diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/parfive/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/parfive/default.nix
index 4751f655974d..58cea24e1438 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/parfive/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/parfive/default.nix
@@ -1,39 +1,50 @@
 {
   lib,
-  aiofiles,
-  aioftp,
-  aiohttp,
   buildPythonPackage,
-  fetchPypi,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+
+  # build-system
+  setuptools-scm,
+
+  # dependencies
+  aiofiles,
+  aiohttp,
+
+  # optional dependencies
+  aioftp,
+
+  # tests
   pytest-asyncio,
   pytest-localserver,
   pytest-socket,
   pytestCheckHook,
-  pythonOlder,
-  setuptools-scm,
   tqdm,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "parfive";
   version = "2.1.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
 
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
-
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-zWy0GSQhMHMM9B1M9vKE6/UPGnHObJUI4EZ+yY8X3I4=";
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "Cadair";
+    repo = "parfive";
+    tag = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-fzyXKw+/aWlnE09CCHqak8MVIk/kcjXkFyV1EKw2cjA=";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ setuptools-scm ];
+  pyproject = true;
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
-    aioftp
+  build-system = [ setuptools-scm ];
+
+  dependencies = [
     aiohttp
     tqdm
   ];
 
+  optional-dependencies = {
+    ftp = [ aioftp ];
+  };
+
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     aiofiles
     pytest-asyncio
@@ -49,13 +60,17 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     "test_ftp_http"
   ];
 
+  # Tests require local network access
+  __darwinAllowLocalNetworking = true;
+
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "parfive" ];
 
-  meta = with lib; {
+  meta = {
     description = "HTTP and FTP parallel file downloader";
     mainProgram = "parfive";
     homepage = "https://parfive.readthedocs.io/";
-    license = licenses.mit;
-    maintainers = [ ];
+    changelog = "https://github.com/Cadair/parfive/releases/tag/v${version}";
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.sarahec ];
   };
 }