diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/awkward-cpp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/awkward-cpp/default.nix
index c64d29d03990..a32ff89555ce 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/awkward-cpp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/awkward-cpp/default.nix
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "awkward-cpp";
-  version = "17";
+  version = "21";
   format = "pyproject";
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-gTO7rxgkjdUgSkF6Ztq5bhti5VUpsrhocOLz7L6xllE=";
+    hash = "sha256-sobmPegDBI/4EvdpxrY28TsNO8vyLhuRsV9s+5WThR4=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/awkward/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/awkward/default.nix
index 27bd89a039f2..81881d519392 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/awkward/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/awkward/default.nix
@@ -8,20 +8,21 @@
 , numba
 , numpy
 , packaging
+, setuptools
 , typing-extensions
 , pytestCheckHook
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "awkward";
-  version = "2.2.4";
+  version = "2.3.1";
   format = "pyproject";
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-v06mYdoP/WfIfz6x6+MJvS4YOsTsyWqhCyAykZ1d5v4=";
+    hash = "sha256-NLROXEbh4MKvBFuj+4+Wa2u37P9vuQ0Ww8kK+CYWt5E=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     pytestCheckHook
     numba
+    setuptools
   ];
 
   disabledTestPaths = [