diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fontmath/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fontmath/default.nix
index 7a23abdd0374..a6982037c1eb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fontmath/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fontmath/default.nix
@@ -1,18 +1,21 @@
-{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi
-, fonttools
+{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, isPy27
+, fonttools, setuptools-scm
 , pytest, pytestrunner
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "fontMath";
-  version = "0.6.0";
+  version = "0.8.1";
+  disabled = isPy27;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "09xdqdjyjlx5k9ymi36d7hkgvn55zzjzd65l2yqidkfazlmh14ss";
+    sha256 = "0m2z2wwbxwljfcrg8hx4xq538adzcjpc352yqbfw0czbgs5ixmrr";
     extension = "zip";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ setuptools-scm ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ fonttools ];
   checkInputs = [ pytest pytestrunner ];