diff --git a/rekahsoft-gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm b/rekahsoft-gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
index 199729e..31f7612 100644
--- a/rekahsoft-gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
+++ b/rekahsoft-gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
@@ -2229,14 +2229,13 @@ and have a maximum lifetime built-in.")
     (propagated-inputs
      `(,@(fold alist-delete
                (package-propagated-inputs awscli)
-               '("python-rsa" "python-s3transfer" "python-colorama"
+               '("python-s3transfer" "python-colorama"
                  "python-botocore" "python-docutils"))
-       ("python-rsa" ,python-rsa-3.1)
-       ("python-awscrt" ,python-awscrt-0.11)
+       ("python-awscrt" ,python-awscrt-0.11-awscliv2)
        ("python-prompt-toolkit" ,python-prompt-toolkit-2)
        ("python-ruamel.yaml" ,python-ruamel.yaml)
-       ("python-s3transfer" ,python-s3transfer-0.4)
-       ("python-cryptography" ,python-cryptography-3.3)
+       ("python-s3transfer" ,python-s3transfer-0.4-awscliv2)
+       ("python-cryptography" ,python-cryptography)
        ("python-docutils" ,python-docutils-0.15)
        ("python-colorama" ,python-colorama-0.4.3)
        ("python-botocore" ,python-botocore-2.0.0dev141)))
@@ -2249,22 +2248,6 @@ and have a maximum lifetime built-in.")
     (description "AWS CLI v2 provides a unified command line interface to the
 Amazon Web Services (AWS) API.")))
 
-(define-public python-rsa-3.1
-  (package
-    (inherit python-rsa)
-    (version "3.1.2")
-    (source
-     (origin
-       (method url-fetch)
-       (uri (pypi-uri "rsa" version))
-       (sha256
-        (base32
-         "0n2zwd0r1686gvlj800x2ras3r7jdiay384yczbr56yyl598gsv6"))))
-    (arguments
-     `(,@(package-arguments python-rsa)
-       ;; TODO: fixme
-       #:tests? #f))))
-
 (define-public python-awscrt
   (package
     (name "python-awscrt")
@@ -2301,6 +2284,20 @@ Amazon Web Services (AWS) API.")))
         (base32
          "1zv2043mxzmbb449n3rwirz1zl22npsyyw05ps2h1gq4ljy6iamq"))))))
 
+(define-public python-awscrt-0.11-awscliv2
+  (package
+    (inherit python-awscrt-0.11)
+    ;; FIXME: there are depedency conflicts that require not propigating the
+    ;; correct version so that awscliv2 can be installed.
+    (native-inputs
+     `(,@(package-native-inputs python-awscrt-0.11)
+       ("python-boto3" ,python-boto3)
+       ("python-s3transfer" ,python-s3transfer)))
+    (propagated-inputs
+     `(,@(fold alist-delete
+               (package-propagated-inputs python-awscrt-0.11)
+               '("python-boto3" "python-s3transfer"))))))
+
 (define-public python-distro-1.5
   (package
     (inherit python-distro)
@@ -2335,17 +2332,12 @@ Amazon Web Services (AWS) API.")))
                (base32
                 "1cp169vz9rvng7dwbn33fgdbl3b014zpsdqsnfxxw7jm2r5jy0nb"))))))
 
-(define-public python-cryptography-3.3
+(define-public python-s3transfer-0.4-awscliv2
   (package
-    (inherit python-cryptography)
-    (version "3.3.2")
-    (source
-     (origin
-       (method url-fetch)
-       (uri (pypi-uri "cryptography" version))
-       (sha256
-        (base32
-         "1vcvw4lkw1spiq322pm1256kail8nck6bbgpdxx3pqa905wd6q2s"))))))
+    (inherit python-s3transfer-0.4)
+    (propagated-inputs
+     `(,@(alist-delete "python-botocore" (package-propagated-inputs python-s3transfer-0.4))
+       ("python-botocore" ,python-botocore-2.0.0dev141)))))
 
 (define-public python-docutils-0.15
   (package
@@ -2359,7 +2351,7 @@ Amazon Web Services (AWS) API.")))
         (base32
          "168s5v7bff5ar9jspr6wn823q1sbn0jhnbp9clk41nl8j09fmbm2"))))
     (arguments
-     `(,@(package-arguments python-rsa)
+     `(,@(package-arguments python-docutils)
        ;; TODO: fixme
        #:tests? #f))))