diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/roman/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/roman/default.nix
index 074b2108094e..ccda094ade4c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/roman/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/roman/default.nix
@@ -1,23 +1,37 @@
 {
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
-  fetchPypi,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  setuptools,
+  pytestCheckHook,
 }:
 
-buildPythonPackage rec {
-  version = "2.0.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
+  version = "5.2";
   pname = "roman";
+  pyproject = true;
 
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    extension = "zip";
-    sha256 = "90e83b512b44dd7fc83d67eb45aa5eb707df623e6fc6e66e7f273abd4b2613ae";
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "zopefoundation";
+    repo = "roman";
+    tag = finalAttrs.version;
+    hash = "sha256-ZtwHlS3V18EqDXJxTTwfUdtOvyQg9GbSArV7sOs1b38=";
   };
 
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "roman" ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
+
+  enabledTestPaths = [ "src/tests.py" ];
+
   meta = {
     description = "Integer to Roman numerals converter";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/zopefoundation/roman/blob/${finalAttrs.version}/CHANGES.rst";
     homepage = "https://pypi.python.org/pypi/roman";
     license = lib.licenses.psfl;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ sigmanificient ];
+    mainProgram = "roman";
   };
-}
+})