diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/swtpm/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/swtpm/default.nix
index 2bd0326d4d92..daceff1486e3 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/swtpm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/swtpm/default.nix
@@ -1,68 +1,49 @@
 { lib
 , stdenv
-, fetchFromGitHub
+, fetchFromGitHub, fetchpatch
 , autoreconfHook
 , pkg-config
-, libtasn1, openssl, fuse, glib, libseccomp
+, libtasn1, openssl, fuse, glib, libseccomp, json-glib
 , libtpms
 , unixtools, expect, socat
 , gnutls
 , perl
-, python3, python3Packages
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "swtpm";
-  version = "0.5.2";
+  version = "0.6.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "stefanberger";
     repo = "swtpm";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-KY5V4z/8I15ePjorgZueNahlD/xvFa3tDarA0tuRxFk=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-7YzdwGAGECj7PhaCOf/dLSILPXqtbylCkN79vuFBw5Y=";
   };
 
-  pythonPath = with python3Packages; requiredPythonModules [
-    setuptools
-    cryptography
-  ];
-
   patches = [
-    # upstream looks for /usr directory in $prefix to check
-    # whether or not to proceed with installation of python
-    # tools (swtpm_setup utility).
-    ./python-installation.patch
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://patch-diff.githubusercontent.com/raw/stefanberger/swtpm/pull/527.patch";
+      sha256 = "sha256-cpKHP15a27ifmmswSgHoNzGPO6TY/ZuJIfM5xLOlqlU=";
+    })
   ];
 
-  prePatch = ''
-    patchShebangs src/swtpm_setup/setup.py
-    patchShebangs samples/setup.py
-  '';
-
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     pkg-config unixtools.netstat expect socat
     perl # for pod2man
     autoreconfHook
-    python3
   ];
   buildInputs = [
     libtpms
     openssl libtasn1 libseccomp
-    fuse glib
+    fuse glib json-glib
     gnutls
-    python3.pkgs.wrapPython
   ];
-  propagatedBuildInputs = pythonPath;
 
   configureFlags = [
     "--with-cuse"
   ];
 
-  postInstall = ''
-    wrapPythonProgramsIn $out/bin "$out $pythonPath"
-    wrapPythonProgramsIn $out/share/swtpm "$out $pythonPath"
-  '';
-
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
   outputs = [ "out" "man" ];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/swtpm/python-installation.patch b/pkgs/tools/security/swtpm/python-installation.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index d2689f051c5b..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/swtpm/python-installation.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-commit 353794feb596d95e3f8893e39b174c5a89d1013e
-Author: Arthur Gautier <baloo@superbaloo.net>
-Date:   Wed Feb 17 02:27:40 2021 +0000
-
-    python-install
-    
-    Signed-off-by: Arthur Gautier <baloo@superbaloo.net>
-
-diff --git a/samples/Makefile.am b/samples/Makefile.am
-index 7d69bf8..1803bb9 100644
---- a/samples/Makefile.am
-+++ b/samples/Makefile.am
-@@ -39,19 +39,9 @@ python-uninstall:
- 	$(PIP3) uninstall -y $(PY_PACKAGE_NAME)
- 
- if PYTHON_INSTALLATION
--install-exec-local: $(PY_PACKAGE)
--	@if ! test $(findstring /usr, "$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)"); then \
--		echo "Warning: Not installing python package to $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)"; \
--	else \
--		$(MAKE) python-install; \
--	fi
-+install-exec-local: python-install
- 
--uninstall-local:
--	@if ! test $(findstring /usr, "$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)"); then \
--		echo "Cleanup for distcheck build not implemented" ; \
--	else \
--		$(MAKE) python-uninstall; \
--	fi
-+uninstall-local: python-uninstall
- endif
- 
- 
-diff --git a/src/swtpm_setup/Makefile.am b/src/swtpm_setup/Makefile.am
-index 529eefe..533b1b3 100644
---- a/src/swtpm_setup/Makefile.am
-+++ b/src/swtpm_setup/Makefile.am
-@@ -29,19 +29,9 @@ python-uninstall:
- 	$(PIP3) uninstall -y $(PY_PACKAGE_NAME)
- 
- if PYTHON_INSTALLATION
--install-exec-local: $(PY_PACKAGE)
--	@if ! test $(findstring /usr, "$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)"); then \
--		echo "Warning: Not installing python package to $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)"; \
--	else \
--		$(MAKE) python-install; \
--	fi
-+install-exec-local: python-install
- 
--uninstall-local:
--	@if ! test $(findstring /usr, "$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)"); then \
--		echo "Cleanup for distcheck build not implemented" ; \
--	else \
--		$(MAKE) python-uninstall; \
--	fi
-+uninstall-local: python-uninstall
- endif
- 
- # for out-of-tree builds we need to clean up