diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/nitime/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/nitime/default.nix
index 68eeab46afc..ccbf540f75f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/nitime/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/nitime/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 , buildPythonPackage
 , python
 , fetchPypi
+, isPy27
 , pytestCheckHook
 , cython
 , numpy
@@ -13,19 +14,17 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "nitime";
-  version = "0.8.1";
-  disabled = python.pythonVersion != "3.7";  # gcc error when running Cython with Python 3.8
+  version = "0.9";
+  disabled = isPy27;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "0hb3x5196z2zaawb8s7lhja0vd3n983ncaynqfl9qg315x9ax7i6";
+    sha256 = "sha256-bn2QrbsfqUJim84vH5tt5T6h3YsGAlgu9GCMiNQ0OHQ=";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ cython ];
-
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ numpy scipy matplotlib networkx nibabel ];
-
   checkInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
+  buildInputs = [ cython ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ numpy scipy matplotlib networkx nibabel ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://nipy.org/nitime";