diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/do/dotbot/0001-fix-build.patch b/pkgs/by-name/do/dotbot/0001-fix-build.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index d960db1a5846..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/by-name/do/dotbot/0001-fix-build.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-From c82a6e988594e6bb703df1f39d31451ea5be6967 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: wxt <3264117476@qq.com>
-Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2024 16:23:50 +0800
-Subject: [PATCH]  fix build
-
----
- tests/conftest.py | 3 ++-
- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
-
-diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
-index 162781b..d13808d 100644
---- a/tests/conftest.py
-+++ b/tests/conftest.py
-@@ -47,11 +47,12 @@ def wrap_function(function, function_path, arg_index, kwarg_key, root):
- 
-         msg = "The '{0}' argument to {1}() must be an absolute path"
-         msg = msg.format(kwarg_key, function_path)
-+        value = os.path.join(value)
-         assert value == os.path.abspath(value), msg
- 
-         msg = "The '{0}' argument to {1}() must be rooted in {2}"
-         msg = msg.format(kwarg_key, function_path, root)
--        assert value[: len(str(root))] == str(root), msg
-+        assert value[: len(str(root))] == str(root) or value.find("pytest-cache")!=-1, msg
- 
-         return function(*args, **kwargs)
- 
--- 
-2.46.1
-
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/do/dotbot/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/do/dotbot/package.nix
index bdf9ecd8eeaf..7bb4b99872d5 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/do/dotbot/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/do/dotbot/package.nix
@@ -6,25 +6,20 @@
 
 python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "dotbot";
-  version = "1.20.1";
+  version = "1.20.4";
   pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "anishathalye";
     repo = "dotbot";
-    rev = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-Gy+LVGG/BAqXoM6GDuKBkGKxxAkmoYtBRA33y/ihdRE=";
+    tag = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-GnzN8z7LP9rVD0DnKkPxJ0BxiO1YDY7MyMWBt1CAh6g=";
   };
 
   preCheck = ''
     patchShebangs bin/dotbot
   '';
 
-  patches = [
-    # ignore pytest-cache because it was not at /tmp/nix-shell and it was used by pytest itself not our program
-    ./0001-fix-build.patch
-  ];
-
   nativeBuildInputs = with python3Packages; [ setuptools ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = with python3Packages; [ pyyaml ];