diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pydeps/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pydeps/default.nix
index f2fe92dc891f..560a62348541 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pydeps/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pydeps/default.nix
@@ -6,23 +6,28 @@
 , pytestCheckHook
 , pythonOlder
 , pyyaml
+, setuptools
 , toml
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pydeps";
   version = "1.12.18";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "thebjorn";
-    repo = pname;
+    repo = "pydeps";
     rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
     hash = "sha256-89RrAf09n42mRiWOUdHFNP4JoCP9bXMofkISyVqd+4I=";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
   buildInputs = [
     graphviz
   ];