diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jarowinkler/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jarowinkler/default.nix
index 48b1385401d..13b99050f02 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jarowinkler/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jarowinkler/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "jarowinkler";
-  version = "1.0.5";
+  version = "1.1.0";
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     owner = "maxbachmann";
     repo = "JaroWinkler";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-5LWJeNfQ0d8wiqjIha+CCcmBf+GU36VTYFqRlg4+6qA=";
+    hash = "sha256-ilkslDrTOaq6mgg+nYMMqxrjvZHXMIcipu25wvV3+Mk=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     jarowinkler-cpp
   ];
 
+  preBuild = ''
+    export JAROWINKLER_BUILD_EXTENSION=1
+  '';
+
   dontUseCmakeConfigure = true;
 
   checkInputs = [
@@ -48,11 +52,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     pytestCheckHook
   ];
 
-  preCheck = ''
-    # import from $out
-    rm -r jarowinkler
-  '';
-
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "jarowinkler" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/levenshtein/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/levenshtein/default.nix
index ebc1c511375..658e3c3d5ca 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/levenshtein/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/levenshtein/default.nix
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@
 , cython
 , pytestCheckHook
 , rapidfuzz
+, rapidfuzz-cpp
 , scikit-build
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "levenshtein";
-  version = "0.18.1";
+  version = "0.18.2";
   format = "pyproject";
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
@@ -20,9 +21,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     owner = "maxbachmann";
     repo = "Levenshtein";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    # https://github.com/maxbachmann/Levenshtein/issues/22
-    fetchSubmodules = true;
-    sha256 = "sha256-WREYdD5MFOpCzH4BSceRpzQZdpi3Xxxn0DpMvDsNlGo=";
+    hash = "sha256-FmEB0i235rzK6S1MV189iDNB+CYpcBvcdVE+kdclwmE=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -33,6 +32,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   dontUseCmakeConfigure = true;
 
+  buildInputs = [
+    rapidfuzz-cpp
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     rapidfuzz
   ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rapidfuzz/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rapidfuzz/default.nix
index 5d718aadd6f..ef76e2d8fa1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rapidfuzz/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rapidfuzz/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "rapidfuzz";
-  version = "2.1.0";
+  version = "2.1.2";
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     owner = "maxbachmann";
     repo = "RapidFuzz";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-bvuT31qxYj/agEtPIJf/6YAOe6CGpEmaKpfNocw4wYQ=";
+    hash = "sha256-7BP22Fon+7a3ZxTCS838uoLXABYdEexMEH2vZ0/KoRQ=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     taskflow
   ];
 
+  preBuild = ''
+    export RAPIDFUZZ_BUILD_EXTENSION=1
+  '';
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     jarowinkler
     numpy
@@ -61,11 +65,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     pytestCheckHook
   ];
 
-  preCheck = ''
-    # import from $out
-    rm -r rapidfuzz
-  '';
-
   pythonImportsCheck = [
     "rapidfuzz.fuzz"
     "rapidfuzz.string_metric"