diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cheetah3/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cheetah3/default.nix
index 8006522a60c1..2b7f46b2e646 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cheetah3/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cheetah3/default.nix
@@ -2,29 +2,32 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  setuptools,
 }:
 
-buildPythonPackage rec {
+buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "cheetah3";
   version = "3.4.0.post5";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  __structuredAttrs = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "CheetahTemplate3";
     repo = "cheetah3";
-    tag = version;
+    tag = finalAttrs.version;
     hash = "sha256-qWV6ncSe4JbGZD7sLc/kEXY1pUM1II24UgsS/zX872Y=";
   };
 
-  doCheck = false; # Circular dependency
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "Cheetah" ];
 
   meta = {
     description = "Template engine and code generation tool";
-    homepage = "http://www.cheetahtemplate.org/";
-    changelog = "https://github.com/CheetahTemplate3/cheetah3/releases/tag/${version}";
+    homepage = "https://www.cheetahtemplate.org/";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/CheetahTemplate3/cheetah3/releases/tag/${finalAttrs.version}";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ pjjw ];
   };
-}
+})