diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/queuelib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/queuelib/default.nix
index 53105b8ef749..3999e1496a76 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/queuelib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/queuelib/default.nix
@@ -2,24 +2,30 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchPypi,
-  pytest,
+  hatchling,
+  pytestCheckHook,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "queuelib";
-  version = "1.7.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  version = "1.8.0";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-KFUWIJbPAjBRCJCzVDeeocD/GdEF0xR9NJ0kM7siKwg=";
+    hash = "sha256-WCvGVRRIEQCwU5vWcdprNVuHiGnPx32Sxjt1/MnPjic=";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ pytest ];
+  build-system = [ hatchling ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "queuelib" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Collection of persistent (disk-based) queues for Python";
     homepage = "https://github.com/scrapy/queuelib";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/scrapy/queuelib/releases/tag/v${version}";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = [ ];
   };