diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/uvicorn/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/uvicorn/default.nix
index e48536e66359..9baa150afb71 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/uvicorn/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/uvicorn/default.nix
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "uvicorn";
-  version = "0.20.0";
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
+  version = "0.23.1";
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
 
   format = "pyproject";
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     owner = "encode";
     repo = pname;
     rev = version;
-    hash = "sha256-yca6JI3/aqdZF7SxFeYr84GOeQnLBmbm1dIXjngX9Ng=";
+    hash = "sha256-X/G6K0X4G1EsMIBpvqy62zZ++8paTHNqgYLi+B7YK+0=";
   };
 
   outputs = [
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     click
     h11
-  ] ++ lib.optionals (pythonOlder "3.8") [
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (pythonOlder "3.11") [
     typing-extensions
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/uvicorn/tests.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/uvicorn/tests.nix
index 4ada58e1d992..805e8df1c710 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/uvicorn/tests.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/uvicorn/tests.nix
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 { stdenv
 , buildPythonPackage
-, asgiref
+, a2wsgi
 , uvicorn
 , httpx
-, pytest-asyncio
 , pytestCheckHook
 , pytest-mock
-, requests
 , trustme
 , watchgod
 , wsproto
@@ -23,16 +21,14 @@ buildPythonPackage {
   dontInstall = true;
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [
-    asgiref
     uvicorn
     httpx
     pytestCheckHook
-    pytest-asyncio
     pytest-mock
-    requests
     trustme
 
     # strictly optional dependencies
+    a2wsgi
     watchgod
     wsproto
   ]