diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/face-recognition/models.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/face-recognition/models.nix
index 40eb6ad5bbe2..aa2ef447dab8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/face-recognition/models.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/face-recognition/models.nix
@@ -2,21 +2,21 @@
   buildPythonPackage,
   lib,
   fetchPypi,
-  setuptools,
+  setuptools_80,
 }:
 
-buildPythonPackage rec {
+buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "face-recognition-models";
   version = "0.3.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     pname = "face_recognition_models";
-    inherit version;
+    inherit (finalAttrs) version;
     hash = "sha256-t5vSAKiMh8mp1EbJkK5xxaYm0fNzAXTm1XAVf/HYls8=";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ setuptools ];
+  build-system = [ setuptools_80 ];
 
   # no tests
   doCheck = false;
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     maintainers = [ ];
     description = "Trained models for the face_recognition python library";
   };
-}
+})