diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/datalad-gooey/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/datalad-gooey/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a84e6c7a2be7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/datalad-gooey/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+{
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  lib,
+  git,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  darwin,
+  setuptools,
+  stdenv,
+  git-annex,
+  pyside6,
+  pyqtdarktheme,
+  datalad-next,
+  outdated,
+  datalad,
+  pytestCheckHook,
+  pytest-qt,
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage {
+  pname = "datalad-gooey";
+  # many bug fixes on `master` but no new release
+  version = "unstable-2024-02-20";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "datalad";
+    repo = "datalad-gooey";
+    rev = "5bd6b9257ff1569439d2a77663271f5d665e61b6";
+    hash = "sha256-8779SLcV4wwJ3124lteGzvimDxgijyxa818ZrumPMs4=";
+  };
+
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
+  dependencies = [
+    pyside6
+    pyqtdarktheme
+    datalad-next
+    outdated
+    datalad
+  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks.AppleScriptKit ];
+
+  pythonRemoveDeps = [ "applescript" ];
+
+  preCheck = ''
+    export HOME=$TMPDIR
+  '';
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+    pytest-qt
+    git
+    git-annex
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "datalad_gooey" ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Graphical user interface (GUI) for DataLad";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/datalad/datalad-gooey";
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ gador ];
+    mainProgram = "datalad-gooey";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/datalad-next/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/datalad-next/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..19b651db3ac6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/datalad-next/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+{
+  annexremote,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  datalad,
+  datasalad,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  git,
+  git-annex,
+  humanize,
+  lib,
+  more-itertools,
+  psutil,
+  pytestCheckHook,
+  setuptools,
+  openssh,
+  unzip,
+  versioneer,
+  webdavclient3,
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "datalad-next";
+  version = "1.5.0";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "datalad";
+    repo = "datalad-next";
+    rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-fqP6nG2ncDRg48kvlsmPjNBOzfQp9+7wTcGvsYVrRzA=";
+  };
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    # Remove vendorized versioneer.py
+    rm versioneer.py
+  '';
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ git ];
+
+  build-system = [
+    setuptools
+    versioneer
+  ];
+
+  dependencies = [
+    annexremote
+    datasalad
+    datalad
+    humanize
+    more-itertools
+  ];
+
+  preCheck = ''
+    export HOME=$TMPDIR
+  '';
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+    webdavclient3
+    psutil
+    git-annex
+    datalad
+    openssh
+    unzip
+  ];
+
+  disabledTests = [
+    # remotes available after datalad-next install (through `console_scripts`), but not yet in $PATH during test
+    "test_uncurl_addurl_unredirected"
+    "test_uncurl"
+    "test_uncurl_ria_access"
+    "test_uncurl_store"
+    "test_uncurl_remove"
+    "test_uncurl_testremote"
+    "test_replace_add_archive_content"
+    "test_annex_remote"
+    "test_export_remote"
+    "test_annex_remote_autorepush"
+    "test_export_remote_autorepush"
+    "test_typeweb_annex"
+    "test_typeweb_annex_uncompressed"
+    "test_typeweb_export"
+    "test_submodule_url"
+    "test_uncurl_progress_reporting_to_annex"
+    "test_archivist_retrieval"
+    "test_archivist_retrieval_legacy"
+
+    # hardcoded /bin path
+    "test_auto_if_wanted_data_transfer_path_restriction"
+
+    # requires internet access
+    "test_push_wanted"
+    "test_auto_data_transfer"
+    "test_http_url_operations"
+    "test_transparent_decompression"
+    "test_compressed_file_stay_compressed"
+    "test_ls_file_collection_tarfile"
+    "test_iter_tar"
+  ];
+
+  disabledTestPaths = [
+    # requires internet access
+    "datalad_next/commands/tests/test_download.py"
+    "datalad_next/archive_operations/tests/test_tarfile.py"
+  ];
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "datalad_next" ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "DataLad extension with a staging area for additional functionality, or for improved performance and user experience";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/datalad/datalad-next/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/datalad/datalad-next";
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ gador ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/datalad/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/datalad/default.nix
similarity index 83%
rename from pkgs/applications/version-management/datalad/default.nix
rename to pkgs/development/python-modules/datalad/default.nix
index f9c3ac400d72..8d6d7b4ce3b1 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/datalad/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/datalad/default.nix
@@ -1,17 +1,56 @@
 {
+  buildPythonPackage,
   lib,
+  setuptools,
   stdenv,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   installShellFiles,
-  python3,
   git,
+  coreutils,
+  versioneer,
+  # core
+  platformdirs,
+  chardet,
+  iso8601,
+  humanize,
+  fasteners,
+  packaging,
+  patool,
+  tqdm,
+  annexremote,
+  looseversion,
   git-annex,
+  # downloaders
+  boto3,
+  keyrings-alt,
+  keyring,
+  msgpack,
+  requests,
+  # publish
+  python-gitlab,
+  # misc
+  argcomplete,
+  pyperclip,
+  python-dateutil,
+  # duecredit
+  duecredit,
+  # python>=3.8
+  distro,
+  # win
+  colorama,
+  # python-version-dependent
+  pythonOlder,
+  importlib-resources,
+  importlib-metadata,
+  typing-extensions,
+  # tests
+  pytestCheckHook,
   p7zip,
   curl,
-  coreutils,
+  httpretty,
 }:
 
-python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
+buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "datalad";
   version = "1.1.1";
 
@@ -25,6 +64,8 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace datalad/distribution/create_sibling.py \
       --replace-fail "/bin/ls" "${coreutils}/bin/ls"
+    # Remove vendorized versioneer.py
+    rm versioneer.py
   '';
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -32,10 +73,12 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
     git
   ];
 
-  build-system = [ python3.pkgs.setuptools ];
+  build-system = [
+    setuptools
+    versioneer
+  ];
 
   dependencies =
-    with python3.pkgs;
     [
       # core
       platformdirs
@@ -68,15 +111,17 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
       argcomplete
       pyperclip
       python-dateutil
+
       # duecredit
       duecredit
+
       # python>=3.8
       distro
     ]
     ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isWindows [ colorama ]
-    ++ lib.optionals (python3.pythonOlder "3.9") [ importlib-resources ]
-    ++ lib.optionals (python3.pythonOlder "3.10") [ importlib-metadata ]
-    ++ lib.optionals (python3.pythonOlder "3.11") [ typing_extensions ];
+    ++ lib.optionals (pythonOlder "3.9") [ importlib-resources ]
+    ++ lib.optionals (pythonOlder "3.10") [ importlib-metadata ]
+    ++ lib.optionals (pythonOlder "3.11") [ typing-extensions ];
 
   postInstall = ''
     installShellCompletion --cmd datalad \
@@ -180,10 +225,10 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     p7zip
-    python3.pkgs.pytestCheckHook
+    pytestCheckHook
     git-annex
     curl
-    python3.pkgs.httpretty
+    httpretty
   ];
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "datalad" ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/datasalad/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/datasalad/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..66303c1ff0cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/datasalad/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+{
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  hatchling,
+  hatch-vcs,
+  lib,
+  more-itertools,
+  psutil,
+  pytestCheckHook,
+  unzip,
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "datasalad";
+  version = "0.2.1";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "datalad";
+    repo = "datasalad";
+    rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-qgHWTokNBzJcBbEPCA/YfklzqyX1lM2yro7ElqBfrig=";
+  };
+
+  build-system = [
+    hatchling
+    hatch-vcs
+  ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+    more-itertools
+    psutil
+    unzip
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "datasalad" ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Pure-Python library with a collection of utilities for working with Git and git-annex";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/datalad/datasalad/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/datalad/datasalad";
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ gador ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/outdated/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/outdated/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3331966bb31f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/outdated/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+{
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  lib,
+  littleutils,
+  requests,
+  setuptools-scm,
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "outdated";
+  version = "0.2.2";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "alexmojaki";
+    repo = "outdated";
+    rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-5VpPmgIcVtY97F0Hb0m9MuSW0zjaUJ18ATA4GBRw+jc=";
+  };
+
+  build-system = [ setuptools-scm ];
+
+  dependencies = [
+    littleutils
+    requests
+  ];
+
+  # checks rely on internet connection
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "outdated" ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Mini-library which, given a package name and a version, checks if it's the latest version available on PyPI";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/alexmojaki/outdated";
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ gador ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 939012192879..6a87b68828c0 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2179,7 +2179,9 @@ with pkgs;
 
   conform = callPackage ../applications/version-management/conform { };
 
-  datalad = callPackage ../applications/version-management/datalad { };
+  datalad = with python3Packages; toPythonApplication datalad;
+
+  datalad-gooey = with python3Packages; toPythonApplication datalad-gooey;
 
   darcs-to-git = callPackage ../applications/version-management/darcs-to-git { };
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 251571df44b8..0896d469ea2a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2835,6 +2835,12 @@ self: super: with self; {
     inherit (pkgs.darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Security SystemConfiguration;
   };
 
+  datalad = callPackage ../development/python-modules/datalad { };
+
+  datalad-gooey = callPackage ../development/python-modules/datalad-gooey { };
+
+  datalad-next = callPackage ../development/python-modules/datalad-next { };
+
   datamodeldict = callPackage ../development/python-modules/datamodeldict { };
 
   datapoint = callPackage ../development/python-modules/datapoint { };
@@ -2843,6 +2849,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   dataproperty = callPackage ../development/python-modules/dataproperty { };
 
+  datasalad = callPackage ../development/python-modules/datasalad { };
+
   dataset = callPackage ../development/python-modules/dataset { };
 
   datasets = callPackage ../development/python-modules/datasets { };
@@ -9637,6 +9645,8 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   outcome = callPackage ../development/python-modules/outcome { };
 
+  outdated = callPackage ../development/python-modules/outdated { };
+
   outspin = callPackage ../development/python-modules/outspin { };
 
   ovh = callPackage ../development/python-modules/ovh { };