diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/cinnamon-session/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/cinnamon-session/default.nix
index 51fa5bca3dd6..a6800f94737d 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/cinnamon-session/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/cinnamon-session/default.nix
@@ -23,15 +23,22 @@
 , pango
 }:
 
+let
+  pythonEnv = python3.withPackages (pp: with pp; [
+    pp.xapp # don't omit `pp.`, see #213561
+    pygobject3
+    setproctitle
+  ]);
+in
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "cinnamon-session";
-  version = "5.8.1";
+  version = "6.0.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "linuxmint";
     repo = pname;
     rev = version;
-    hash = "sha256-NVoP1KYh/z96NKMi9LjL4RgkjJg32oSy5WHJ91+70DI=";
+    hash = "sha256-9wdakMCW0RnsYdf9OmK/Q9o8m0g+5EfHVbjqvFY3d/w=";
   };
 
   patches = [
@@ -40,6 +47,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [
     # meson.build
+    cinnamon-desktop
     gtk3
     glib
     libcanberra
@@ -57,12 +65,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     xorg.xtrans
 
     # other (not meson.build)
-
-    cinnamon-desktop
     cinnamon-settings-daemon
     dbus-glib
     glib
     gsettings-desktop-schemas
+    pythonEnv # for cinnamon-session-quit
   ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -81,8 +88,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   postPatch = ''
-    chmod +x data/meson_install_schemas.py # patchShebangs requires executable file
-    patchShebangs data/meson_install_schemas.py
+    # patchShebangs requires executable file
+    chmod +x data/meson_install_schemas.py cinnamon-session-quit/cinnamon-session-quit.py
+    patchShebangs --build data/meson_install_schemas.py
+    patchShebangs --host cinnamon-session-quit/cinnamon-session-quit.py
   '';
 
   preFixup = ''