diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cassandra-driver/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cassandra-driver/default.nix
index 16479302221..e5b1a4c4fb0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cassandra-driver/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cassandra-driver/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-{ stdenv, lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchFromGitHub, python, pythonOlder
+{ stdenv
+, lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, pythonOlder
 , cython
 , eventlet
 , futures ? null
@@ -21,14 +25,14 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "cassandra-driver";
-  version = "3.24.0";
+  version = "3.25.0";
 
   # pypi tarball doesn't include tests
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "datastax";
     repo = "python-driver";
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "1rr69hly5q810xpn8rkzxwzlq55wxxp7kwki9vfri3gh674d2wip";
+    sha256 = "1dn7iiavsrhh6i9hcyw0mk8j95r5ym0gbrvdca998hx2rnz5ark6";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cython ];
@@ -66,8 +70,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   pytestFlagsArray = [
     "tests/unit"
+  ];
+  disabledTestPaths = [
     # requires puresasl
-    "--ignore=tests/unit/advanced/test_auth.py"
+    "tests/unit/advanced/test_auth.py"
   ];
   disabledTests = [
     # doesn't seem to be intended to be run directly