diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/bitsandbytes/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/bitsandbytes/default.nix
index d63b79a1e20b..1bd32dab6741 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/bitsandbytes/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/bitsandbytes/default.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 , pythonOlder
 , pytestCheckHook
 , setuptools
+, wheel
 , torch
 , einops
 , lion-pytorch
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@
 
 let
   pname = "bitsandbytes";
-  version = "0.38.0";
+  version = "0.41.0";
 
   inherit (torch) cudaCapabilities cudaPackages cudaSupport;
   inherit (cudaPackages) backendStdenv cudaVersion;
@@ -53,14 +54,14 @@ buildPythonPackage {
     owner = "TimDettmers";
     repo = pname;
     rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-gGlbzTDvZNo4MhcYzLvWuB2ec7q+Qt5/LtTbJ0Rc+Kk=";
+    hash = "sha256-e6SK2ylITookO6bhpfdRp/V4y2S9rk6Lo1PD3xXrcmM=";
   };
 
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace Makefile --replace "/usr/bin/g++" "g++" --replace "lib64" "lib"
     substituteInPlace bitsandbytes/cuda_setup/main.py  \
-      --replace "binary_path = package_dir / binary_name"  \
-                "binary_path = Path('$out/${python.sitePackages}/${pname}')/binary_name"
+      --replace "binary_path = package_dir / self.binary_name"  \
+                "binary_path = Path('$out/${python.sitePackages}/${pname}')/self.binary_name"
   '' + lib.optionalString torch.cudaSupport ''
     substituteInPlace bitsandbytes/cuda_setup/main.py  \
       --replace "/usr/local/cuda/lib64" "${cuda-native-redist}/lib"
@@ -75,15 +76,16 @@ buildPythonPackage {
   else
     ''make CUDA_VERSION=CPU cpuonly'';
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ setuptools ] ++ lib.optionals torch.cudaSupport [ cuda-native-redist ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ setuptools wheel ] ++ lib.optionals torch.cudaSupport [ cuda-native-redist ];
   buildInputs = lib.optionals torch.cudaSupport [ cuda-redist ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    scipy
     torch
   ];
 
   doCheck = false;  # tests require CUDA and also GPU access
-  nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook einops lion-pytorch scipy ];
+  nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook einops lion-pytorch ];
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [
     "bitsandbytes"