diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/me/menulibre/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/me/menulibre/package.nix
index 3e2569927fe1..4bdddfaacb32 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/me/menulibre/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/me/menulibre/package.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@
 python3Packages.buildPythonApplication (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "menulibre";
   version = "2.4.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  build-system = with python3Packages; [ setuptools ];
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "bluesabre";
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication (finalAttrs: {
     hash = "sha256-IfsuOYP/H3r1GDWMVVSBfYvQS+01VJaAlZu+c05geWg=";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = with python3Packages; [
+  dependencies = with python3Packages; [
     pygobject3
     gnome-menus
     psutil