diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pynmea2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pynmea2/default.nix
index 2bfdd61a6202..e4e9f37d2f50 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pynmea2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pynmea2/default.nix
@@ -1,22 +1,44 @@
-{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, pytestCheckHook }:
+{
+  lib,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  fetchPypi,
+  fetchpatch,
+  pytestCheckHook,
+  setuptools,
+  pythonOlder,
+}:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pynmea2";
   version = "1.19.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
     hash = "sha256-Hap5uTJ5+IfRwjXlzFx54yZEVkE4zkaYmrD0ovyXDXw=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # Removed depreciated imp and replaced with importlib, https://github.com/Knio/pynmea2/pull/164
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "remove-imp.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/Knio/pynmea2/commit/c56717b5e859e978ad3b52b8f826faa5d50489f8.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-jeFyfukT+0NLNxvNCxL7TzL/8oKmKOam5ZUIvjdvN/Q=";
+    })
+  ];
+
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
   nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "pynmea2" ];
 
   meta = {
-    homepage = "https://github.com/Knio/pynmea2";
     description = "Python library for the NMEA 0183 protcol";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/Knio/pynmea2";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/Knio/pynmea2/releases/tag/${version}";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ oxzi ];
   };