diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/quadprog/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/quadprog/default.nix
index 47a3f4e1a555..c566887bb363 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/quadprog/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/quadprog/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 , pythonOlder
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , cython
+, setuptools
 , numpy
 , pytestCheckHook
 , scipy
@@ -10,40 +11,32 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "quadprog";
-  version = "0.1.11";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  version = "0.1.12";
+  pyproject = true;
 
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = pname;
-    repo = pname;
+    owner = "quadprog";
+    repo = "quadprog";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-/suv1KbG3HbiYqEiuCtB/ia3xbxAO5AMuWx1Svy0rMw=";
+    hash = "sha256-3S846PaNfZ4j3r6Vi2o6+Jk+2kC/P7tMSQQiB/Kx8nI=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cython
+    setuptools
   ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     numpy
   ];
 
-  preBuild = ''
-    cython quadprog/quadprog.pyx
-  '';
-
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     pytestCheckHook
     scipy
   ];
 
-  pytestFlagsArray = [
-    # test fails on aarch64-darwin
-    "--deselect=tests/test_1.py::test_5"
-  ];
-
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/quadprog/quadprog";
     changelog = "https://github.com/quadprog/quadprog/releases/tag/v${version}";