diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dj-database-url/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dj-database-url/default.nix
index 3763b143b7d7..3ec990d64a56 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dj-database-url/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dj-database-url/default.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-zQiyEtDTFZHwuEIfRZHdgszyfsRSayFqPv9MIS4Ip6s=";
   };
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace pyproject.toml \
+      --replace-fail "uv_build>=0.9.17,<0.10.0" uv_build
+  '';
+
   build-system = [ uv-build ];
 
   dependencies = [ django ];