diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/consul/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/consul/default.nix
index 400cfb30bef0..bac1c1db892c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/consul/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/consul/default.nix
@@ -10,19 +10,18 @@
   pytest-asyncio,
   pytest-cov-stub,
   python,
-  docker,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "py-consul";
-  version = "1.6.0";
+  version = "1.7.1";
   pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "criteo";
     repo = "py-consul";
     tag = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-kNIFpY8rXdfGmaW2GAq7SvjK+4ahgaFnyXEqcUrXoEs=";
+    hash = "sha256-DpGSiwpxAF1kCraRFl6XPJ1eSzvR6Rdq8PkK30J/vA0=";
   };
 
   patches = [
@@ -30,6 +29,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
       url = "https://salsa.debian.org/python-team/packages/python-consul/-/raw/master/debian/patches/avoir-usr-requirements.txt.patch";
       hash = "sha256-lB9Irzuc2IpbQOIP/C3JQ4iYqugf1U6CVlAEXrrFUfI=";
     })
+
+    # conftest.py always imports docker, even if related tests are disabled
+    ./disable-docker-tests.patch
   ];
 
   build-system = [
@@ -50,7 +52,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     pytestCheckHook
     pytest-asyncio
     pytest-cov-stub
-    docker
   ];
 
   # Most tests want to run a consul docker container ("hashicorp/consul:{version}" in conftest.py)
@@ -104,6 +105,12 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     "test_transaction"
     "test_consul_ctor"
     "test_acl_token_delete"
+    "test_acl_templated_policy_list"
+    "test_acl_templated_policy_preview"
+    "test_acl_templated_policy_read"
+    "test_acl_templated_policy_wrote"
+    "test_agent_service_tagged_addresses"
+    "test_agent_service_connect"
   ];
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "consul" ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/consul/disable-docker-tests.patch b/pkgs/development/python-modules/consul/disable-docker-tests.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a837a3c64c63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/consul/disable-docker-tests.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+diff --git a/conftest.py b/conftest.py
+index 533d99c..c57afd8 100644
+--- a/conftest.py
++++ b/conftest.py
+@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ import socket
+ import time
+ import uuid
+ 
+-import docker
++#import docker
+ import pytest
+ import requests
+-from docker import DockerClient
+-from docker.errors import APIError, NotFound
++#from docker import DockerClient
++#from docker.errors import APIError, NotFound
+ from requests import RequestException
+ 
+ CONSUL_VERSIONS = ["1.17.3", "1.19.2", "1.20.2"]