diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pypdf/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pypdf/default.nix
index b9176cc76dbe..0996d6f702fd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pypdf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pypdf/default.nix
@@ -28,16 +28,18 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pypdf";
-  version = "5.0.0";
+  version = "5.0.1";
   pyproject = true;
 
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
+
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "py-pdf";
     repo = "pypdf";
     rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
     # fetch sample files used in tests
     fetchSubmodules = true;
-    hash = "sha256-omnNC1mzph59aqrXqLCuCk0LgzfJv/JhbQRrAgRhAIg=";
+    hash = "sha256-7ANx55OPqwY0dCtyTfCA1OybZi1vAX509RRMlAhYlcQ=";
   };
 
   outputs = [
@@ -45,29 +47,20 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     "doc"
   ];
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    flit-core
-
-    # docs
-    sphinxHook
-    sphinx-rtd-theme
-    myst-parser
-  ];
-
-  patches = [
-    (fetchpatch2 {
-      # Mark test_increment_writer as enable_socket (https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/2867)
-      url = "https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/commit/d974d5c755a7b65f3b9c68c5742afdbc0c1693f6.patch";
-      hash = "sha256-4xiCAStP615IktTUgk31JbIxkxx8d6PQdu8Nfmhc1jo=";
-    })
-  ];
-
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace pyproject.toml \
       --replace-fail "--disable-socket" ""
   '';
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = lib.optionals (pythonOlder "3.11") [ typing-extensions ];
+  build-system = [ flit-core ];
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    sphinxHook
+    sphinx-rtd-theme
+    myst-parser
+  ];
+
+  dependencies = lib.optionals (pythonOlder "3.11") [ typing-extensions ];
 
   optional-dependencies = rec {
     full = crypto ++ image;