diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/scikit-misc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/scikit-misc/default.nix
index bf641df05fc6..cf6ff0ad5474 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/scikit-misc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/scikit-misc/default.nix
@@ -7,24 +7,21 @@
   git,
   meson-python,
   pkg-config,
-  blas,
-  lapack,
   numpy,
   setuptools,
-  wheel,
   pytestCheckHook,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "scikit-misc";
-  version = "0.4.0";
+  version = "0.5.1";
   pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "has2k1";
     repo = "scikit-misc";
     rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-/mX6gRc52rkHKr6GI9XIHbksdhqpksndmSBNMtk3HFs=";
+    hash = "sha256-w6RHmVxJjLx9ov2LxXvicxmY8jixfkIRfbfVnV2yhOU=";
   };
 
   postPatch = ''
@@ -32,8 +29,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
     # unbound numpy and disable coverage testing in pytest
     substituteInPlace pyproject.toml \
-      --replace 'numpy==' 'numpy>=' \
-      --replace 'addopts = "' '#addopts = "'
+      --replace-fail 'numpy>=2.0' 'numpy' \
+      --replace-fail 'addopts = "' '#addopts = "'
 
     # provide a version to use when git fails to get the tag
     [[ -f skmisc/_version.py ]] || \
@@ -41,27 +38,19 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   '';
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
-    cython
     gfortran
     git
+    pkg-config
+  ];
+
+  build-system = [
+    cython
     meson-python
     numpy
-    pkg-config
     setuptools
-    wheel
   ];
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ numpy ];
-
-  buildInputs = [
-    blas
-    lapack
-  ];
-
-  mesonFlags = [
-    "-Dblas=${blas.pname}"
-    "-Dlapack=${lapack.pname}"
-  ];
+  dependencies = [ numpy ];
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];