diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/periodictable/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/periodictable/default.nix
index 31b5b0a4500f..1bde32797813 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/periodictable/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/periodictable/default.nix
@@ -1,38 +1,47 @@
 {
   lib,
-  fetchPypi,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
   buildPythonPackage,
+  setuptools,
   numpy,
   pyparsing,
+  pytest-cov-stub,
   pytestCheckHook,
   pythonOlder,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "periodictable";
-  version = "1.7.1";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  version = "2.0.2";
+  pyproject = true;
 
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
 
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-Q9fbcjPWszli+D156lT0fDuSPT6DQDy8A/WPNTr0tSw=";
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "python-periodictable";
+    repo = "periodictable";
+    tag = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-nI6hiLnqmVXT06pPkHCBEMTxZhfnZJqSImW3V9mJ4+8=";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
+  dependencies = [
     numpy
     pyparsing
   ];
 
-  nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    pytest-cov-stub
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "periodictable" ];
 
-  meta = with lib; {
+  meta = {
     description = "Extensible periodic table of the elements";
     homepage = "https://github.com/pkienzle/periodictable";
-    license = licenses.publicDomain;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ rprospero ];
+    license = lib.licenses.publicDomain;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ rprospero ];
   };
 }