diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/annexremote/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/annexremote/default.nix
index 46e937eb8dae..02067d4ebaa9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/annexremote/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/annexremote/default.nix
@@ -1,33 +1,34 @@
 { lib
-, isPy3k
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , pytestCheckHook
-, nose
 , pythonOlder
+, setuptools
+, setuptools-scm
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "annexremote";
-  version = "1.6.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  version = "1.6.4";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "Lykos153";
     repo = "AnnexRemote";
-    rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-h03gkRAMmOq35zzAq/OuctJwPAbP0Idu4Lmeu0RycDc=";
+    rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-eBq1nZnNuzTLvc11G/XaenZlVEUke3kpWlZ7P5g4kc8=";
   };
 
-  nativeCheckInputs = [
-    nose
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+    setuptools-scm
   ];
 
-  checkPhase = ''
-    nosetests -v -e "^TestExport_MissingName" -e "^TestRemoveexportdirectory"
-  '';
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [
     "annexremote"
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Helper module to easily develop git-annex remotes";
     homepage = "https://github.com/Lykos153/AnnexRemote";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/Lykos153/AnnexRemote/releases/tag/v${version}";
     license = licenses.gpl3Only;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ montag451 ];
   };