diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/expandvars/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/expandvars/default.nix
index 60055c6547ba..14d637fa63ce 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/expandvars/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/expandvars/default.nix
@@ -2,34 +2,39 @@
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
 , pythonOlder
-, setuptools
-, wheel
+
+# build-system
+, hatchling
+
+# tests
+, pytestCheckHook
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "expandvars";
-  version = "0.11.0";
+  version = "0.12.0";
   format = "pyproject";
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-Q7Qn9dMnqzYAY98mFR+Y0qbwj+GPKJWjKn9fDxF7W1I=";
+    hash = "sha256-fRrfpVcoz0tdgS7OPQh3A/rqlT4MChp4QV3p31Ak2EQ=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
-    setuptools
-    wheel
+    hatchling
   ];
 
-  # The PyPi package does not supply any tests
-  doCheck = false;
-
   pythonImportsCheck = [
     "expandvars"
   ];
 
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Expand system variables Unix style";
     homepage = "https://github.com/sayanarijit/expandvars";