diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/catalogue/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/catalogue/default.nix
index d07b7f29dc3..fbbaf92f4eb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/catalogue/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/catalogue/default.nix
@@ -2,23 +2,20 @@
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
 , pythonOlder
-, importlib-metadata
 , pytestCheckHook
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "catalogue";
-  version = "2.0.1";
+  version = "2.0.4";
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "0d01077dbfca7aa53f3ef4adecccce636bce4f82e5b52237703ab2f56478e56e";
+    hash = "sha256-ntNF0ShVrzFfFxVYNhKya4YhorCi4775dNxdcS95g6o=";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ importlib-metadata ];
-
   checkInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/spacy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/spacy/default.nix
index 672af9f0f7e..3cabc1d6ba2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/spacy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/spacy/default.nix
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@
 , murmurhash
 , numpy
 , pathlib
-, plac
 , preshed
 , requests
 , setuptools
 , srsly
 , spacy-legacy
 , thinc
+, typer
 , wasabi
 , packaging
 , pathy
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "spacy";
-  version = "3.0.5";
+  version = "3.0.6";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "9f7a09fbad53aac2a3cb7696a902de62b94575a15d249dd5e26a98049328060e";
+    hash = "sha256-ViirifH1aAmciAsSqcN/Ts4pq4kmBmDP33KMAnEYecU=";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     jsonschema
     murmurhash
     numpy
-    plac
     preshed
     requests
     setuptools
@@ -53,6 +52,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     packaging
     pathy
     pydantic
+    typer
   ] ++ lib.optional (pythonOlder "3.4") pathlib;
 
   checkInputs = [
@@ -67,10 +67,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace setup.cfg \
       --replace "blis>=0.4.0,<0.8.0" "blis>=0.4.0,<1.0" \
-      --replace "catalogue>=0.0.7,<1.1.0" "catalogue>=0.0.7,<3.0" \
-      --replace "plac>=0.9.6,<1.2.0" "plac>=0.9.6,<2.0" \
-      --replace "srsly>=1.0.2,<1.1.0" "srsly>=1.0.2,<3.0" \
-      --replace "thinc>=7.4.1,<7.5.0" "thinc>=7.4.1,<8" \
       --replace "pydantic>=1.7.1,<1.8.0" "pydantic>=1.7.1,<1.8.3"
   '';
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/srsly/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/srsly/default.nix
index c6db32a15e4..86550f99873 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/srsly/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/srsly/default.nix
@@ -6,20 +6,19 @@
 , catalogue
 , mock
 , numpy
-, pathlib
 , pytest
-, pytz
+, ruamel-yaml
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "srsly";
-  version = "2.4.0";
+  version = "2.4.1";
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "e29730be53015970e4a59050e8e9f9be44d762108a617df56c9dfc981b515ab7";
+    hash = "sha256-sPKuwKMp5ufnQqCmDpmnSWjKKb5x81xcTeIh4ygXaSY=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cython ];
@@ -30,13 +29,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     mock
     numpy
     pytest
-    pytz
+    ruamel-yaml
   ];
 
-  # TypeError: cannot serialize '_io.BufferedRandom' object
-  # Possibly because of sandbox restrictions.
-  doCheck = false;
-
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "srsly" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/thinc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/thinc/default.nix
index a92d349e992..4aac0d756d4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/thinc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/thinc/default.nix
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "thinc";
-  version = "8.0.2";
+  version = "8.0.3";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "20f033b3d9fbd02389d8f828cebcd3a42aee3e17ed4c2d56c6d5163af83a9cee";
+    hash = "sha256-w3CnpG0BtYjY1fmdjV42s8usRRJjg1b6Qw9/Urs6iJc=";
   };
 
   buildInputs = [ cython ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin (with darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks; [