diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/botocore/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/botocore/default.nix
index 303074c1b3ef..1693f2258bcc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/botocore/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/botocore/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "botocore";
   version = "1.31.9"; # N.B: if you change this, change boto3 and awscli to a matching version
+  format = "setuptools";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;