diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/universal-pathlib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/universal-pathlib/default.nix
index ba1eb83c4706..32b79b3e22ce 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/universal-pathlib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/universal-pathlib/default.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "universal-pathlib";
   version = "0.2.4";
-  format = "pyproject";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
 
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-VXChH9iMrRu8YiCz5yP92K38XF4AhlIJ6IrwP/SqFUs=";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
+  build-system = [
     setuptools
     setuptools-scm
   ];
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ fsspec ];
+  dependencies = [ fsspec ];
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "upath" ];