diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/db-dtypes/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/db-dtypes/default.nix
index f9df8faf2166..528134f7349b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/db-dtypes/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/db-dtypes/default.nix
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@
 , pyarrow
 , pytestCheckHook
 , pythonOlder
+, setuptools
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "db-dtypes";
   version = "1.2.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
@@ -23,6 +24,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-FVRqh30mYVfC8zuhPteuvqGYGTp3PW+pi1bquUjYFAg=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     numpy
     packaging