diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyvisa-py/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyvisa-py/default.nix
index 287947c5cf33..626d87b796ae 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyvisa-py/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyvisa-py/default.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 { lib
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , buildPythonPackage
+, setuptools
 , setuptools-scm
+, gpib-ctypes
 , pyserial
 , pyusb
 , pyvisa
 , typing-extensions
+, psutil
+, zeroconf
 , pytestCheckHook
 , pythonOlder
 }:
@@ -13,9 +17,9 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pyvisa-py";
   version = "0.7.1";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "pyvisa";
@@ -25,23 +29,29 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
     setuptools-scm
   ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
-    pyserial
-    pyusb
     pyvisa
     typing-extensions
   ];
 
+  passthru.optional-dependencies = {
+    gpib-ctypes = [ gpib-ctypes ];
+    serial = [ pyserial ];
+    usb = [ pyusb ];
+    psutil = [ psutil ];
+    hislip-discovery = [ zeroconf ];
+    # vicp = [ pyvicp zeroconf ];
+  };
+
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     pytestCheckHook
   ];
 
-  postConfigure = ''
-    export SETUPTOOLS_SCM_PRETEND_VERSION="v${version}"
-  '';
+  env.SETUPTOOLS_SCM_PRETEND_VERSION = version;
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Module that implements the Virtual Instrument Software Architecture";