diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/patiencediff/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/patiencediff/default.nix
index 4c14d161f46e..86d7fecb5758 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/patiencediff/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/patiencediff/default.nix
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, setuptools
 , pytestCheckHook
 , pythonOlder
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "patiencediff";
-  version = "0.2.6";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  version = "0.2.8";
+  format = "pyproject";
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
@@ -16,9 +17,13 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     owner = "breezy-team";
     repo = pname;
     rev = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-oJOsqZ9XCbYHJ7VEbDpC9wquCkvfj05M0nerlV5jL7w=";
+    hash = "sha256-RmybTW2QENtZYzqe/hlMV8hKX+l0kGNS5PmEPCF/F0U=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
   checkInputs = [
     pytestCheckHook
   ];