diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/weaviate-client/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/weaviate-client/default.nix
index da0e6348024e..50cca6436cb4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/weaviate-client/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/weaviate-client/default.nix
@@ -1,26 +1,53 @@
-{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, authlib, tqdm, validators }:
+{ lib
+, authlib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, pythonOlder
+, setuptools-scm
+, tqdm
+, validators
+}:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "weaviate-client";
   version = "3.18.0";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
     hash = "sha256-QjpSZRijJQXFKTMo5fJS5su/IOSzEkcz9w0Q/A1oI8k=";
   };
 
+  SETUPTOOLS_SCM_PRETEND_VERSION = version;
+
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace setup.cfg \
-      --replace "validators>=0.18.2,<0.20.0" "validators>=0.18.2,<0.21.0"
+      --replace "validators>=0.18.2,<0.20.0" "validators>=0.18.2" \
+      --replace "requests>=2.28.0,<2.29.0" "requests>=2.28.0"
   '';
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ authlib tqdm validators ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools-scm
+  ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    authlib
+    tqdm
+    validators
+  ];
 
   doCheck = false;
 
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "weaviate"
+  ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Python native client for easy interaction with a Weaviate instance";
     homepage = "https://github.com/weaviate/weaviate-python-client";
-    description = "A python native client for easy interaction with a Weaviate instance.";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/weaviate/weaviate-python-client/releases/tag/v${version}";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ happysalada ];
   };