diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 988430c2..e859eb59 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)
diff --git a/kivy_ios/recipes/bitarray/__init__.py b/kivy_ios/recipes/bitarray/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8af91654
--- /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()
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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()