diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 988430c2..4166747e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # Kivy for iOS
 
-
 [![Backers on Open Collective](https://opencollective.com/kivy/backers/badge.svg)](https://opencollective.com/kivy)
 [![Sponsors on Open Collective](https://opencollective.com/kivy/sponsors/badge.svg)](https://opencollective.com/kivy)
 [![Contributor Covenant](https://img.shields.io/badge/Contributor%20Covenant-2.1-4baaaa.svg)](code_of_conduct.md)
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ Additionally, you would need a few system dependencies and configuration.
 
 - Using brew, you can install the following dependencies:
 
-      brew install autoconf automake libtool pkg-config
+      brew install autoconf automake libtool pkg-config libjpeg libtiff webp little-cms2
       brew link libtool
 
 ## Using the toolchain
diff --git a/kivy_ios/recipes/bitarray/__init__.py b/kivy_ios/recipes/bitarray/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..41796217
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kivy_ios/recipes/bitarray/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from kivy_ios.toolchain import PythonRecipe
+
+
+class BitarrayRecipe(PythonRecipe):
+    version = "3.0.0"
+    url = "https://github.com/ilanschnell/bitarray/archive/refs/tags/{version}.tar.gz"
+    depends = ["hostpython3", "python3"]
+
+
+recipe = BitarrayRecipe()
diff --git a/kivy_ios/recipes/itsdangerous/__init__.py b/kivy_ios/recipes/itsdangerous/__init__.py
index 4157b9e3..3905c059 100644
--- a/kivy_ios/recipes/itsdangerous/__init__.py
+++ b/kivy_ios/recipes/itsdangerous/__init__.py
@@ -6,19 +6,19 @@
 
 
 class ItsDangerousRecipe(PythonRecipe):
-    version = "1.1.0"
+    version = "2.2.0"
     url = "https://github.com/mitsuhiko/itsdangerous/archive/{version}.zip"
     depends = ["python"]
 
     def install(self):
         plat = list(self.platforms_to_build)[0]
         build_dir = self.get_build_dir(plat)
-        hostpython = sh.Command(self.ctx.hostpython)
+        hostpython_pip = sh.Command(join(self.ctx.dist_dir, "hostpython3", "bin", "pip3"))
         build_env = plat.get_env()
         dest_dir = join(self.ctx.dist_dir, "root", "python3")
         build_env['PYTHONPATH'] = self.ctx.site_packages_dir
         with cd(build_dir):
-            shprint(hostpython, "setup.py", "install", "--prefix", dest_dir, _env=build_env)
+            shprint(hostpython_pip, "install", build_dir, "--prefix", dest_dir, _env=build_env)
 
 
 recipe = ItsDangerousRecipe()
diff --git a/kivy_ios/recipes/pillow/__init__.py b/kivy_ios/recipes/pillow/__init__.py
index b91e0f3d..7236ef0b 100644
--- a/kivy_ios/recipes/pillow/__init__.py
+++ b/kivy_ios/recipes/pillow/__init__.py
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 
 
 class PillowRecipe(CythonRecipe):
-    version = "8.2.0"
-    url = "https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/P/Pillow/Pillow-{version}.tar.gz"
+    version = "11.0.0"
+    url = "https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/archive/refs/tags/{version}.tar.gz"
     library = "libpillow.a"
     depends = [
         "hostpython3",
diff --git a/kivy_ios/recipes/pillow/bypass-find-library.patch b/kivy_ios/recipes/pillow/bypass-find-library.patch
index ccf92d2c..999df6ee 100644
--- a/kivy_ios/recipes/pillow/bypass-find-library.patch
+++ b/kivy_ios/recipes/pillow/bypass-find-library.patch
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-diff -Naur Pillow-8.2.0.orig/setup.py Pillow-8.2.0/setup.py
---- Pillow-8.2.0.orig/setup.py	2021-04-05 11:11:26.000000000 +0200
-+++ Pillow-8.2.0/setup.py	2021-04-05 11:16:12.000000000 +0200
-@@ -222,12 +222,9 @@
+--- Pillow-11.0.0.orig/setup.py	2024-10-15 01:55:00.000000000 -0400
++++ Pillow-11.0.0/setup.py	2024-11-19 12:20:09.514795844 -0500
+@@ -231,12 +231,9 @@
  
  
- def _find_library_file(self, library):
+ def _find_library_file(self: pil_build_ext, library: str) -> str | None:
 -    ret = self.compiler.find_library_file(self.compiler.library_dirs, library)
 -    if ret:
 -        _dbg("Found library %s at %s", (library, ret))
@@ -16,4 +15,4 @@ diff -Naur Pillow-8.2.0.orig/setup.py Pillow-8.2.0/setup.py
 +    return True
  
  
- def _find_include_dir(self, dirname, include):
+ def _find_include_dir(self: pil_build_ext, dirname: str, include: str) -> bool | str:
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 2933f3aa..97545157 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ pbxproj==3.5.0
 Pillow>=6.1.0
 cookiecutter==2.1.1
 sh==1.12.14
-Cython==0.29.36
\ No newline at end of file
+Cython>=3.0.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 710990f7..3df0a12a 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ project_urls =
 [options]
 python_requires >= "3.8.0"
 install_requires =
-    Cython==0.29.36
+    Cython>=3.0.0
     cookiecutter
     pbxproj
     Pillow