diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cirq-aqt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cirq-aqt/default.nix
index a240ce47d7e..4357abe0ac8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cirq-aqt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cirq-aqt/default.nix
@@ -26,4 +26,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   # cirq's importlib hook doesn't work here
   #pythonImportsCheck = [ "cirq_aqt" ];
+
+  disabledTestPaths = [
+    # No need to test the version number
+    "cirq_aqt/_version_test.py"
+  ];
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cirq-core/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cirq-core/default.nix
index bcd4f25a679..e9328079b71 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cirq-core/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cirq-core/default.nix
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   ];
 
   disabledTests = [
-    # tries to import flynt, which isn't in Nixpkgs
+    # Tries to import flynt, which isn't in Nixpkgs
     "test_metadata_search_path"
     # Fails due pandas MultiIndex. Maybe issue with pandas version in nix?
     "test_benchmark_2q_xeb_fidelities"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cirq-google/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cirq-google/default.nix
index 4aa20a23711..ebd420244e4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cirq-google/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cirq-google/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 , cirq-core
 , google-api-core
 , protobuf
-# test inputs
 , pytestCheckHook
 , freezegun
 }:
@@ -15,7 +14,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace requirements.txt \
-      --replace "google-api-core[grpc] >= 1.14.0, < 2.0.0dev" "google-api-core[grpc] >= 1.14.0, < 3.0.0dev"
+      --replace "google-api-core[grpc] >= 1.14.0, < 2.0.0dev" "google-api-core[grpc] >= 1.14.0, < 3.0.0dev" \
+      --replace "protobuf >= 3.15.0, < 4" "protobuf >= 3.15.0"
   '';
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
@@ -29,9 +29,15 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     pytestCheckHook
   ];
 
+  disabledTestPaths = [
+    # No need to test the version number
+    "cirq_google/_version_test.py"
+  ];
+
   disabledTests = [
     # unittest.mock.InvalidSpecError: Cannot autospec attr 'QuantumEngineServiceClient'
     "test_get_engine_sampler_explicit_project_id"
     "test_get_engine_sampler"
   ];
+
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cirq-ionq/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cirq-ionq/default.nix
index 24ced185958..78f52de89a8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cirq-ionq/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cirq-ionq/default.nix
@@ -26,4 +26,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   # cirq's importlib hook doesn't work here
   #pythonImportsCheck = [ "cirq_ionq" ];
+
+  disabledTestPaths = [
+    # No need to test the version number
+    "cirq_ionq/_version_test.py"
+  ];
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cirq-pasqal/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cirq-pasqal/default.nix
index 0743ee02dc7..3fe2e52f7db 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cirq-pasqal/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cirq-pasqal/default.nix
@@ -26,4 +26,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   # cirq's importlib hook doesn't work here
   #pythonImportsCheck = [ "cirq_pasqal" ];
+
+  disabledTestPaths = [
+    # No need to test the version number
+    "cirq_pasqal/_version_test.py"
+  ];
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cirq-rigetti/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cirq-rigetti/default.nix
index f33ce69fc55..2345c7ce4d0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cirq-rigetti/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cirq-rigetti/default.nix
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     pytestCheckHook
   ];
 
+  disabledTestPaths = [
+    # No need to test the version number
+    "cirq_rigetti/_version_test.py"
+  ];
+
   # cirq's importlib hook doesn't work here
   #pythonImportsCheck = [ "cirq_rigetti" ];
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cirq-web/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cirq-web/default.nix
index aa61157fe0d..5531716fc64 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cirq-web/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cirq-web/default.nix
@@ -19,4 +19,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   # cirq's importlib hook doesn't work here
   #pythonImportsCheck = [ "cirq_web" ];
+
+  disabledTestPaths = [
+    # No need to test the version number
+    "cirq_web/_version_test.py"
+  ];
 }