diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-melcloud/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-melcloud/default.nix
index 5c81e0547f3c..e1eb073a32c9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-melcloud/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-melcloud/default.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   mashumaro,
   orjson,
   poetry-core,
+  pyprojectVersionPatchHook,
   pytest-asyncio,
   pytest-cov-stub,
   pytestCheckHook,
@@ -30,6 +31,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
       --replace-fail "poetry-core>=1.5,<2.0" poetry-core
   '';
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    pyprojectVersionPatchHook
+  ];
+
   build-system = [ poetry-core ];
 
   pythonRemoveDeps = [