diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/hexbytes/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/hexbytes/default.nix
index 299670d97770..dbde2de90b0f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/hexbytes/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/hexbytes/default.nix
@@ -10,12 +10,14 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "hexbytes";
   version = "0.3.1";
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "ethereum";
     repo = "hexbytes";
-    rev = "v${version}";
+    rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
     hash = "sha256-19oY/VPP6qkxHCkIgpC28fOOYKEYcNbVVGoHJmMmOl8=";
   };
 
@@ -25,11 +27,14 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     pytestCheckHook
   ];
 
-  pythonImportsCheck = [ "hexbytes" ];
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "hexbytes"
+  ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "`bytes` subclass that decodes hex, with a readable console output";
     homepage = "https://github.com/ethereum/hexbytes";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/ethereum/hexbytes/blob/v${version}/docs/release_notes.rst";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ SuperSandro2000 ];
   };