diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/gast/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gast/default.nix
index 75206d17ef88..d62c2bc4cd41 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/gast/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gast/default.nix
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@
   fetchFromGitHub,
   pytestCheckHook,
   pythonOlder,
+  setuptools,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "gast";
-  version = "0.5.3";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  version = "0.6.0";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
@@ -18,9 +19,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     owner = "serge-sans-paille";
     repo = "gast";
     rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-0y2bHT7YEfTvDxTm6yLl3GmnPUYEieoGEnwkzfA6mOg=";
+    hash = "sha256-zrbxW8qWhCY6tObP+/WDReoCnlCpMEzQucX2inpRTL4=";
   };
 
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     astunparse
     pytestCheckHook