diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/xdg-base-dirs/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/xdg-base-dirs/default.nix
index f2ca5bf0a50..b2eb4094c92 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/xdg-base-dirs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/xdg-base-dirs/default.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "xdg-base-dirs";
-  version = "6.0.0";
+  version = "6.0.1";
   format = "pyproject";
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.10";
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     owner = "srstevenson";
     repo = "xdg-base-dirs";
     rev = version;
-    hash = "sha256-yVuruSKv99IZGNCpY9cKwAe6gJNAWjL+Lol2D1/0hiI=";
+    hash = "sha256-nbdF1tjVqlxwiGW0pySS6HyJbmNuQ7mVdQYfhofO4Dk=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "xdg_base_dirs" ];
 
+  # remove coverage flags from pytest config
+  postPatch = ''
+    sed -i /addopts/d pyproject.toml
+  '';
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "An implementation of the XDG Base Directory Specification in Python";
     homepage = "https://github.com/srstevenson/xdg-base-dirs";