diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ci-info/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ci-info/default.nix
index 32b08f75003d..7bb55383e907 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ci-info/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ci-info/default.nix
@@ -2,14 +2,17 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchPypi,
+  setuptools,
   pytest,
   pytestCheckHook,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   version = "0.3.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
   pname = "ci-info";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;