diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/stop-words/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/stop-words/default.nix
index ead093cd5622..996f9745fb0d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/stop-words/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/stop-words/default.nix
@@ -3,22 +3,26 @@
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchPypi,
   setuptools,
-  unittestCheckHook,
+  setuptools-scm,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "stop-words";
-  version = "2018.7.23";
+  version = "2025.11.4";
   pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-bfOtX13ml9qkN+REXIbHNgTmvBON0NwPrFVmSqTmsD4=";
+    pname = "stop_words";
+    inherit version;
+    hash = "sha256-BFkHK1SxHkOm+0xbBb2ofSrM/E8UwWl5dPNzmvD3tD0=";
   };
 
-  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+  build-system = [
+    setuptools
+    setuptools-scm
+  ];
 
-  nativeCheckInputs = [ unittestCheckHook ];
+  doCheck = false; # no tests
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "stop_words" ];