diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/keyboard/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/keyboard/default.nix
index 13df8fdb9e69..7d59269338c7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/keyboard/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/keyboard/default.nix
@@ -2,20 +2,25 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  setuptools,
 }:
 
-buildPythonPackage rec {
+buildPythonPackage {
   pname = "keyboard";
-  version = "0.13.5";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  # the commit tagged v0.13.5 on github actually has version 0.13.4,
+  # and fetchPypi reports 404 error; very strange!
+  version = "0.13.5-unstable-2023-01-31";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "boppreh";
     repo = "keyboard";
-    rev = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-U4GWhPp28azBE3Jn9xpLxudOKx0PjnYO77EM2HsJ9lM=";
+    rev = "d232de09bda50ecb5211ebcc59b85bc6da6aaa24";
+    hash = "sha256-Xk419Zvx9pDgMcaWZn52WD41cFaXXzJlvmPGxaWdR0k=";
   };
 
+  pyproject = true;
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "keyboard" ];
 
   # Specific OS tests are being run for other OS, like
@@ -26,6 +31,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   meta = {
     description = "Hook and simulate keyboard events on Windows and Linux";
     homepage = "https://github.com/boppreh/keyboard";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/boppreh/keyboard/releases";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ ulysseszhan ];
     platforms = lib.platforms.linux;