diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rzpipe/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rzpipe/default.nix
index 76a29b256f1c..3238a062980c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rzpipe/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rzpipe/default.nix
@@ -3,20 +3,23 @@
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchPypi,
   pythonOlder,
+  setuptools,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "rzpipe";
   version = "0.6.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.5";
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.10";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
     hash = "sha256-py4oiNp+WUcOGHn2AdHyIpgV8BsI8A1gtJi2joi1Wxc=";
   };
 
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
   # No native rz_core library
   doCheck = false;