diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/identify/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/identify/default.nix
index 926f84798ad0..0e7ec10981f4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/identify/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/identify/default.nix
@@ -3,18 +3,21 @@
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , pytestCheckHook
 , editdistance-s
+, pythonOlder
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "identify";
-  version = "2.3.5";
+  version = "2.3.6";
+  format = "setuptools";
 
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "pre-commit";
     repo = pname;
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-XEwZ6OUEocE4dSDLCLagKqmJruvb9beC0u93SScrOho=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-1+ILyqb0Ve+YmP9K+tin4iYIWUoRpi/+fbuyUFZOzBE=";
   };
 
   checkInputs = [
@@ -22,7 +25,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     pytestCheckHook
   ];
 
-  pythonImportsCheck = [ "identify" ];
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "identify"
+  ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "File identification library for Python";