diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/matplotlib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/matplotlib/default.nix
index a033e8a11bab..b029b4cd2654 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/matplotlib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/matplotlib/default.nix
@@ -1,15 +1,74 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchPypi, writeText, buildPythonPackage, isPy3k, pycairo
-, which, cycler, python-dateutil, numpy, pyparsing, sphinx, tornado, kiwisolver
-, freetype, qhull, libpng, pkg-config, mock, pytz, pygobject3, gobject-introspection
-, certifi, contourpy, pillow, fonttools, setuptools-scm, setuptools-scm-git-archive, packaging
-, enableGhostscript ? true, ghostscript, gtk3
-, enableGtk3 ? false, cairo
-# darwin has its own "MacOSX" backend
-, enableTk ? !stdenv.isDarwin, tcl, tk, tkinter
-, enableQt ? false, pyqt5
-# required for headless detection
-, libX11, wayland
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchPypi
+, writeText
+, buildPythonPackage
+, pythonOlder
+
+# https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/blob/main/doc/devel/dependencies.rst
+# build-system
+, pkg-config
+, pybind11
+, setuptools
+, setuptools-scm
+
+# native libraries
+, ffmpeg-headless
+, fontconfig
+, freetype
+, imagemagick
+, qhull
+
+# propagates
+, contourpy
+, cycler
+, fonttools
+, kiwisolver
+, numpy
+, packaging
+, pillow
+, pyparsing
+, python-dateutil
+
+# optional
+, importlib-resources
+
+# GTK3
+, enableGtk3 ? false
+, cairo
+, gobject-introspection
+, gtk3
+, pycairo
+, pygobject3
+
+# Tk
+, enableTk ? !stdenv.isDarwin # darwin has its own "MacOSX" backend
+, tcl
+, tk
+, tkinter
+
+# Ghostscript
+, enableGhostscript ? true
+, ghostscript
+
+# Qt
+, enableQt ? false
+, pyqt5
+
+# Webagg
+, enableWebagg ? false
+, tornado
+
+# nbagg
+, enableNbagg ? false
+, ipykernel
+
+# darwin
 , Cocoa
+
+# required for headless detection
+, libX11
+, wayland
 }:
 
 let
@@ -17,83 +76,18 @@ let
 in
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
-  version = "3.6.2";
+  version = "3.7.0";
   pname = "matplotlib";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  format = "pyproject";
 
-  disabled = !isPy3k;
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.9";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-sD/RChcJ0BAcBUiDtVD3xMXpdPdR4mgDGHWa8AWWSZA=";
+    hash = "sha256-j279MTQw1+9wo4oydigcsuhkazois7IesifaIOFeaBM=";
   };
 
-  XDG_RUNTIME_DIR = "/tmp";
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    pkg-config
-    setuptools-scm
-    setuptools-scm-git-archive
-  ];
-
-  buildInputs = [
-    which
-    sphinx
-  ] ++ lib.optionals enableGhostscript [
-    ghostscript
-  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
-    Cocoa
-  ];
-
-  # clang-11: error: argument unused during compilation: '-fno-strict-overflow' [-Werror,-Wunused-command-line-argument]
-  hardeningDisable = lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
-    "strictoverflow"
-  ];
-
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
-    certifi
-    contourpy
-    cycler
-    fonttools
-    freetype
-    kiwisolver
-    libpng
-    mock
-    numpy
-    packaging
-    pillow
-    pyparsing
-    python-dateutil
-    pytz
-    qhull
-    tornado
-  ] ++ lib.optionals enableGtk3 [
-    cairo
-    gobject-introspection
-    gtk3
-    pycairo
-    pygobject3
-  ] ++ lib.optionals enableTk [
-    libX11
-    tcl
-    tk
-    tkinter
-  ] ++ lib.optionals enableQt [
-    pyqt5
-  ];
-
-  passthru.config = {
-    directories = { basedirlist = "."; };
-    libs = {
-      system_freetype = true;
-      system_qhull = true;
-    } // lib.optionalAttrs stdenv.isDarwin {
-      # LTO not working in darwin stdenv, see #19312
-      enable_lto = false;
-    };
-  };
-
-  MPLSETUPCFG = writeText "mplsetup.cfg" (lib.generators.toINI {} passthru.config);
+  env.XDG_RUNTIME_DIR = "/tmp";
 
   # Matplotlib tries to find Tcl/Tk by opening a Tk window and asking the
   # corresponding interpreter object for its library paths. This fails if
@@ -113,24 +107,90 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
         --replace libX11.so.6 ${libX11}/lib/libX11.so.6 \
         --replace libwayland-client.so.0 ${wayland}/lib/libwayland-client.so.0
     '' +
-    # avoid matplotlib trying to download dependencies
+    # bring our own system libraries
+    # https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/blob/main/doc/devel/dependencies.rst#c-libraries
     ''
       echo "[libs]
       system_freetype=true
       system_qhull=true" > mplsetup.cfg
-
-      substituteInPlace setup.py \
-        --replace "setuptools_scm>=4,<7" "setuptools_scm>=4"
     '';
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    pkg-config
+    pybind11
+    setuptools-scm
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    ffmpeg-headless
+    freetype
+    qhull
+  ] ++ lib.optionals enableGhostscript [
+    ghostscript
+  ] ++ lib.optionals enableGtk3 [
+    cairo
+    gobject-introspection
+    gtk3
+  ] ++ lib.optionals enableTk [
+    libX11
+    tcl
+    tk
+    tkinter
+  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+    Cocoa
+  ];
+
+  # clang-11: error: argument unused during compilation: '-fno-strict-overflow' [-Werror,-Wunused-command-line-argument]
+  hardeningDisable = lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+    "strictoverflow"
+  ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    # explicit
+    contourpy
+    cycler
+    fonttools
+    kiwisolver
+    numpy
+    packaging
+    pillow
+    pyparsing
+    python-dateutil
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (pythonOlder "3.10") [
+    importlib-resources
+  ] ++ lib.optionals enableGtk3 [
+    pycairo
+    pygobject3
+  ] ++ lib.optionals enableQt [
+    pyqt5
+  ] ++ lib.optionals enableWebagg [
+    tornado
+  ] ++ lib.optionals enableNbagg [
+    ipykernel
+  ];
+
+  passthru.config = {
+    directories = { basedirlist = "."; };
+    libs = {
+      system_freetype = true;
+      system_qhull = true;
+    } // lib.optionalAttrs stdenv.isDarwin {
+      # LTO not working in darwin stdenv, see #19312
+      enable_lto = false;
+    };
+  };
+
+  env.MPLSETUPCFG = writeText "mplsetup.cfg" (lib.generators.toINI {} passthru.config);
+
   # Matplotlib needs to be built against a specific version of freetype in
   # order for all of the tests to pass.
   doCheck = false;
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Python plotting library, making publication quality plots";
-    homepage    = "https://matplotlib.org/";
-    license     = with licenses; [ psfl bsd0 ];
+    homepage = "https://matplotlib.org/";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/releases/tag/v${version}";
+    license = with licenses; [ psfl bsd0 ];
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ lovek323 veprbl ];
   };
 }