diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/odfpy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/odfpy/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a80cd827c6d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/odfpy/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "odfpy";
+  version = "1.3.5";
+  name = "${pname}-${version}";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "6f8163f8464868cff9421a058f25566e41d73c8f7e849c021b86630941b44366";
+  };
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    pushd tests
+    rm runtests
+    for file in test*.py; do
+        python  $file
+    done
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Python API and tools to manipulate OpenDocument files";
+    homepage = "https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/software/odfpy/home";
+    license = lib.licenses.asl20;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 9442ccd90afa..c8aa5048f5e8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -7365,25 +7365,7 @@ in {
     };
   };
 
-  odfpy = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    version = "0.9.6";
-    name = "odfpy-${version}";
-
-    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
-      url = "mirror://pypi/o/odfpy/${name}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "e458f969f1ccd7ed77d70a45fe69ad656ac61b39e36e4d32c42d4e3216030891";
-    };
-
-    buildInputs = with self; with pkgs; [ ];
-
-    propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [ ];
-
-    meta = {
-      description = "Python API and tools to manipulate OpenDocument files";
-      homepage = "https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/software/odfpy/home";
-      license = licenses.asl20;
-    };
-  };
+  odfpy = callPackage ../development/python-modules/odfpy { };
 
   oger = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "oger-${version}";