diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/configargparse/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/configargparse/default.nix
index cd3b9b93206a..d6cba9cb5b45 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/configargparse/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/configargparse/default.nix
@@ -6,20 +6,25 @@
   pytestCheckHook,
   pyyaml,
   pythonAtLeast,
+  setuptools-scm,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "configargparse";
-  version = "1.7.1";
+  version = "1.7.5";
   format = "setuptools";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "bw2";
     repo = "ConfigArgParse";
-    tag = version;
-    hash = "sha256-wrWfQzr0smM83helOEJPbayrEpAtXJYYXIw4JnGLNho=";
+    tag = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-ZRdwA3X1TCv0BIwr1gFeSi6UuziXiazciKw/6ewkpRE=";
   };
 
+  build-system = [
+    setuptools-scm
+  ];
+
   optional-dependencies = {
     yaml = [ pyyaml ];
   };