diff --git a/gnu/packages/mail.scm b/gnu/packages/mail.scm
index e62fcacf91f..0ea33860f03 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/mail.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/mail.scm
@@ -1415,54 +1415,43 @@ attachments, create new maildirs, and so on.")
 (define-public alot
   (package
     (name "alot")
-    (version "0.10")
-    (source (origin
-              (method git-fetch)
-              ;; package author intends on distributing via github rather
-              ;; than pypi:
-              ;; https://github.com/pazz/alot/issues/877#issuecomment-230173331
-              (uri (git-reference
-                     (url "https://github.com/pazz/alot")
-                     (commit version)))
-              (file-name (git-file-name name version))
-              (sha256
-               (base32
-                "0awf1phdy1wqm01cy9zmvqlw6c8pvkxm2f9ncjd0cmzxqnmq1dyn"))))
-    (build-system python-build-system)
+    (version "0.11")
+    (source
+     (origin
+       (method git-fetch)
+       (uri (git-reference
+              (url "https://github.com/pazz/alot")
+              (commit version)))
+       (file-name (git-file-name name version))
+       (sha256
+        (base32 "19rn587n81gwx1f49bvm34m60708h5z47hcgiaqlpsznbv792xlr"))))
+    (build-system pyproject-build-system)
     (arguments
-     `(#:phases
-       (modify-phases %standard-phases
-        (add-before 'check 'fix-tests
-          (lambda* (#:key inputs #:allow-other-keys)
-            (let ((gnupg (assoc-ref inputs "gnupg")))
-              (substitute* "tests/test_crypto.py"
-                (("gpg2") (string-append gnupg "/bin/gpg")))
-              #t)))
-        (add-before 'check 'disable-failing-tests
-         ;; FIXME: Investigate why these tests are failing.
-         (lambda _
-          (substitute* "tests/test_helper.py"
-            (("def test_env_set") "def _test_env_set"))
-          (substitute* "tests/commands/test_global.py"
-            (("def test_no_spawn_no_stdin_attached")
-             "def _test_no_spawn_no_stdin_attached"))
-          ;; FIXME: Investigate why this test hangs.
-          (substitute* "tests/db/test_manager.py"
-            (("def test_save_named_query")
-             "def _test_save_named_query"))
-          #t)))))
+     (list
+      ;; TODO: Tests fail with error: alot.settings.errors.ConfigError:
+      ;; failed to read notmuch config with command
+      ;;
+      ;; CI is complex, see: <.github/workflows/test.yml>.
+      #:tests? #f
+      #:phases
+      #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
+         (add-after 'unpack 'relax-requirements
+           (lambda _
+             (substitute* "pyproject.toml"
+               ;; python-gpg is added and it's on the latest version.
+               (("gpg>1.10.0") "gpg")))))))
     (native-inputs
-     (list procps python-mock))
+     (list procps
+           python-setuptools))
     (inputs
      (list gnupg
-           python-magic
            python-configobj
-           python-twisted
-           python-service-identity
-           python-urwid
-           python-urwidtrees
            python-gpg
-           python-notmuch2))
+           python-notmuch2
+           python-magic
+           python-twisted
+           python-urwid
+           python-urwidtrees))
     (home-page "https://github.com/pazz/alot")
     (synopsis "Command-line MUA using Notmuch")
     (description