diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/nipype/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/nipype/default.nix
index 436c9fe6379..06c6f9cb0c1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/nipype/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/nipype/default.nix
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 , xvfbwrapper
 , pytestcov
 , codecov
+, sphinx
 # other dependencies
 , which
 , bash
@@ -49,11 +50,11 @@ in
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "nipype";
-  version = "1.3.1";
+  version = "1.4.2";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "bb190964b568d64b04b73d2aa7eae31061fdbc3051d8c27bb34b1632db07ec71";
+    sha256 = "1nr0z0k4xx1vswkp03g1lf8141mr4j2fbwd7wmpay4vz46qcp786";
   };
 
   postPatch = ''
@@ -61,6 +62,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
       --replace "/usr/bin/env bash" "${bash}/bin/bash"
   '';
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    sphinx
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     click
     dateutil
@@ -102,15 +107,14 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   doCheck = !stdenv.isDarwin;
   # ignore tests which incorrect fail to detect xvfb
   checkPhase = ''
-    LC_ALL="en_US.UTF-8" pytest -v nipype -k 'not display'
+    LC_ALL="en_US.UTF-8" pytest nipype/tests -k 'not display'
   '';
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "nipype" ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = "https://nipy.org/nipype/";
     description = "Neuroimaging in Python: Pipelines and Interfaces";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ashgillman ];
-    # tests hang, blocking reviews of other packages
-    broken = isPy38;
   };
 }