28 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "reflex";
-  version = "0.7.6";
+  version = "0.7.7";
   pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "reflex-dev";
     repo = "reflex";
     tag = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-LwonbORSoNKi1dHmKxjI2H3G+ZtEGFSpQGwPi/2lRv4=";
+    hash = "sha256-27sgU9ugSkStDOg64W1RgiqmlbOzrdxg7kz2AztfERA=";
   };
 
+  # 'rich' is also somehow checked when building the wheel,
+  # pythonRelaxDepsHook modifies the wheel METADATA in postBuild
+  pypaBuildFlags = [ "--skip-dependency-check" ];
+
   pythonRelaxDeps = [
+    # needed
+    "rich"
+    # preventative
     "fastapi"
     "gunicorn"
   ];
 
-  pythonRemoveDeps = [
-    "setuptools"
-    "build"
-  ];
-
   build-system = [ hatchling ];
 
   dependencies = [