diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/magic-wormhole/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/magic-wormhole/default.nix
index ee326cc004ab..71be18913927 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/magic-wormhole/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/magic-wormhole/default.nix
@@ -3,23 +3,24 @@
   stdenv,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
-  fetchpatch,
 
   # build-system
   setuptools,
+  versioneer,
 
   # dependencies
-  spake2,
-  pynacl,
-  six,
   attrs,
-  twisted,
   autobahn,
   automat,
-  tqdm,
   click,
+  cryptography,
   humanize,
   iterable-io,
+  pynacl,
+  qrcode,
+  spake2,
+  tqdm,
+  twisted,
   txtorcon,
   zipstream-ng,
 
@@ -36,25 +37,16 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "magic-wormhole";
-  version = "0.17.0";
+  version = "0.18.0";
   pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "magic-wormhole";
     repo = "magic-wormhole";
     tag = version;
-    hash = "sha256-BxPF4iQ91wLBagdvQ/Y89VIZBkMxFiEHnK+BU55Bwr4=";
+    hash = "sha256-FQ7m6hkJcFZaE+ptDALq/gijn/RcAM1Zvzi2+xpoXBU=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    # TODO: drop patch for magic-wormhole > 0.17.0
-    # fix test for twisted 24.10.0 (https://github.com/magic-wormhole/magic-wormhole/pull/554)
-    (fetchpatch {
-      name = "fix-twisted-24.10.0.patch";
-      url = "https://github.com/magic-wormhole/magic-wormhole/commit/d7353cad6fe9d43620a0de33a634f395757d2e5c.patch";
-      hash = "sha256-mvgVFW3Fa2I8/39ron0bYYsJNm2r97jnLFCfhtHSIP0=";
-    })
-  ];
   postPatch =
     # enable tests by fixing the location of the wormhole binary
     ''
@@ -67,7 +59,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
       sed -i -e "s|'ifconfig'|'${nettools}/bin/ifconfig'|" src/wormhole/ipaddrs.py
     '';
 
-  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+  build-system = [
+    setuptools
+    versioneer
+  ];
 
   dependencies =
     [
@@ -75,10 +70,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
       autobahn
       automat
       click
+      cryptography
       humanize
       iterable-io
       pynacl
-      six
+      qrcode
       spake2
       tqdm
       twisted