diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rstcheck-core/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rstcheck-core/default.nix
index b296f5dc168d..31938569ca5a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rstcheck-core/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rstcheck-core/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "rstcheck-core";
-  version = "1.0.2";
+  version = "1.0.3";
   format = "pyproject";
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "rstcheck";
     repo = pname;
-    rev = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-XNr+prK9VDP66ZaFvh3Qrx+eJs6mnVO8lvoMC/qrCLs=";
+    rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-9U+GhkwBr+f3yEe7McOxqPRUuTp9vP+3WT5wZ92n32w=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -45,12 +45,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     pytestCheckHook
   ];
 
-  postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace pyproject.toml \
-      --replace 'types-docutils = ">=0.18, <0.19"' 'types-docutils = ">=0.18"' \
-      --replace 'docutils = ">=0.7, <0.19"' 'docutils = ">=0.7"'
-  '';
-
   pythonImportsCheck = [
     "rstcheck_core"
   ];
@@ -58,6 +52,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Library for checking syntax of reStructuredText";
     homepage = "https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck-core";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck-core/blob/v${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ fab ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rstcheck/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rstcheck/default.nix
index a3789b97088a..2f2ee962e89a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rstcheck/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rstcheck/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "rstcheck";
-  version = "6.1.0";
+  version = "6.1.1";
   format = "pyproject";
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "rstcheck";
     repo = pname;
-    rev = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-dw/KggiZpKaFZMcTIaSBUhR4oQsZI3iSmEj9Sy80wTs=";
+    rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-6TpDzk0GjIn9AnWadwHoYRc3SNi9nBAM7GyKm338wH8=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -47,12 +47,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     pytestCheckHook
   ];
 
-  postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace pyproject.toml \
-      --replace 'docutils = ">=0.7, <0.19"' 'docutils = ">=0.7"' \
-      --replace 'types-docutils = ">=0.18, <0.19"' 'types-docutils = ">=0.18"'
-  '';
-
   pythonImportsCheck = [
     "rstcheck"
   ];
@@ -65,6 +59,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Checks syntax of reStructuredText and code blocks nested within it";
     homepage = "https://github.com/myint/rstcheck";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/rstcheck/rstcheck/blob/v${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ staccato ];
   };