diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/vc/vcsi/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/vc/vcsi/package.nix
index 823a932f08f7..3d679991385b 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/vc/vcsi/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/vc/vcsi/package.nix
@@ -3,33 +3,23 @@
   python3Packages,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   ffmpeg,
+  versionCheckHook,
 }:
 
 python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "vcsi";
   version = "7.0.16";
-
-  format = "pyproject";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "amietn";
-    repo = pname;
-    rev = "v${version}";
+    repo = "vcsi";
+    tag = "v${version}";
     hash = "sha256-I0o6GX/TNMfU+rQtSqReblRplXPynPF6m2zg0YokmtI=";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ python3Packages.poetry-core ];
-
-  nativeCheckInputs = [
-    python3Packages.pytestCheckHook
-  ];
-
-  propagatedBuildInputs = with python3Packages; [
-    numpy
-    pillow
-    jinja2
-    texttable
-    parsedatetime
+  build-system = with python3Packages; [
+    poetry-core
   ];
 
   pythonRelaxDeps = [
@@ -37,15 +27,33 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     "pillow"
   ];
 
+  dependencies = with python3Packages; [
+    jinja2
+    numpy
+    parsedatetime
+    pillow
+    texttable
+  ];
+
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "vcsi" ];
 
   makeWrapperArgs = [ "--prefix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath [ ffmpeg ]}" ];
 
-  meta = with lib; {
+  nativeCheckInputs =
+    [
+      versionCheckHook
+    ]
+    ++ (with python3Packages; [
+      pytestCheckHook
+    ]);
+  versionCheckProgramArg = [ "--version" ];
+
+  meta = {
     description = "Create video contact sheets";
     homepage = "https://github.com/amietn/vcsi";
-    license = licenses.mit;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [
+    changelog = "https://github.com/amietn/vcsi/releases/tag/v${version}";
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
       dandellion
       zopieux
     ];