diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rapidgzip/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rapidgzip/default.nix
index ec89e760611b..5d60a3e96d5f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rapidgzip/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rapidgzip/default.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-fTXwrxZXtAUakMPAwsDSQz886Dnbkw/b7T1lFt4qXfE=";
   };
 
+  prePatch = ''
+    # pythonRelaxDeps doesn't work here
+    substituteInPlace pyproject.toml --replace-fail "setuptools >= 61.2, < 72" "setuptools"
+  '';
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cython
     nasm