diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-cleanup/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-cleanup/default.nix
index b2a5a737f3bf..93416a3ee038 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-cleanup/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-cleanup/default.nix
@@ -4,22 +4,28 @@
   fetchPypi,
   django,
   pythonOlder,
+  setuptools,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "django-cleanup";
-  version = "8.1.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  version = "9.0.0";
+  pyproject = true;
 
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-cN+QUHakTnoRGzEZgZmvYz3uCIduGZ5tzjbKjda4sQ8=";
+    pname = "django_cleanup";
+    inherit version;
+    hash = "sha256-u5+1YKr2KVnIHjH6QIhcNrvVhU1aohuQ3yx+S6YzUx4=";
   };
 
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
   nativeCheckInputs = [ django ];
 
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "django_cleanup" ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Automatically deletes old file for FileField and ImageField. It also deletes files on models instance deletion";
     homepage = "https://github.com/un1t/django-cleanup";