diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/scooby/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/scooby/default.nix
index ba9049e3ac7a..e4e6719a6741 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/scooby/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/scooby/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "scooby";
-  version = "0.7.1";
+  version = "0.7.2";
   format = "setuptools";
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
@@ -22,16 +22,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     owner = "banesullivan";
     repo = pname;
     rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-wKbCIA6Xp+VYhcQ5ZpHo5usB+ksnMAJyv5naBvl4Cxo=";
+    hash = "sha256-eY8Ysc20Q1OHKb/LU+4gqnSgNfHCytjOnnvB24EfQto=";
   };
 
-  postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace setup.py \
-      --replace "python_requires='>=3.7.*'" "python_requires='>=3.7'"
-  '';
-
-  SETUPTOOLS_SCM_PRETEND_VERSION = version;
-
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     setuptools-scm
   ];
@@ -45,6 +38,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     scipy
   ];
 
+  env.SETUPTOOLS_SCM_PRETEND_VERSION = version;
+
   preCheck = ''
     export PATH="$PATH:$out/bin";
   '';