diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygtrie/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygtrie/default.nix
index 68f76e9a9d59..45b8e3d68d91 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygtrie/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygtrie/default.nix
@@ -2,19 +2,33 @@
   lib,
   fetchPypi,
   buildPythonPackage,
+  setuptools,
+  pytestCheckHook,
 }:
-buildPythonPackage rec {
+buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "pygtrie";
   version = "2.5.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+
+  pyproject = true;
+  __structuredAttrs = true;
+
   src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
+    pname = "pygtrie";
+    inherit (finalAttrs) version;
     hash = "sha256-IDUUrYJutAPasdLi3dA04NFTS75NvgITuwWT9mvrpOI=";
   };
+
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
+
+  enabledTestPaths = [ "test.py" ];
+
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://github.com/mina86/pygtrie";
     description = "Trie data structure implementation";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/mina86/pygtrie/blob/v${finalAttrs.version}/version-history.rst";
     license = lib.licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ kmein ];
   };
-}
+})