diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mediapy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mediapy/default.nix
index de5dc2ed90eb..1081b0cc331e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mediapy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mediapy/default.nix
@@ -1,40 +1,62 @@
 {
   lib,
+  bash,
   buildPythonPackage,
-  fetchPypi,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
   flit-core,
   ipython,
   matplotlib,
   numpy,
   pillow,
+  absl-py,
+  ffmpeg-headless,
+  pytestCheckHook,
 }:
 
-buildPythonPackage rec {
+buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "mediapy";
-  version = "1.2.5";
+  version = "1.2.7";
   pyproject = true;
 
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-LHpMUXBLJmQnNxkKbl++qCYLAn/enZnGRKZwJVquhg8=";
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "google";
+    repo = "mediapy";
+    tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
+    hash = "sha256-+p88Zc7YuN0P4i1AzTQfQqCFo6Uc6hpDKgoDpdJxMaI=";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ flit-core ];
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace mediapy_test.py \
+      --replace-fail "/bin/bash" "${lib.getExe bash}"
+  '';
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+  build-system = [ flit-core ];
+
+  dependencies = [
     ipython
     matplotlib
     numpy
     pillow
   ];
 
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    absl-py
+    ffmpeg-headless
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  disabledTests = [
+    # AssertionError: np.float64(148.75258355982479) not less than 51.2
+    "test_video_read_write_10bit"
+  ];
+
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "mediapy" ];
 
   meta = {
     description = "Read/write/show images and videos in an IPython notebook";
     homepage = "https://github.com/google/mediapy";
-    changelog = "https://github.com/google/mediapy/releases/tag/v${version}";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/google/mediapy/releases/tag/${finalAttrs.src.tag}";
     license = lib.licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ mcwitt ];
   };
-}
+})