diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/amcrest/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/amcrest/default.nix
index 1de7da6f829f..de008a1d2f1b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/amcrest/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/amcrest/default.nix
@@ -1,23 +1,27 @@
-{ lib
-, argcomplete
-, buildPythonPackage
-, fetchFromGitHub
-, mock
-, httpx
-, pytestCheckHook
-, pythonOlder
-, requests
-, responses
-, urllib3
-, typing-extensions
+{
+  lib,
+  argcomplete,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  httpx,
+  mock,
+  pytestCheckHook,
+  pythonAtLeast,
+  pythonOlder,
+  requests,
+  responses,
+  setuptools,
+  typing-extensions,
+  urllib3,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "amcrest";
   version = "1.9.8";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
+  # Still uses distutils, https://github.com/tchellomello/python-amcrest/issues/234
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7" || pythonAtLeast "3.12";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "tchellomello";
@@ -26,7 +30,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-v0jWEZo06vltEq//suGrvJ/AeeDxUG5CCFhbf03q34w=";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+  build-system = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
+  dependencies = [
     argcomplete
     httpx
     requests
@@ -48,7 +56,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     description = "Python module for Amcrest and Dahua Cameras";
     homepage = "https://github.com/tchellomello/python-amcrest";
     changelog = "https://github.com/tchellomello/python-amcrest/releases/tag/${version}";
-    license = with licenses; [ gpl2Only ];
+    license = licenses.gpl2Only;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ fab ];
   };
 }