diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/beets-alternatives/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/beets-alternatives/default.nix
index 5144eb45c80c..897481ce5bbd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/beets-alternatives/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/beets-alternatives/default.nix
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
       url = "https://github.com/geigerzaehler/beets-alternatives/commit/84fdb0fa15225cce1e881b07bddcb52715677915.patch";
       hash = "sha256-rURvP7aNJ+I9bPjk43t8rYujOK1iUS1J4RFMAHfa5AU=";
     })
+    # Fix for Beets 2.12; see https://github.com/geigerzaehler/beets-alternatives/pull/234
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/geigerzaehler/beets-alternatives/commit/e27772bb627d1b0763685d7add209d40987f2b95.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-47HhaYWzHQakGlbUWdfG5qkfvbadbow1i+O74JnKPwM=";
+    })
   ];
 
   build-system = [
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/beets-filetote/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/beets-filetote/default.nix
index e64240fd22c1..7f9883e664ac 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/beets-filetote/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/beets-filetote/default.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 {
   lib,
   fetchFromGitHub,
-  fetchpatch2,
   buildPythonPackage,
 
   # build-system
-  poetry-core,
+  uv-build,
 
   # nativeBuildInputs
   beets-minimal,
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@
   pytestCheckHook,
   beets-audible,
   mediafile,
-  pytest,
   reflink,
   toml,
   typeguard,
@@ -23,31 +21,23 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "beets-filetote";
-  version = "1.3.5";
+  version = "1.3.6";
   pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "gtronset";
     repo = "beets-filetote";
     tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
-    hash = "sha256-qMHjcBrXkVG7U5a1E0yRwNgmg7XinRnK3gnV7jAZLTk=";
+    hash = "sha256-ZrF9Z3Eaem8ZzNJgQoW45MvsNOCoLsd7l/yLQ2pldR0=";
   };
-  # needed to keep beetsplug a namespace package, othwise other plugins will not be found
-  # can be removed with next version
-  patches = [
-    (fetchpatch2 {
-      url = "https://github.com/gtronset/beets-filetote/commit/762cf0c4b60b8f6b38cf39b027de4241f12cef37.patch?full_index=1";
-      hash = "sha256-c7qIECcqwoV4ZOaA/8JYsM6Aym34peWPh7ZLWUxIYSI=";
-      excludes = [ "CHANGELOG.md" ];
-    })
-  ];
 
+  # https://github.com/gtronset/beets-filetote/issues/328
   postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace pyproject.toml --replace-fail "poetry-core<2.0.0" "poetry-core"
+    substituteInPlace pyproject.toml --replace-fail "uv_build>=0.11.21,<0.12" "uv-build"
   '';
 
   build-system = [
-    poetry-core
+    uv-build
   ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -56,9 +46,6 @@ buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
 
   dependencies = [
     mediafile
-    reflink
-    toml
-    typeguard
   ];
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [
@@ -71,10 +58,12 @@ buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
     writableTmpDirAsHomeHook
   ];
 
-  pytestFlags = [
-    # This is the same as:
-    #   -r fEs
-    "-rfEs"
+  disabledTestPaths = [
+    # Tests fail for Beets 2.12.x, see:
+    # https://github.com/gtronset/beets-filetote/issues/328
+    "tests/test_exclude.py::TestExclude::test_exclude_strseq_of_filenames_by_string"
+    "tests/test_exclude.py::TestExclude::test_exclude_strseq_of_filenames_by_list"
+    "tests/test_printignored.py::TestPrintIgnored::test_print_ignored"
   ];
 
   meta = {
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/beets/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/beets/default.nix
index e0eb7ef3f293..6507544714d6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/beets/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/beets/default.nix
@@ -113,12 +113,12 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "beets";
-  version = "2.11.0";
+  version = "2.12.0";
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "beetbox";
     repo = "beets";
     tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
-    hash = "sha256-fi6D0P2GtEO41VL6UKAArRedZVxw97yqDUAoilktUho=";
+    hash = "sha256-u2qoZ0/qWq9YUcwbOpsqtIjX5BZ2z2wj00X59Pf+/fk=";
   };
   pyproject = true;